FABRICS FOR FASHION Textile technology 2013 What are the clothes we are wearing made of? How to recognize a fabric? Its composition, its construction? How to choose and use the right fabric for the right function (comfort, aesthetic, durability...)? Part 1 / Steps for fabric production • • • • • Fibers Yarns Cloths Finishings Fabric hand Part 2 / Fabric families • • • • • • • Woolens Silkies Cottons Knits Woven Technical fabrics … Part 1 / Steps for fabric production Raw material… Yarn… Material… Finishing… • Raw material… Is presented, depending on its qualities, in the form of a loose fibers called stock fibers or in the form of a connecting filament. • Yarn… Is a one dimensional structure used in making fabric. Its thickness, cleanness, regularity and twist all have key roles in a garment’s final look. • Material… Is the assemblage of yarns in a two dimensional structure. Different types of structure offer broadly diverse looks and reactions in term of opacity, elasticity, stability, etc… • Finishing… Refers to all operations which modify a fabric by embellishing it or by giving it new properties. Titre du diagramme Les matières premières La filature Le non-tissé Le tricotage Le tissage Ennoblissement Ennnoblissement Ennoblissement The supply chain It is important to know the different contibutors of the textile production in order to communicate his needs and step in, if necessary on the production line.
