High School Students
Textile Study Topics

TOPIC - TEXTILE FIBERS

• Discuss the variety of textile fibers: natural, cellulosic, synthetic, bio-based
• Show videos of how each of these types of fibers are produced.

TOPIC - HOW AND WHY TEXTILE FIBERS ARE BLENDED

• Show videos of how fibers are blended to create yarns and fabric with improved properties.
• Discuss the reasons blending of fibers are done.

TOPIC - DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNITTED, WOVEN & NON-WOVEN FABRIC

• Show a video of each type of construction
• Show an illustration or draw the loop pattern in a knitted fabric.
• Show an illustration or draw the interlacing pattern in a woven fabric.
• Show a diagram of a process used to make a non-woven fabric
• Pass around fabric swatches of all three types of construction.
• Discuss the properties of each construction regarding feel, stretch, drape, ect.
• Have the students develop a list of examples of where each type of fabric construction is used.

TOPIC - HOW ARE FABRICS DYED

• Video of the dyeing process
  
  

TOPIC - HOW ARE FINISHES ADDED TO FABRIC

• Discuss the type of finishes and reasons that finishes are applied to fabric
• Video of Finishing Process
  

TOPIC - DISCUSS THE PARTS OF VARIOUS APPAREL

• Shirt: body, sleeves, cuffs, collar, neck, seams, hem, pleat, dart, gusset, placket, button
• Dress: bodice, skirt, sleeves, cuff, collar, corset, seams, hem, pleat, stomacher
• Pants: waistband, legs, belt loops, pockets, inseam, outseam, cuff, rise, seat
• Coat: see: https://www.craftsy.com/post/know-parts-jacket/
• Suit coat: https://askthegentleman.com/anatomy-of-a-suit-jacket/
• Have the students look up and write out the definition of each of these terms from the Textile Dictionary
• Discuss the purpose of seams, hems, pleats, gussets & plackets. Find the location of each on apparel.
• Draw and label the parts of a shirt, dress, pant, coat and suit