Sathyabama LMS

ELEMENTS OF TEXTILES

Course Code -SFD1103 

Elements of Textiles is to understand the important characteristic of different fabrics used Commercially. Students will learn to identify various fabrics textile by their look, appearance and feel. The knowledge gained through this subject will enable to select the right fabric for a particular end-use. They will be introduced to Basic surface ornamentation like Embroidery .

UNIT I 

Introduction to Fibers - Classification of Textile fibers - Natural and Manmade fibers. Primary and secondary characteristics

of textile fibers. Swatch file collection with different types of fibers - Cotton, Linen, Wool, Synthetic.

UNIT II 

Manufacturing process, properties and uses of natural fibers and Manmade fibers. Natural Fibers – cotton, linen, jute, silk,

wool, and hair fibers. Manmade fibers – Rayon and its types, nylon, polyester and acrylic.

UNIT III 

Spinning - Introduction, Spinning methods - Chemical Spinning and Mechanical Spinning. Chemical spinning – Wet, Melt &

Dry spinning of filament yarns. Mechanical Spinning – cotton system - sequence of process, objectives of blow room,

carding, drawing, combing, roving and ring spinning.

UNIT IV 

Yarn – definition. Properties of Yarn - Yarn numbering systems – Direct and indirect system of yarn count. Yarn twist.

Classification of yarns – Simple yarn, Single yarn, Ply yarn, Novelty Yarns.

UNIT V 

Basic fabric formation methods – Woven, Knitted and Nonwoven fabrics. Manmade Weaving process - Basic weaves used

in commercial fabric - End use of fabrics - different type of weaves. Introduction to knitting, Types of Knitting, Applications of

knitwear. Fabric Sourcing and market awareness - Fabric Analysis - Swatch file collection with various types of weaves and

fabrics.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

CO1: Classify the various sources of fibers and

CO2: Elaborate the manufacturing process of fibers

CO3: Understand the process of spinning sequences.

CO4: Classify yarns and analyze its attributes.

CO5: Understand the different types of fabric formation methods

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Textiles, Sara J. Kadolph, Pearson publication, 2009.

2. Fabric Science -5th edition, Joseph J Pizzuto, Fairchild Publications, Newyork ,1980.

3. Handbook of Nonwovens- Edited by R J Russell, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, England, 2007.

4. Knitting Technology- B.Ajgoankar, Universal Publishing Corporation, Mumbai, 1998.

5. Fibre to Fabric, Bernard P Corbman, (6th edition), Tata McGraw - Hill Education, 2003

This course would help to understand the underlying principles of embedded operating systems and 

develop device drivers for various I/O modules.

COURSE OBJECTIVES 

• To study the basics of Embedded System. 
• To explain the various development tools in embedded System. 
• To get a knowledge in embedded programming and acquire a knowledge in embedded system application

COURSE OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, the students will be able to

·  Get knowledge on Technology and Digital Literacy

·  Apply online tools and strategies and enjoy working in an online environment

·  Write, create and complete the assignments online

·  Create accounts in various social networks and to handle the common platform carefully.

·  Create PPT, Blogs, HTML pages and upload in the website.