Week	Name	Description
28 February - 6 March	Introduction
	Reasons for Studying Textiles
	Common Terminology
	Reference
7 March - 13 March	Introduction
	Classification of Fibers by Source
	Classification Of Fibers By Length
	Reference
14 March - 20 March	Introduction
	Physical Properties
	Secondary Properties
	Thermal Properties
	Chemical Properties
	Biological And Other Properties
	Molecular Structure of Fibres
	References
21 March - 27 March	Introduction
	Production And Processing of Cotton
	Properties of Cotton Fabrics
	Chemical Properties
	Miscellaneous Properties
	Consumer Preference
28 March - 3 April	Introduction
	Sericulture
	Silk Reeling/Silk Filature
	Types of silk
	Properties of Silk
	Thermal Properties
	Chemical Properties
4 April - 10 April	Introduction
	Generally Wool is Graded Based On
	Properties Of Wool Fabrics
	Chemical Properties
	Miscellaneous Properties
11 April - 17 April	History
	Definition
	Manufacturing of Polyester Fibres
	Raw Materials
	Spinning of Polyester Fibres
	Properties of Polyester
	Physical Properties
	Thermal Properties
	Chemical Properties
	Miscellaneous Properties
18 April - 24 April	History
	Definition
	Production of Rayon
	Viscose Process
	Thermal Properties
	Chemical Properties
	Miscellaneous properties
25 April - 1 May	History
	Definition
	Manufacturing of Acrylic Fibres
	Properties of Acrylic
	Finishes Gsiven to Acrylic
	Consumer Preference
2 May - 8 May	History
	Processing
	Properties - Physical, thermal, chemical, biological
	Uses
	Finishes given
	Reasons for consumer preferences
	Fabrics marketed
9 May - 15 May	Introduction
	Labels Used In the Clothing Industry
	Uses of Care Labels
	ASTM Care Label System
	Tags
16 May - 22 May	Introduction
	Methods of Spinning
	Mechanical Spinning
	Reference
23 May - 29 May	Introduction
	Methods of Chemical Spinning
	Delustering
	Dope dyeing or Solution Pigmenting
	Reference
6 June - 12 June	Weaving
	knitting
	lace making
	felting
20 June - 26 June	Storing, steeping, washing, drying & finishing equipment – their types, advantages, disadvantages, care
27 June - 3 July	Principles
11 July - 17 July	Sources of water
	Hardness of water, damage caused by hard water, Tests for determining hardness of water, types of hardness – temporary & permanent, methods of removing hardness, their advantages & disadvantages
25 July - 31 July	Value of soap in laundry, saponification Other cleansing agents-Rita nut, Shikakai, green gram flour, soapless detergents, their application & uses, merits & demerits.
1 August - 7 August	Acidic – oxalic acid, salts of lemon & acetic acid, uses, merits & demerits
	Alkaline – Washing soda, borax, Ammonia & ammonium hydroxide, uses, merits & demerits
	Bleaching agents: Oxidizing – sunlight, sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate, potassium permanganate, preparation, uses & precautions Reducing - sodium hypochlorite, sodium bisulphate, preparation, uses & precautions
8 August - 14 August	Qualities of a good stiffening agent
	Types – rice starch, tapioca, sago, Maida, commercial starches, others
15 August - 21 August	Purpose
	Types- ultramarine, Prussian, aniline & optical blues, advantages, disadvantages, use, correction of over blueing.
22 August - 28 August	Principles, merits & demerits of dry cleaning
	By the use of absorbents- types of absorbents, methods & uses, merits & demerits
	By the use of solvents- types of solvents, methods & uses, merits & demerits
29 August - 4 September	Introduction
	Definition of a finish
	Preparation of gray goods for finishing- desizing, Degumming, boiling, washing, kier boiling, scouring, singeing, carbonizing
	Classification – Mechanical, Chemical, Additive, Special
5 September - 11 September	Calendering
	Tentering
	Shearing
12 September - 18 September	Finishes that are imparted with the help of chemicals are termed as chemical finishes.
19 September - 25 September	Padding
	Back filling
	Surface coating
	Cellulose coating
26 September - 2 October	Crease resistant
	Water proof
	Flame retardant
	Moth resistance finishes