INTD1080 — Textile Applications
INTD 1080 - Textile Applications INTD 1080 - Textile Applications Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2 Course Description: This course examines textile fibers, yarns, fabric construction, dyeing, printing, and finishing used in residential and commercial interior design applications. It covers safety and wear testing codes as well as recommended care for textiles, carpeting, and leather products. Course tasks focus on the selection of appropriate materials to meet client specifications. This course requires field trips to ”trade only” showrooms during regular business hours. MnTC Goals None describe safety, environmental and wearability testing, codes, and regulations. select textiles and non-textile products for aesthetic qualities, suitability, durability, and serviceability for specific purposes. create comprehensive fabric portfolio with all samples correctly identified. explain origins/sources of natural and manufactured textile fibers. identify fiber and yarn structure. identify fabric construction. describe functional properties of textiles in terms of construction, ply, yarn twist and thread count. compare aesthetic and functional methods of textile dyeing, printing and finishing. compare non-textile and special feature products (i.e. leather, fur and vinyl products) used for residential and commercial interior design applications. explain appropriate methods to care for and/or renovate textile and non-textile products. correctly identify textiles. select appropriate textiles