INTRODUCTION TO WEAVING & KNITTING YARN Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres‚ suitable for use in the production of textiles‚ sewing‚ crocheting‚ knitting‚ weaving‚ embroidery and rope-making. TYPES OF YARN • Spun yarn is made by twisting or otherwise bonding staple fibre together to make a cohesive(solid) thread. Twisting fibres into yarn in the process called spinning • Filament yarn consists of filament fibres (very long continuous fibres) either twisted together or
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1. Colour Fastness to Light This method is intended for accessing the resistance of the colour of textiles to the action of daylight. Principle: A specimen of the textile is exposed to the light from a Xenon arc lamp under prescribed conditions‚ along with eight dyed wool standards. The fastness is assessed by compared the fading of the textile with that of the standards. Apparatus and Materials: - Blue standards - Humidity Test Control Fabric - Light fastness test apparatus containing
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2. Briefly describe the following current issues that affect the industry: a. Globalisation – design‚ manufacture‚ distribution and marketing Globalisaation: -Increasing worldwide connection‚ integration and inter-relationships in the economic‚ social‚ technological‚ cultural‚ political and ecological spheres. -Advances and development of technology create links between people of all cultures and integrating whole earth one global system. * Globalisation in Design: * Global migration
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The textile industry or apparel industry is primarily concerned with the production of yarn‚ and cloth and the subsequent design or manufacture of clothing and their distribution. The raw material may be natural‚ or synthetic using products of the chemical industry. Cotton is the world’s most important natural fibre. In the year 2007‚ the global yield was 25 million tons from 35 million hectares cultivated in more than 50 countries.[1] There are five stages[2] Cultivating and Harvesting Preparatory
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Lindsey Johnson-Daniel Dr. Brantley FMM 301: Fashion Creativity & Ideas 9/14/11 A World without Textiles Textiles are one of the most important needs of mankind. It is bought and sold many times over‚ and has been used almost as long as mankind has been on Earth. Without it we are exposed – showing ourselves physically‚ and showing our psyches. Textile means a material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers often referred to as thread or yarn. Without these
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The lives of textile workers in the Lowell Mills‚ not unlike most of the lives of mostly everyone else in America at the time‚ had many challenges. Textile workers were usually single women from age 10 to mid 40’s. The women would be sent to work at the mills to earn a little extra money for their family. Workers had to work very hard for the amount of money they were paid (anywhere from $2 to $6 per week). A textile worker would often begin work before day break and end long after sunset. This eventually
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view on an international well-known organization-Nokia Corporation on highlighting the basic purpose of management including ensuring the organization’s goals are achieved in an efficient and effective manner and perform the following tasks:- A.) PEST Framework. B.) Departmentalized by geographic location. C.) Social Responsibility. 2.0 NOKIA CORPORATION 2.1 Company Background The roots of Nokia go back to the year 1865 with the establishment of a forestry industry enterprise
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Overview of Textile Industry 1.1 Historical Perspective The term ’Textile’ is a Latin word originated from the word ’texere’ which means ’to weave’. Textile refers to a flexible material comprising of a network of natural or artificial fibers‚ known as yarn. Textiles are formed by weaving‚ knitting‚ crocheting‚ knotting and pressing fibers together. History of Textile The history of textile is almost as old as that of human civilization and as time moves on the history of textile has further
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Political – The political risks are the same in any emerging market and all have to be considered by the possible new organisation. Russia has a reputation for organised crime and corruption which has long been an issue for any investors. There are very strict laws in Russia to do with mode of entry and so the country usually prefers to trade with its former Soviet allies. Potential tourists could be eliminated from entering Russia due to the strict rules on visas for all tourists entering
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Open Government Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Politics Transparency Everyone’s opinion counts and has the potential to be heard Weakens national security ? Does too many cooks spoil the broth? Who ensures integrity and quality of data? Increased legitimacy and trust by more collaboration & participation from citizens Citizen takeover Too many opinions‚ not enough action (gridlock) Economics Reduced costs by citizenssourcing (Maybe increase
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