Conduct an investigation into smart and modern fibres and fabrics. Analyse the development of such f
Conduct an investigation into smart and modern fibres and fabrics. Analyse the development of such fibres with regards to the future of things to come. Eg. Fashion of the future. Consider the raw materials and their place in fabric development referencing renewable, sustainable and non-renewable resources. Smart Fabrics: Fabrics are called smart when they provide added characteristics that do me than make you look and feel good. They can be engineered to provide a whole range of properties such as breathability, waterproof and windproof, providing a microclimate around the skin. Many of these smart fabrics have been developed for specialist sports or outdoor pursuit's end uses and they are set to become even smarter as technology develops. Some smart fabrics are described as 'intelligent' because they respond to the needs of the wearer in an environment. The stimulus for some of these exciting textiles often comes from nature's responses to external stimuli, such as the way that pine cones open and close according to air pressure. This kind of design which makes use of ideas from nature is called Biomimetics; an example of this would be Stomatex. Smart fabrics are being developed to incorporate microelectronics within the structure of the fabric and as devices get smaller they will be incorporated more and more into garments. This means that textiles are set to play an
For my critical review I am going to look at shoe designers Susan Bennis and Warren Edwards, and especially at their, 1989 glass beaded evening slipper.
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Clothing - Fashion - Cosmetics
CLOTHING & FASHION You may think that the clothes today are wild and extravagant but compared to Elizabethan times they are nothing. Rich people searched all over the country for clothes to wear. On the other hand poor people just trailed behind. It was a long way from the Middle Ages when the government said what kind of material different classes could wear. As there were no sewing machines or factories, clothes in Elizabethan times had to be sewed by hand. Even the little decorations had to be embroidered on stitch by stitch. This made fashionable clothes very expensive. A smart pair of breeches would cost around £100 and lady's clothes will cost even more. One thing every one loved about fashion was bright colour. They usually wore lots of layers of clothes. To make the garments more spectacular the doublet, trunks, skirt or bodice often had many slits, which opened as the wearer moved to show the colours of the material underneath. Although no two people wore the same things they were something like this. First, a long shirt, usually highly decorated, with long sleeves and frilly cuffs. Then a pair of coloured under-trousers (not under pants) called canions, which were held up by string ties. Stockings with fancy garters followed, and coloured shoes made of soft leather, silk or velvet. This was the first time that shoes had cork heels. On the top came the trunks-short,
Final evaluation for A-line skirt
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Textile crafts.
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The peoples guide to knowing your townies
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DESIGH N AND MAKE PRODUCT
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Evaluation for textiles
Product evaluation Overall I feel that my Product turned out very well. I am very pleased with how it looks and the decoration on my garment. My final design and garment do look the same however do have some differences this is due to small issues within the making of my garment. I predicted that my garment would take 20 Hours however it took 21 hours this is because. It took me longer than I expected to Cut out my pattern pieces and cut out my fabric. Looking at my garment I can say that the seams I used was the right seams for my garment as they have helped to make my garment look as good as it does. I feel that the fabric I have used is good as it pink and summery. Also the fabric I used is cotton blend and gingham there fore the fabric is light weight which fits in with one of my specification points. My garment fits in well with my design brief and specification points as it meets most of them. My design brief stated that the garment must be suitable for a summer party and casual wear and must be cheap as my client's mother is on a diet. I feel that my garment has met these points. Looking at my finished product it feel that if I was to make my garment again I would work more efficiently as I did not meet I expected time. Also I would change my main skirt so that it can be removed if the client gets to hot. I think that by doing its it could boost up my grade and also