Five days of textiles

Date: Monday 11 May 2020, 09:00 – 17:00
Location: Village Hotel Hyde, Manchester
Interval: Every day
Until: Friday 15 May 2020
Cost: £995.00
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This course will provide you with in-depth textile knowledge in a very short space of time. Gain a deep understanding of fibres, yarns and fabrics, their design and construction.

Delegates will come away feeling confident in understanding textiles and will be able “to hold their own” when dealing with those involved in the textile industry.

This course will take place at the Village Hotel Manchester – Hyde.

Course content

• Classification and properties of fibres

• Market share and trends

• Physical, morphological and behavioural properties

• Production of the main natural and man-made fibres

• Classification of yarns

Day 2

• Yarn count

- different count systems

- count from package

- count from woven and knitted fabrics

- count as received and count at correct regain

• Nonwoven fabrics

- introduction

• Knitted fabrics

- warp and weft kitting

- knit stitches

- knitted fabric analysis

- needle types

- different knitting machines

- garment styles

- garment production

Day 3

• Mill visit to view textile processing machinery

• Weaving & woven fabrics

- principles of weaving

- constructional design

- colour and weave effects

- fabric analysis

- sett

Day 4

• Fabric preparation

- different processes involved

• Printing techniques

- screen

- rotary screen

- transfer

- digital

• Finishing methods

• Different finishes

• Dyeing

- dyes & dyeing methods

- dye fixing

• Colour fastness

• Colour measurement