Textiles for Buyers and Designers Online Short Course

This online course is an introduction to how designers and buyers manage and work with fabrics and textiles. Youll gain an understanding of both professions through a range of hands-on industry style assignments.

Topics covered

• Fibre types available, including new more environmentally friendly fibres
• The construction of woven fabrics including more difficult structures such as corduroy and velvet
• The construction of knitted fabrics including laces, sportswear fabrics etc
• Dyeing: what determines what dyes are used, how they are used and what different colour results they give
• Finishes of fabrics especially for performance: eg easy care, moisture wicking, water repellent
• Printing methods: how they differ and when to use them
• The labdye, CAD and strike off process, when they are used and what is important
• The environmental issues in textiles and how the industry is changing to improve