2. DEFINITION
Everything is made of something. Take away concrete, glass, textiles,
metal, and the other materials from our lives and we are left naked,
shivering in a muddy field.
(Miodownik, 2014)
3. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF
TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY?
Take for example, a piece of thread, which exists at the same scale as
hair. It is a synthetic structure at the limit of our eyesight that has
allowed us to make ropes, blankets, carpets, but most importantly,
clothes. Textiles are one of the earliest synthetic materials; when we
wear a pair of jeans we are wearing a miniature woven structure, the
design of which is older than Stonehenge. Clothes have kept us warm
and protected for all of recorded history, as well keeping us
fashionable. But they are hi-tech too. In the 20th century we learnt
how to make space suits from textiles strong enough to protect
astronauts on the moon as well as solid textiles for artificial limbs
called carbon fibre composites.
(Miodownik, 2014)
5. SESSION AIMS
All about Fibre and Textile.
the facts
The concepts
The principles
The fundamental skills
By the end of the session you should be able to:
explain key facts about an aspect of fibre and textiles materials
Play with the fundamental skills involved in manipulating textile material –
to shape and form
7. WHAT DID DAN TECACH US?
FIBRES ARE THE BASIS FOR ALL TEXTILES. YOU
NEED TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC FIBRES, HOW EACH
FIBRE IS USED, AND WHICH FIBRES CAN BE
COMBINED TOGETHER.
Types of fibre
Textile materials are made in three stages:
spinning: fibres are spun into yarns
weaving or knitting: yarns become fabrics
finishing: fabrics are finished to
make them more useful
There are two types of textile fibres:
natural
synthetic
8. GETTING CLARITY
You need to know The new GCSE examination stipulates that the teaching of the difference between natural
and synthetic and blended fibres needs to include:
how the selection of materials each (fibre and textile) is used influenced by a range of factors and which
fibres can be combined together.
what the source, origins, physical and working properties, ecological and social footprint
Types of fibre …… come from vegable, animal and mineral components or synthetic polymers (tis is the
‘matter’ of fibre)
Stages of processing fibres: spinning: fibres are spun into yarns
Textile materials are made in three stages:
1. weaving or knitting: yarns become fabrics
2. finishing: fabrics are finished to make them more useful – not all textiles have a finish
There are two types of textile fibres: natural
synthetic
9. FIBRE & TEXTILE
The new GCSE examination
stipulates that the teaching of
natural and synthetic and
blended fibres and textiles
needs to include:
how the selection of
materials are influenced by
a range of factors, and
what the source, origins,
physical and working
properties, ecological and
social footprint might be.
Types of fibre come
from vegetable,
animal and mineral
components or
synthetic polymers
(this is the ‘matter’ of
fibre)
Fibre is processed
into a yarn, through
spinning
Yarn is processed
into a textile by:
Weaving
knitting or
bonding
10. HOW DOES IT
FIT INTO THE
BIG IDEAS OF
DESIGN AND
TECHNOLOGY
AS A SINGLE
SUBJECT?
(Barlex
2015)
11. KEY CONCEPTS
Properties of fibre and
textile
Source of fibre and
textile
Footprint of fibre and
textile
Longevity of fibre and
Where do they come from ?
They start off as raw materials that are processed into fibre and then constructed into fabric.
Fibres come from natural or man made sources
