Woven and Constructed Textiles I

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. explain weaving terminologies, different types of weaves and basic weaving processes; 2. develop drafting and lifting patterns for weaving; 3. produce woven fabrics using simple looms like Inkle loom and four-corner loom.

A practical exposure of different varieties of cloth construction to students. Designs and related technical terminologies such as warp, weft, ends, picks, weave, design, repeat of design draft, peg plan and denting plan. Woven structure; plain, twill, sateen and satin and their derivatives. Preparatory processes – winding, warping, sizing, drawing in principles and objectives of sizing, sizing materials. Recipes and methods of size preparation. Looming, faults and wastes in warp tying and drawing in process. Classifications of weaving machines. Practical introduction to shedding, beating up, take - up and let - off mechanisms. Weaves and their drafts. Introduction to graph paper drafting for patterns.