...My career : Textile Design What is textile design? Most people have never heard of textile design. The word textile means a type of woven material made from natural or synthetic fibers some are animal based materials like wool ,silk others are plant-based like linens and cotton. A basic and simple explanation of textile design is to create or designs a structure of woven ,knitted and other fabrics . for example your table cloths , textiles of a towel, and the decorative elements of a carpet or rug. Textile designers process it from a raw material to a final product, which are mostly associated with clothing production. What does a textile designer do? Textile design can vary, designers can design many things like, textiles for clothing accessories ,fabrics and furnishings, printed paper based products .They need to under stand what the consumers want and needs and meet their requirements , before producing the design they need to sketch the idea, forecast the outcome and create a sample and then present it to the customer. They are required to meet deadlines, they are based in an office or a studio, most of their work involve sitting in front of the computer screen. To be a good textile designer one needs to be artistic and creative , have the ability to draw and have a good attention to detail, know your market and be able to predict trends. What jobs do textile designers do? Textile designer jobs can be jobs such as textile/pattern designers of home...
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...Textiles, Apparel Selection and Design Clothing Stores that match my target market I am often asked, “Where do you shop?” My reply is always, everywhere! I shop different stores all the time. I shop a lot, but I also shop smart. Shopping smart is shopping on the clearance and sale racks first. Even at the most expensive stores you will be surprised at the bargains you will find shopping those racks first. I love to dress nice in good quality clothing. Not all stores sell good quality clothes, but whatever I buy from those stores I take extra precautions when cleaning them. My favorite stores are New York and Company, The limited, Marshall’s, Wal-Mart, Target, Dillard’s, JC Penny, TJ Maxx, and K Mart. Segment Your Market to Drive Growth Although the universe of all potential buyers may be your "market," dividing the market into sections or "segments" can help you generate more revenue. This segmentation can be based on any number of factors demographic or lifestyle factors. For example, you could segment your customers by age group. Or, you might divide them by family size. Different segments will have different needs and are likely to respond to different advertising or promotions. By thinking in terms of "what does this group of customers need," you can generate solutions that resonate with the target group. Most marketers know that "20 percent of buyers consume 80 percent of product volume." If you can identify that key 20 percent and find others like them, you...
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...By: Janina Mae Almirez Industrial Analysis International Master of Business Administration Chung Yuan Christian University November 15, 2012 ABSTRACT The rise of globalization has shifted the manufacturers of textile and apparel to many different parts of the world in search for cheaper labor and maximization of profits. Trade liberalization also means that the world can be your market, and that everyone can be your competitor. We examine the current state of the Philippine textile industry in this context, and the role that technology plays in an industry that is struggling to survive in the face of stifling competition. The Philippines textile industry has suffered steady decline in the past several decades despite starting out strong in its early stages. This study aims to explore the potential for growth of the Philippine’s textile industry given a boost in more advanced technology and innovation. The author focuses on technology because this is the one thing that other countries have already adopted, and with which the Philippines has still yet to fully embrace, partly due to lack of funding and government support. This study will look at the Philippine textile industry’s production output from the year 2000-2010, and aims to establish a relationship between the production volume and the number of patents awarded to innovators within the Philippines, which will be used as a measure of the country’s technological advancement. This research used regression analysis...
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...Textile “Fabric” redirects here. For other uses, see Fabric (disambiguation) and Textile (disambiguation). A textile[1] or cloth[2] is a flexible material consist- A small fabric shop in canal town Al-Mukalla, Yemen Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan Simple textile (magnified) Late antique textile, Egyptian, now in the Dumbarton Oaks col- ing of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or lection thread). Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands.[3] used for a specific purpose (e.g., table cloth). Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, or felting. The words fabric and cloth are used in textile assembly trades (such as tailoring and dressmaking) as synonyms for textile. However, there are subtle differences in these terms in specialized usage. Textile refers to any material made of interlacing fibres. Fabric refers to any material made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting, or bonding that may be used in production of further goods (garments, etc.). Cloth may be used synonymously with fabric but often refers to a finished piece of fabric 1 Etymology The word 'textile' is from Latin, from the adjective textilis, meaning 'woven', from textus, the past participle of the verb texere, 'to weave'.[4] The word 'fabric' also derives from Latin, most recently from the Middle French fabrique, or 'building, thing made', and earlier as...
