Smart materials created to provide specific properties

Awareness of a range of different smart fabrics, eg heat reactive, fabrics developed for health and safety applications, performance fabrics

SMART – QCA definition. LEARN THIS OFF BY HEART. “Smart materials respond to differences in temperature or light and change in some way.  They are called smart because they sense conditions in their environment and respond to those conditions. Smart materials appear to ‘think’ and some have ‘memory’ as they revert back to their original state.”

MODERN – QCA definition. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SMART AND MODERN. “Modern materials are developed through the invention of new or improved processes, for example, as a result of ‘man’ made materials or human intervention.”

 Thoroughly read your copy of

http://www.textileinnovation.co.uk/pages/links.htm

heat reactive

PCM (Phase Change Materials)

Outlast^® materials balance your temperature through the use of patented microencapsulated Thermocules™ that absorb and store excess heat, releasing it when you need it most.

visit http://www.outlast.com/index.php?id=71&L=0 and view the DEMO

fabrics developed for health and safety applications

flame retardant – Kevlar and Nomex

bullet proof – KEVLAR

stab proof – KEVLAR

buoyancy and inflatable textiles

electrostatic and anti-static

reflective

phosphorescence

thermochromatic

performance fabrics

Fabric manufacture

Knowledge of the structure of the main construction methods and the differences between them. Understanding of the qualities given to the fabrics by the construction methods, including typical end-uses

Woven

http://www.fabrics-manufacturers.com/fabric-weaves.html

http://ulita.leeds.ac.uk/wiki/mediawiki-1.10.1/index.php/Weaving_Module

http://www.teonline.com/articles/2008/10/types-of-fabric-weaves.html

http://www.teonline.com/knowledge-centre/weaving.html

Plain (Tabby)

 

 

Twill and satin weaves

    

 

 

Pile weaves, eg cut/loop pile

 

 

Special effects achieved with coloured yarns and Blended fibres, boucle and crepe fabrics

     

 

 

 

Knitted

 

 

 

Weft knits, eg single and double jerseys, rib knit, hand and machine knits

Warp knits, including, tricot, velour

           

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/fabric.htm

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/fabric1.htm  

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/fabric2.htm

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/fabric3.htm 

 

Non-wovens Production of felts and bonded fabrics

   

http://www.vilene.com/content/e131/e319/index_eng.html

 http://www.fossmfg.com/products_capabilities.cfm  

http://www.britishfelt.co.uk/home-1-0.html

(AS) Yarns – Read AQA handout

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarns.htm

http://ulita.leeds.ac.uk/wiki/mediawiki-1.10.1/index.php/Yarn_Manufacture_Module

Carding, spinning – Understand that fibres need to be made into yarns to manufacture woven and knitted fabrics. The importance of twist

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarn6.htm twist/ply

 Yarn types – Knowledge of basic yarn types and how they influence the qualities of the fabrics made from them, eg staple and filament yarns, single and plied yarns, textured and bulked yarns, fancy yarns

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarn2.htm filament

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarn3.htm staple

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarn4.htm      staple2

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarn7.htm fancy

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarn8.htm      fancy2

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarncount.htm

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/linear.htm tex

 Blending and mixing of fibres – Staple fibre blends, core spun

http://www.miniknittingstuff.com/yarn5.htm blending

http://textilemania.textilefabric.com/projectors/projector.html click on unit 3 yarns