1. Chapter 11, 12 & 13: Clothing, Fashion, Fabrics and Construction
Textile Fibres
Chapter 11, 12 & 13: Clothing, Fashion, Fabrics and Construction

2. Thinking about fibres Unravel one to find out, what do you see?
If you were to look at your closet at home, what would your closet be made up of? Natural fibres? Manufactured fibres?

3. What are Fibres?
A Fibre is the basic unit that makes fabric. It’s usually grouped and twisted together to form a continuous strand, called a yarn. Yarns can be woven or knitted together to make fabric.
Fibres are classified according to their source or origin. Natural fibres come from natural sources, such as plants and animals.

4. Watch Video

7. Textile Fabrics: Chapter 11

10. Natural Fibres Natural Fibres
Time: 47 seconds
How you make wool:
Time: 5:35
Time: 1:51
Natural Fabrics:
1:00

11. Manufactured Fibres http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnbcIeh4B5Q
Old School Documentary:
Nylon & Rayon

12. Fibres that are as a result of scientific experimentation and development are called manufacture fibres.

14. Gr 12

15. Page 7, 8 on pdf

16. When manufactured and natural fibres meet
6 mins 41 secs
Now we are coming to the point where we can manufacture “natural” threads.
Fibre: Bacterial Cellulose
What would you choose to grow? Do you see this as a viable option for fashion in the future?

17. Fiber to Fabric http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqDHM1ZFH0
7 mins 19 secs
Making Fabric Choices Hand-Out
How Fabrics are made Hand-out/Worksheet
Try It/Take it Up

19. Clues to Fabric Performance, Gr 12 only

22. Fabric Construction From Fibre to Fabric
2 mins 50 secs
Fibres and Yarns: Part 1
9 minutes
Part 2
(specific to knitting/yarn)

23. Fabric Finishes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkuX2gyXkrM
3 mins 6 secs
Dyeing and Finishing Part A
7 mins 47 secs
Part B
8 mins 14 secs
Fabric Finishes for protection:
2 mins 44 secs
Printing Fabric with a pattern
Only need to watch to 57 seconds
Total length is 2 mins 58 secs

24. Hand-Outs
Clue to Fabric Performance Worksheet, try it, take it up, Answer using Chapter 14
Fabric Finishes, Chapter 13

28. Warp (WA)vs WEFT (WE) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gHokb3lh_A
11 minutes
Define and Draw your own sketch of EACH
Label each drawing
Give an (example of where you might see each, ie. Which garments use each weaving process)

29. Textile Recycling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJka9tHkxjs
3 mins 58 secs

30. Homework
Review the Chapter Summaries on Chp & 13, then answer the following.
K/N: / T/I : /9 Application: /18
Chapter 11
Answer Recalling the facts #1, 4, 7, 14, (2 pts each)
Applying Knowledge #2 (4 pts)
Chapter 12
Answer Recalling the facts, #1, 2, 6, 8, 1, 13 (2 pts each)
Applying Knowledge #6 (4 pt each)
Chapter 13
Thinking Critically #1, 2, 3 (3 pts each)
Applying Knowledge #2 (10 pts)

31. Assessment
Warp VS Weft diagrams
Fibres Assignment

32. Fibres Assignment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fabric_names

33. Additional Extension activity

34. Additional Info/Activities
Activity from Student workbook that matches text