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...2011 Art 210 Professor Jonathan P. Chestnut Textile of Unity Art Exhibit Textile of Unity: Ghanaian Kente/Kete Hand Woven Textile Exhibition consist of century art form which includes contemporary cloths including Ashanti and the North. Amongst the textile exhibits, Textile of Unity, African textiles and Adinkra are three of my favorites from the many selections of textile weaving. The cultural significance of African Textiles represents a form of identity with each tribe having their own unique pattern. The textiles include cloth that was made unique on each tribe through patterns and carry a meaning behind them with prestige and importance for what it represents. The African textiles are very symbolic and the colors have some spiritual meaning in some way. Also, the Ewe Kente Cloth expresses a high value of art appraisal. Ewe Kente consist of colors of weft thread, creating a speckled effect when you look at the patterns and stripes. Ewe weavers produce more simple cloths than the others I viewed in the gallery. The fascinating and diversity look of the Ewe cloth is very significant to its predecessor of textile selections. Adinkra textile is a cloth produced in Ghana which has Akan symbols stamped upon it. The adinkra symbols represent related depicted figures, or concepts uniquely related to abstract shapes. Adinkra cloth was replete with hidden messages in the design of the textile weaving. Overall, the Textile of Unity has a great selection you can view along...
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...NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY MUMBAI TEXTILE DESIGN DEPARTMENT DODUMENTATION ON - HERBAL TEXTILES SUBMITTED BY- BHARAT GUPTA M/TD/12/02 SEMESTER- VI CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the following student, Bharat Gupta has carried out the survey and study on “Herbal Textiles” and submitted this document in partial fulfillment of Undergraduate Program in Textile Design in the year 2014. Dr. Reena Aggarwal Dr. Bhawana Chanana (Course Coordinator) (Mentor) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to give my greatest gratitude to the director of NIFT, Mrs. Nilima Rani for giving me this opportunity to learn various courses that would help me pursue my career as a textile designer. I would also like to thank the course coordinator of Textile Design, Dr. Reena Aggarwal, my mentor Ms. Bhawana Chanana and subject teacher, Ms. Bhawana Chanana for helping me and guiding me throughout the study for this document and helping me improve the quality of my research. ABSTRACT The expansion of textile production and consumption has led to an increased pollution, water shortages, fossil fuel and raw material depletion and climate change. Production of polyester fiber, the most widely used manmade fiber, consumes...
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...trees are abundant in our country since it is commonly found in tropical countries. The Betel nut itself has many uses. They are usually chewed with betel leaf for their effects as a mild stimulant, causing a warming sensation in the body and slightly heightened alertness, although the effects vary from person to person. The researchers thought of using the betel nut husks as source of fabrics for cloth since only the nuts and leaf are used for chewing; in which Filipinos call it mamâ. With this, the husk will also be significant, not just its nuts and leaf. Also, the betel nut husk is fibrous, wherein it is one of the criteria in making fabrics for cloth thus making the cloth more durable. This will also be the future of our indigenous textile weaving industry, instead of synthetic threads. Not only the Musa textilis (abaca) is to be used in making fabrics for cloth but Betel nut husks can also serve as an alternative source. The Betel nut itself has many uses. Betel nuts are usually chewed with betel leaf for their effects as a mild stimulant, causing a warming sensation in the body and slightly heightened alertness, although the effects vary from person to person. The chewing of betel nut quids dates to antiquity. Arecoline is responsible for some of the effects of betel quid...
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...Gollabhama is an intricate and laborious form of artwork done on saris. It is one of the Prides of Telanga state. Gollabhama is a old art of 50 years.It is well known for the weaver’s most favorite motif “The Milk Maid” a lady carrying the milk pot. Each motif is much thought fully placed according to the design layout of the sari. A typical cotton sari is in white color with various bright colored motives. Later gollabhama started to weave a beauty and profit trough silk saris. Silk gollabhama came in vivid eye-catching colors though the motives were still the same. Process of making gollabhama saris Preparation of Koramaal or the yarn Mixing: This is the process of mixing same or different categories of fibers to get desired properties and cost effectiveness. Mixing is done after the study of essential properties of fiber like staple length, tensile strength, fitness, uniformity etc. Blow room: In this process the cleaning and opening of the cotton is done by beaters and openers. The foreign materials like dust particles, seeds of cotton and other impurities are particularly removed in this process. The cotton tufts are opened and cleaned in this process and the cotton is made out. Carding: Carding is the heart of spinning in this process the minute impurities like small seed particles, immature fibers etc are removed. The straightening and aligning of fibers are done in this process. In carding the blow room lap is attenuated to the card silver. Drawing:...
