Course Notes on Textiles

Notes of a course titled 'Textiles' of College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Alabama. Explains all introductory concepts about textiles including fiber, yarn, fabric, dyeing, printing etc. Also includes review exam questions.

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Lecture Notes on Preparation, Dyeing and Printing

Presentation on General Requirements for Textile Wet Processing, Preparation, Dyeing and Printing from Dr. Apichart Sonthisombat of Rajamangala Institute of Technology, Thailand.

1. General Requirements for Textile Wet Processing [PDF]
2. Introduction to Textile Preparation [PDF] [PPT]
3. Introduction to Textile Dyeing [PDF] [PPT]
4. Introduction to Textile Printing [PDF] [PPT]

Textile lessons for GCSE

GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) lessons for textiles under design and technology category from BBC. Includes basics of textiles materials, design considerations and production techniques. Don't forget to take the test after each lesson to sharpen your knowledge. 

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Fabric Preparation - The Key to Consistent Dyeing and Finishing

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance explaining and discussing different terms of fabric preparation or pre-treatment.

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Fundamentals of Textiles and Clothing

An excellent document on the basic understanding of textiles. Explains everything like fibers, yarns, fabrics, dyeing, finishing, printing and is accompanied with review questions.

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Lecture Note on Yarn

A 'must have' document to gain complete knowledge about yarn. Explains different types of yarns and properties of yarn with color images.

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Lecture Notes on various topics related to textile, apparel and fashion

A great collection of lecture notes on textile and apparel manufacturing and merchandising as well as fashion designing from Rai Foundation Colleges under their OpenCourseware initiative.

Lecture Notes available for these courses:

* Clothing Manufacture & Production Operation
* Textile Manufacturing Techniques
* Visual Merchandising
* Fashion Forecasting
* Experimental Embroidery Textiles
* Accessory Designing
* Fashion Stylization
* Model Drawing
* Design Exploration in Fashion
* Techniques & Processes in Fashion
* Brand Positioning
* CAD-CAM-II

What Chemical Finishes You Should Use for Your Fabrics

Explains different chemical finishing applied to textile fabrics and mentions advantages and disadvantages of each process.

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How Mechanical Finishing Can Create the Right Fabric

Detailed description of different mechanical finishing applied to textile fabrics.

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Weft Knitting Fundamentals

A handout document from a short course conducted by the College of Textiles, North Carolina State University.

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Knitting Fundamentals

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance that discusses everything that you need to know about knitting.

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Texturing Yarns

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on different methods of yarn texturing systems.

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Long Staple Yarn Manufacturing

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on long staple spinning process.

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Textile Printing

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. The documents describes different methods of textile printing processes.

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Fabric Finishing

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on different finishes used in textile processing.

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Dyes For Synthetics

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. It talks about the application of different dyes for synthetic yarns.

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Dyes - Applications, Properties and Equipment

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. It discusses about the properties and application of different classes of dyes.

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Color And Color Properties

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on definition of color and various properties of color.

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Fabric Preparation

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on the preparation or pre-treatment of fabric such as singeing, desizing, scouring, bleaching etc.

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Woven Fabrics

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on various structures of woven fabrics and how they are made on different looms.

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