What is a Textile
- It's a flexible woven material constructed from a network of natural or artificial fibres.
- Natural Fibres much as pineapple, wood, paper-card.
- Synthetic Fibres such as Carbon and Glass.
- Polyester, Strength and also silk, heavy, bulky.
- OR featherweight or microscale – cobwebs.
- Functional, smart and interactive, smart, intelligent.
Construction:
- Weave or knit, yarn continues length of fibres.
- Spun yarn shorter, twisted to continue.
- S or Z form for twisting depending on the function.
Weave, Knit, Non-Woven
Industrial
Non-Woven (usually) ridged.
Clothing: Woven/Knitted – not so.
- Weave done in lower class areas such as Africa, India, Indonesia.
- Computer controlled looms average of 150cm roll of fabric.
Weft Warp Bias = Stretch
- Plain Weave, Twill and Satin.
Knitting:
One dimensional fabric from 2 dimensional. Less drape, more bulk.
- Weft knitting, crochet.
Warp Knitting
stockings, tights (fast and cheap)
Non-Woven
web structure and then tangle filaments disposable are non-woven as they are cheap.
- Kate Goldsworthy – Recycled Materials.
- Felt, made from wool or polyester glove.
- Set shapes and create insulation, sound etc.
PROCESS
Raw material producers
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Yarn Manufacturing
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Fabric Manufacturing
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Product Manufacturing
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Distributors
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Retailers
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Customers
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