Textile Technology for Apparel Manufacturing
Fibre to finished fabric: yarn structure, woven and knit formation, dyeing and finishing, and the fabric quality checks that protect a garment order.
A free, self-paced textile technology course written for apparel people: fibre properties, yarn manufacturing, woven, knitted and nonwoven fabric formation, dyeing, printing and finishing, fabric testing and selection for end use. Four modules, each ending with a five-question quiz.
- 4 modules · 10 subjects
- About 12–16 hours of reading and quizzes at your own pace
- 4 quizzes to check your understanding
- Written by Sanjeewa Dehiwalage
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Who this course is for
- Merchandisers and technologists who approve fabric
- Quality and laboratory staff assessing inbound fabric
- Product developers choosing fabric for a performance claim
- Textile students moving into apparel manufacturing
What you will be able to do
- Explain how fibre and yarn choices show up as garment behaviour after wash
- Read a woven or knit construction and predict its handle, stretch and stability
- Say what dyeing and finishing can and cannot fix at the fabric stage
- Assess an incoming fabric lot against the specification and the end use
- Choose fabric for a stated end use and defend the choice with test evidence
Preview module
Module 1 — Fibre and Yarn
Link fibre type and yarn structure to the properties a buyer actually specifies: strength, stretch, pilling, hand feel and shrinkage.
Subjects you read
Sample quiz question from this module
Why does combed ring-spun cotton usually pill less than open-end yarn of the same count?
- A. It is cheaper
- B. Combing removes short fibres and ring spinning binds fibres more tightly, leaving fewer loose ends
- C. It is always finer
- D. Open-end yarn is never used in apparel
Show the answer
B. Combing removes short fibres and ring spinning binds fibres more tightly, leaving fewer loose ends — Protruding short fibres are the raw material of pills.
Self-study material. It is not an accredited qualification and no examination board has assessed it. Progress is kept on your device, and on your account once you sign in.
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