Textiles for Buyers and Designers Online Short Course

This course has been designed to help retail professionals and garment designers become more effective by gaining a better understanding of the raw materials they are working with. The course covers woven and knitted fabrics, including complex constructions, plus dyeing and finishing. Students learn the processes involved and the end results that are possible, as well as what makes a fabric more expensive or cheaper, what increases or shortens the lead-time and what to consider when making more environmentally friendly choices for fabric selection. By the end of the course students will have a better understanding of; • Woven and knitted fabrics and how they are made • Dyes, prints and finishes on fabrics and their appropriate use • What makes a fabric more expensive/cheaper • What increases or shortens the leadtime for a fabric • What fibres, products and processes are more environmentally friendly