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...carefully selected to suit that interior in which they are put and the designs to enhance the beauty of a particular interior. Table cloths at a greater extent are used mainly in homes, churches, hospitals, hotels and restaurants among others. In such places where people go to relax, an effort has always been made to make these places comfortable, colourful, attractive and beautiful. Most of the hostels have table cloths that are imported into the country. The designs are derived from items or inspirations that do not relate to food stuffs Below are photographs of some of the exiting hotel table cloths. Uganda is endowed with a lot of natural food stuff that can be used as inspiration to derive designs and choose colours for hotel table cloths. This may enhance the beauty of the table cloths and may create an environment conductive for customers. It is also noted that artists in Uganda have not been involved in the art of decorating table cloths for hotels yet it is an area that offers a wide range of artistic expressions since hotels attract a lot of people for their services. There are so many such fabrics of different colours that are used as table cloths in hotels though the table cloths are not bad, such designs and decorations on the table cloths can be enhanced by incorporating them with designs developed from natural food stuffs or by completely developing new designs to create new...
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...Chikankari Chikan (Hindi: चिकन, Urdu: چکن) is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Literally translated, the word means embroidery. Believed to have been introduced by Nur Jehan, Mughal emperor Jahangir's wife,[1] it is one of Lucknow's most famous textile decoration styles. There are several theories about the origin of Chikankari. Chikankari - the process of chikan - was basically invented in Lucknow. It developed quickly during the period when the Mughals ruled and consisted of styles inspired by Persians. Lucknow grew into an international market for its renowned Chikankari work. There are references to Indian Chikan work as early as 3rd century BC by Megasthenes, who mentioned the use of flowered muslins by Indians. There is also a tale that mentions how a traveler taught Chikankari to a peasant in return of water to drink. However, the Noor Jahan story is the most popular of the lot.[2] The name Chikan has been derived from the Persian word Chakin or Chikeen meaning a cloth wrought with needlework Chikan began as a type of white-on-white (or whitework) embroidery. Chikankari is a delicate and artfully done hand embroidery on a variety of textile fabric like muslin, silk, chiffon, organza, net etc. White thread is embroidered on cool, pastel shades of light muslin and cotton garments. Nowadays chikan embroidery is also done with coloured and silk threads in different colours to meet the recent fashion trends and keep chikankari up-to-date. Lucknow is...
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...blue) warp and white filling threads; it is also woven in colored stripes. The name is said to have originated in French serge de Nimes. The word comes from the name of a sturdy fabric called serge. Denim was originally called serge de Nimes, it was then soon shortened to Denim. Denim is yard-dyed and mill-finished and is usually all-cotton, although considerable quantities are of a cotton-synthetic fiber mixture. Decades of use in the clothing industry, especially in manufacture of overalls and trousers were worn for heavy labour such as construction workers and electrical workers. Denim has demonstrated denim’s durability. This quality also made denim serviceable for leisurewear in the late 20th Century. Denim is a rugged cotton twill textile, in which the weft passes under two or more warp fibers. This produces the familiar diagonal ribbing identifiable on the reverse of the fabric, which distinguishes denim from cotton duck. It is a twill-weave woven fabric that uses different colors for the warp and weft. One color is predominant on the fabric surface. Because of this twill weave, it means the fabric is very strong. I believe Denim is the most amazing fabric out there it’s versatile, it’s tough, its durable,, its easy to work with, its fashionable, its warm I mean I can go one with how great denim is. I mean everyone owns denim. Once before it was only worn by workers and it was popular because of the durability and tough texture. In1800’s American gold miners wanted...
