For Fabric Technologists, Merchandisers or those who wish to embark their career in Textile/Apparel or allied industries

Main subject areas

Module 1 – Fabric Manufacturing Technology Fibres

• Fibre classification
• properties of fibres, their effect on fabric properties and end use.

Yarn

• Yarn classification
• properties of yarn and their effect on end uses.

Woven Fabrics

• Woven fabric structures
• their properties and end uses.

Knitted Fabrics

• Knitted fabric structures
• their properties and end uses.

Module II – Fabric Processing and Fabric Testing & Inspection Fabric Processing

• Pretreatment and dyeing of fabrics
• Types of dyes
• Technology of dyeing
• effect of fabric finishes on garments and their end uses.

Fabric Testing

• Introduction to fabric testing
• Fabric strength
• Wear resistance
• Colour fastness properties
• Dimensional stability etc.
• Fabric specifications and performance testing.

Fabric Inspection

• Defects in woven and knitted fabrics
• Their identification
• Fabric grading systems