Recycled and sustainable Textiles
Textiles make up 30 percent of landfill. This programme looks at how textile designers are meeting the challenge from government and consumers to reduce, reuse and recycle. The resource provides inspirational case studies showing how shoes are made from old tyres and seatbelts, bags are made from recycled airline seats and high fashion tailoring is created from second hand shop finds. Designers talk through the evolution of their ideas, the design and make process and discuss the future of industrial recycled textile design.
This resource then visits a textile re-processing plant to looks at how jute sacks are reprocessed into fibres and then manufactured into needle punched, non-woven high performance technical textiles used in the construction industry.
- "Endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR GCSE Design and Technology: Textiles Technology specification"
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Textiles –
the next generation
Smart and technical
materials
New technology and cutting edge processes are
combining with traditional textiles to create a new
generation of smarter and more technical products than ever
before. Filmed with some of the world’s most innovative
textile companies, this programme explores the properties,
characteristics and functions of these new materials and
shows how they are being used to revolutionise the world
around us. The DVD shows how textiles will play a role in
the next generation of planes, cars, new medical procedures
and astronauts clothing. Interactive features also enable
students to understand more about the science behind these
innovative textiles.
This DVD contains careers advice and information as well as
comprehensive teaching activities and power point lesson
plans linking the video material to both the design
technology and the science curriculum.
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ICT in
Textiles: Design, Practice and Process
ICT, CAD and CAM are rapidly changing the fashion
design industry. With access to one of the UK’s top fashion
design houses, Coppernob, the programme shows how
technology is used at every stage of the design process.
Initial design proposals are generated, developed, modelled
and communicated using ICT and CAD. Photoshop is used to
create and manipulate fabric designs. CAD software is then
used to design, grade and cost the garment for manufacture,
produce the spec sheet and lay plan, while CAM is used to
produce the final sample.
The programme also looks at the very latest technological
development to hit the textile fashion industry - the 3-D
body scanner. It explains how the technology works, looks
at the data it collects about body sizes and its
applications for High Street retailers and catalogue
companies, from size chart development to 2 and 3D pattern
generation.
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CAD/CAM in
Textile Manufacturing
CAD/CAM is transforming the modern world of textile
design and manufacturing. This resource looks at four areas
of the UK textile industry where cutting edge technology is
being used: Digital Printing, Embroidery, Knitting and
Laser cutting. For each case study the programme shows how
CAD/CAM is used at different stages of the production
process. Designers explain how they work in function of new
technologies and manufacturers illustrate how they use
CAD/CAM and the benefits it brings to their
business.
The accompanying teacher’s notes include: photocopiable
student activities, advice on how CAD/CAM and ICT can be
incorporated into student work, as well as further
background information on the case-studies seen in the DVD.
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Textiles:
Mass Production and Techniques
This resource provides numerous examples of
commercial production methods and systems, including
job,batch, quantity/mass production and JIT. It includes
examples of both hand and digitized pattern laying, cutting
and marking up, including straight and rotating blade
cutters, computerized laser cutting tables and hot drill.
It covers assembly, using both single and twin needle,
button and specialist embroidery machines. The case studies
also illustrate how CAD/CAM is used in quality control and
management information systems.
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Textiles:
Dyeing and Printing
This resource provides clear examples of different
industrial methods of printing and dyeing. It covers
different examples of industrial dyeing techniques and
processes. It shows how dye recipes are developed in the
laboratory and also covers quality control and testing. It
shows industrial printing methods, including
screen-printing, (flat-bed, carousel and roller), as well
as transfer printing and flocking.
The final section looks at the environmental concerns and
shows how factories work with water companies and agencies
to manage the impact of waste products on the environment.
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Testing
Textiles
This resource looks at the different tests fabrics
and products have to undergo before they hit the shelves.
Using examples from high street retailer, New Look and
outdoor specialists, Millets and Blacks, it shows
industrial textiles testing laboratories and includes
footage and clear explanations of tests for flammability,
abrasion and pilling, tear and tensile strength, burst and
drape testing, as well as tests for care labeling, eg
shrinkage and colour fastness. The programme also includes
tests for high performance wear, including tests for
insulation, breathability, wickability, wind and
waterproofness.
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Each DVD is accompanied by extensive teachers notes in
word and PDF format including additional case studies,
further information as well as suggested student
activities.