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...woven is made of interweaving of warp and weft knits structure formed by interlacing of loops shirt, trousers, jeans - all woven round neck tees, track pants, polos, socks, sweaters - all knits if it stretches, its knits yarn - dhaga loom - machine on which woven fabric are made in 1851, it was handlooms now, there are machine looms only 2 types of textile - knits, woven woven - chiffon, georgette, silk, tusser, tusser silk, silk goergette, denims knits - different types of fabric and different blends; single jersey (can have just cotton, cotton viscose, cotton poly), ribbed (only pearl) leather is not a fabric. leather can only be stitched on a flat lock. there are other separate machines. cotton is a yarn (the base material) single jersey, chiffon are fabrics you can do cotton in ribbed structure also hosiery - socks, pantyhose, stockings, leggings - all knits couture - custom designs - made to order - 52 are recognized - tal lancman, maurizio galante (designers) valanteno pret-a-porter (pret) - armani showrooms (ready to wear) - more elite mass market - gap haut (pronounced "hoth) - high class monde - world 3 types of sowing machines - flat lock (detailing in the knits - like hems), over lock (used for knits), lockstitch (used for wovens) 3-4 seasons vs. zara every 2 weeks hose is weather dependant? yes, ppl wear it when it's colder stockings have more denier -- how closely the fabric has been knit how to pronounce...
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...Singeing Singeing Singeing is the process of passing textile materials over hot surfaces (i.e. Plates, Rollers or Flame) to burn-off protruding fibres and hairs from their surface Before Singeing After Singeing Reason of singeing l Singeing improves the end use and wearing properties of textiles l The burning off protruding fibres results in a clean surface which allows the structure of fabric to be more clear l Singeing reduces the cloudiness caused by differing reflection of light by the projecting fibre and the dyed fabrics appear brighter l Singeing is an effective means of reducing pilling in blended fabrics containing synthetic fibres Reason of Singeing l Singeing reduces soiling of textile materials in subsequent processing l Close singeing is essential for printing fine complex patterns l Singeing process also facilitate and speeds up desizing, if the fabric is impregnate...
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...AND GENERAL MILLS In mid October 2002, Khawaja Fawad Kalim, Director, Ashraf Silk and General Mills (ASGM), Gujranwala, Pakistan was faced with the difficult choice of whether or not to reemploy the two weavers who had left his company earlier. Fawad also realised that he had to take some long term measures to attract, retain and motivate weavers, to optimise the benefit from the already installed automatic looms. COMPANY BACKGROUND At the time of the partition of India in 1947, Khawaja Mohammed Sadiq, Fawad’s grandfather (see Exhibit 1) emigrated from Amritsar, India, to Gujranwala, Pakistan. The newly formed Government of Pakistan gave him some shares in the Okara Textile Mills, in lieu of his looms left at Amritsar. In 1951, because of disagreements with the other partners, Sadiq left Okara Textile Mills. He formed Ashraf Silk and General Mills at Gujranwala, in collaboration with his son, Khawaja Mohammed Kalim, (Fawad’s father). In 1951 ASGM had only one main competitor. ASGM produced silk-velvet cloth for products like bed-covers, prayer rugs, and suiting for men and women. The product mix changed with time to accommodate changes in demand. Sadiq or Kalim would either modify the existing looms or replace them with new ones to meet the market requirements. Before 1960 all the looms at ASGM were manually powered (handlooms), with the operator himself pushing the shuttle through the warp. In 1960 ASGM imported four power looms from Japan and started producing ‘shaneel’...
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...from Mr. Kashif, his most senior Supervisor. MR. ZAHID RAFI wondered what he could do to overcome this resistance. Company Background Westward Exports was an exporter of ladies cotton garments. It was a private company established in 1971. It was a family run business and all four directors were brothers. Over the past fourteen years the exports of the company had grown from Rs. 0.71 million in 1972-73 to Rs. 59.76 million in 1984. Almost 90% of the exports went to USA. It owned no manufacturing facility of any kind. It purchased cotton cloth from six different textile mills and had the cloth dyed and printed. This fabric was then passed on to 138 stitching subcontractors. The company had been expanding the product line over the years and by 1983 it was exporting about one million garments in over one hundred basic designs. The 100 designs were presented in a large of fabric types, shades, designs and sizes. When seen in the context that the company had to get all these things done through subcontractors, the managerial control of the operations became quite challenging. The directors who had always been actively involved in each and every aspect of the business, and made all the decisions by themselves, felt the heat of changing situations. They appreciated the problem and decided to hire some professional assistance to bring more control to their operations. Mr. Mahmood Mr. Mahmood was hired in late 1983 to be the new general manager. He was an agricultural ...
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