Text and Science Care

Textile Science and Care 3(2+1)

Lesson 01 : Fundamentals Of Textiles

Reasons for Studying Textiles

• A study of Textiles will show, for example why certain fabrics are more durable and therefore more serviceable for specific purpose.
• It will explain why certain fabrics make cool wearing apparel.
• Complete knowledge of textiles will facilitate an intelligent appraisal of standards and brands of merchandise and will develop the ability to distinguish quality in fabrics.
• The customers get idea about how to buy and what to buy.

The word textiles comes from the Latin term Textere, ”Woven”. Today the word textile is more generalized and refers to the product made from fibres.
A fiber is defined as any product capable of being woven or otherwise made into a fabric. It may be thought of as the smallest visible unit of textile production or a fiber can be defined as a pliable hair like strand that is very small in diameter in relation to its length. Fibres are the fundamental units or the building blocks used in the making of textile yarns and fabrics.
Where the yarns are produced by twisting or spinning of the textile fibers and in turn a fabric is a planner structure produced by interlacing or interlooping of yarns.