Introduction to Textiles and Fashion Design

At the end of the course, students should be able to 1. describe the purpose of clothing, protection of clothing, modesty, attraction and communication, clothing culture and communication; and 2. identify careers and opportunities in textiles and fashion design fields.

Introduction to the tools and materials of textile manufacture and textile design; Equipment of textile manufacture; textile designs, repeating and non-repeating designs colour; line theory, form plane. History, development and marketing of textiles, use of textiles; Relationship between textiles and fashions; fashion vocabulary (style, mode, vogue, culture, fad); Classifications and properties of fibres. Introduction to the different methods of fabric construction – weaving, knitting, felting, non-woven, lace, knotting and braiding. Classification of fabrics and use, material, weaves construction, thickness, surface characteristics among others.