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    History of Spandex

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    Spandex fibers were first produced by Farbenfabriken Bayer. He was a pioneer in polymer chemistry and in 1952 earned a German patent for his synthesis. The final development of spandex was produced by scientists at Du Pont and the U.S. rubber Company. Du Pont used the brand name Lycra. They soon began manufacturing in 1962. Du Pont is the world’s leader in spandex production. Spandex development first started in during World War II as a substitute for rubber. Since rubber was being used for the

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    Analyse the impact of historical design developments in your selected focus area on contemporary textiles Contemporary textiles strongly reflect the influence of historical design developments. The change in society’s expectations towards modesty and acceptable clothing is clearly evident in all aspects of contemporary apparel choices. Instead of strict regulations‚ the attitude is more about individuality and anything goes (within reason). Modern beach wear styles show the wide variety of choices

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    haute couture evaluation

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    EVALUATION ------------------------------------------------------------ What Challenges have you faced from your fabric choice? I haven’t encountered many challenges with my fabric in this assignment except for the stretch fabric used to make the singlet shirt. The material used for the track pants and hoodie were both very easy to sew with‚ i actually really enjoyed sewing the fleecy cotton. The material i did have a bit of trouble sewing with was the cotton and elastane knit fabric that

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    primark

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    Primark is a very large‚ popular retailer with stores not only in the UK but all over the world. It has a total of 262 stores‚ most of them in the UK. Its very sucesssful.The prices are very cheap because the clothes are low quality of the products. Primark sell different products like women clothing‚ men clothing‚ shoes‚ accessories‚ baby clothing‚ children clothing‚ underwear‚ swimwear and nightwear. The store I am using as my example of a large retailer is located in the heart of Liverpool. Primark

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    Spandex Research Paper

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    History The development of spandex was started during World War II. At this time‚ chemists took on the challenge of developing synthetic replacements for rubber. Two primary motivating factors prompted their research. First‚ the war effort required most of the available rubber for building equipment. Second‚ the price of rubber was unstable and it fluctuated frequently. Developing an alternative to rubber could solve both of these problems. At first‚ their goal was to develop a durable elastic

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    EFFECTIVE ARTHRITIS AND CARPAL TUNNEL RELIEF: Providing compression therapy and gentle support‚ the Vive textured arthritis gloves are made with a premium cotton-spandex blend that contours to the natural shape of your hand and allows complete mobility of the fingers and thumb. The lightweight‚ fingerless compression gloves relieve arthritis pain by reducing stress on painful pressure points while easing aching and stiff muscles‚ tendons and joints. TEXTURED OPEN FINGER DESIGN: Easily perform

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    Fake essay for faking and things: Wikipedia helped Postmodernism From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the movement. For the condition or state of being‚ see Postmodernity. For other uses‚ see Postmodernism (disambiguation). Postmodernism | preceded by Modernism | Postmodernity | * Hypermodernity * Hypermodernism in art * Metamodernism * Post-anarchism * Posthumanism * Postmodernist anthropology * Post-processual archaeology

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    performance nylon fabrics‚ micro-light fleece fabrics‚ and spandex fabrics would best meet the needs and wants of the consumers targeted. The targeted consumer is given a variety of high performance and quality fabrics to meet their desires when shopping for sportswear/ athletic wear. For group 2‚ we decided that synthetic fiber-blend fabrics‚ woven knit fabrics‚ wool fabrics‚ high performance nylon fabrics‚ micro-light fleece fabrics‚ and spandex fabrics would best meet the needs and wants of the consumers

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    Fashion review

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    material from stations that we did in class Wool quiz What do the wool symbols mean? Describe each symbol. Wool 101: advantages and disadvantages of wool Fill in the blanks sheet on linen; word search in linen Spandex in popular cultures Spandex characteristics and major spandex uses History of silk handout (origin‚ silkworm and the family‚ the silk trade‚ silk today‚ etc.) Information about cotton How jeans are made video. Review worksheet. 2. Review interactive ppt that we discussed

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    Jessica Holland - Textiles - Fibres What must happen to the fibres before they are used to make Fabrics? Fibres are thin and small and cannot be made into afabric directly. So they are first converted into yarns which are longer‚ thicker and stronger. We then use these yarns to make fabrics. The process of making yarns from fibres is called spinning. Here the fibres are not only twisted but also pulled out or drawn. The spinning process helps to hold the fibres together and makes

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