Textiles Evaluation & Clothing

MATS69502 Textiles Evaluation & Clothing 15 Semester 2 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 The communication and visualisation of the technical aspects of textile products are vital skills for the modern textile scientist.  The specification and quantification of aspects of the product such as the colour, moisture-management and thermal comfort are directly associated with quality by the consumer.  CAD systems, such as Lectra, allow for the visualisation of the final product.  Pattern making for the manufacture of body-worn product development can be created using Lectra and the final product can be visualised within a virtual retail environment.  This programme unit draws on the expertise of several members of staff, to provide a wide range of topics in several areas.  The communication and visualisation of the technical aspects of textile products are vital skills for the modern textile scientist.  The specification and quantification of aspects of the product such as the colour, moisture-management and thermal comfort are directly associated with quality by the consumer.  CAD systems, such as Lectra, allow for the visualisation of the final product.  Pattern making for the manufacture of body-worn product development can be created using Lectra and the final product can be visualised within a virtual retail environment.  This programme unit draws on the expertise of several members of staff, to provide a wide range of topics in the following areas. The student should: Colour Measurement and Colour Communication<ul> <li>gain an appreciation of the international standard for the scientific communication of colour (the CIE System) and the related sensory, physical and chemical basis of colour. The concepts underpinning colour recipe prediction systems, advanced colour physics and more advanced colour quality-control metrics will also be discussed.</li></ul> Textile Performance Evaluation<ul> <li>establish an advanced knowledge of textile testing including aspects such as the influence of moisture; thermal comfort and the moisture management of clothing including methods of assessment for fabric “serviceability”.</li></ul> Clothing/CAD and Fabric Joining Techniques<ul> <li>advance and apply knowledge of human measurement and pattern making in the Lectra CAD system to explore body worn product development and considerations of manufacture. Fabric joining techniques will be explored alongside virtual fitting in a commercial and retail setting, the current orthodoxy of human size and shape will be discussed and cutting edge developments in made to measure clothing introduced. The emphasis here will be on how to understand body worn product development and the necessary knowledge and technologies that support it.</li></ul>Workshops 6 hours CAD and 6 hours Colour Measurement<ul> <li>apply their knowledge in the laboratory and workshop sessions.  These sessions include:</li> <li>Colour Measurement Laboratories</li> <li>CAD Workshops</li></ul> The unit aims to introduce the student to two main areas of study:<ul> <li>advanced concepts in scientific colour measurement and communication, coloration and the performance evaluation of textiles.</li> <li>fabric joining techniques and advanced CAD/CAM techniques related to 2D fabrics and 3D products based on the Lectra CAD/CAM systems.  </li></ul> A greater depth of the learning outcomes will be covered in the following sections: <ul> <li> Knowledge and understanding</li> <li> Intellectual skills</li> <li> Practical skills</li> <li> Transferable skills and personal qualities</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Understand the principles of industrial-level colour communication, colour recipe and colour reproduction processes.</li> <li>Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of various pertinent and complex aspects of fabric performance</li> <li>Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of CAD systems for developing apparel.</li></ul> <ul> <li>Appraise current and emerging colour communication and coloration practice(s) and comment on the strengths and weaknesses using balanced, logical and supported argument.</li> <li>Distinguish the key ingredients of complex problems, showing competence in the application of measures of textile performance, such as ‘thermo- physiological comfort’ and ‘serviceability’.</li> <li>Demonstrate skills necessary to interpret, analyse and draw conclusions from the development of apparel products using different materials;</li></ul> <ul> <li>Apply the knowledge and theories in real-life or case study scenarios.</li> <li>Operate a range of CAD systems used in apparel development;</li> <li>Write cogent laboratory reports based on the experimental work carried out.</li></ul> <ul> <li>Communicate using a new technical language appropriate for the advanced textiles industry.</li> <li>Show the ability to solve problems.</li> <li>Demonstration of numeric skills.</li> <li>Act with increasing autonomy, with reduced need for supervision and direction, within defined guidelines.</li></ul> This unit is delivered by lectures, workshops and seminars (nominally 36 hours), and supported by laboratory classes (nominally 8 hours). 1 Written exam 70% 2 Written assignment (inc essay) 30% Feedback given (written and verbal) N Online Colour Physics Books (sign in through the library for full online access)Recommended<ul> <li>BERNS RS, 2019 Billmeyer and Saltzman’s Principles of Color Technology, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, ISBN 047119459X.</li> <li>BEST J, 2012 Colour design theories and application, edited by Janet Best, Textile Institute (Manchester, England), 2nd Edition, Cambridge, Woodhead Pub Ltd, In association with the Textile Institute.</li> <li>SAVILLE BP, (1999) Physical Testing of Textiles, Woodhead, Cambridge, ISBN: 1855733676.</li> <li>BURKINSHAW SM, (2016) Physico-chemical Aspects of Textile Coloration, John Wiley & Sons in association with the Society of Dyers and Colorists, ISBN 978-1-118-72569-6.</li></ul>Additional Reading<ul> <li>KLEIN GA, 2010, Industrial Color Physics, Springer Series in Optical Sciences, Springer.</li> <li>FAIRCHILD MD, 2005, Color Appearance Models, 2nd Edition, Chichester, Wiley.</li></ul>CAD<ul> <li>Beazley, A. and Bond, T. 2003. Computer-aided pattern design and product development. Oxford: Blackwell Science.</li></ul> Lectures 30 0 120