Introduction:
Target:
1. Get a general idea of the subject
2. Get more confidence to master it
3. The history, present and prospect of textile in China
Introduce yourself：
name, education, work experiences
Content of introduction:
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History, present and future of textile industry
internationally
The importance of fabric design
Design work and health
The aims of the subject and schedule of
teaching plan
History, present and the future of
textile industry internationally
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1. History
1）Upper cave man had been making cloth with
animal skin using needle made of bone since 50
thousands ago.
Images of ancient life
2）kudzu fiber has come
into human’s life five or six
thousands years ago.
3）Good use had been made of silk during the
Neolithic times approximately 4000 years ago
Silkworm and
cocoon
4）Fabrics made of ramie came into
popularity in Shang, Zhou dynasties in China.
5）A gown, weighted 40 grams, produced 2100
years ago, was unearthed from Tomb Number 1 at
Mawangdui.
6）Hand loom appeared in China in the Spring and
Autumn and Warring States Period
7）The Silk Road, created more than 2000 years ago,
played an important role in the communication
between the west and east
8）In the Tang dynasty textile industry
had fully developed ,especially for silk.
9）The prosperity of textile in U.K. 200 years
ago: water power, steam engine boiler, electric
power, Industry Revolution etc.
10）The situation of textile in
China before Liberation
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Before the Liberation, there were 5 million spindles and
70,000 looms , and most of them were located in
Shanghai, Tianjin and Qingdao etc. The well known
Rongs began their business
from textile.
Mao Zedong visiting Rong’s mill
11）the present scale:
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70 million spindles
Able to produce fiber 20
million tons per year
2. the present situation of textile industry
1）China is the biggest textile producer
2）The position in national economy:
① To provide clothes for 1.3 billion people
② NO.1 foreign currency earner
③ Effective in solving unemployment
3.The prospect of textile
industry:
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A bright tomorrow with the following character:
1）Private-owned will replace State-owned
2) As important as food, playing a key role in national
economy
3）The percentage of Furnishings and industrial
textile is increasing.
Some new applications of textiles :
New applications of
textiles:
2, The importance of fabric
design
1. Features:
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Textiles are commodities which follow fashion. Fashion
is constantly changing, so new products are required.
Therefore, R & D of new varieties is necessary for
satisfying various new requirements.
Not only knowledge but also intellect are necessary for
designers. One should master science and technology,
also, makes oneself good at practice.
1）A creative work intellectually;
2）A futurology in the aspect of time;
3）Based on textile science and others related;
4）A completed system in the aspect of management
including investigation, study, development, productivity
and selling. A qualified designer is expected to be
versatile with technology.
2. Importance to enterprises
1）Designing is a fundamental work, and design
document is a law in a factory. Staffs, finance,
equipment, productivity, supply and selling are all
following the product.
2）The key factor determining failure or success
The product is not the issues of a department but the
whole enterprise. There is a saying “a product can
bring a dying company to life”.
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3）A designer has more opportunities for
promotion
Since the designer must be qualified as a
manager do, he or she has more chances to be
promoted.
3. Fabric design and one’s
career
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A bridge to boss
A bridge to professional designer
A bridge to businessman.
Design work and health
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Design work is a creative work: psychologically,
people prefer creative work than the repeated one,
since this job is always exciting us.
Design work is artistic in some way, and the artist
usually have a longer life.
Design work is usually carried out in a nice place:
market research and study, conference , inspecting the
production are all interesting and fun.
4. The aim of this subject and
advised teaching plan
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Aim :
Familiar with the woven structure and be able to
analyze the parameters of fabric;
Be capable to design fabric and select the
parameters properly;
Get knowledge from other language.
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Advised teaching plan ：
25 lectures (50 periods)
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Reference：
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WOVEN STRUCTURE AND DESIGN，China
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Textile Press
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《织物结构与设计》3rd edition, China Textile
Press
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河南省精品课程《纺织品设计学》