A study of textile will show, for
example, why certain fabrics are more durable and therefore more serviceable for
specific purposes. It will explain why certain fabrics make cool wearing
apparel as well as give an impression of coolness when used as decoration. The
matter of cleanliness and maintenance must also be estimated before purchasing
when that is an important factor.
Complete knowledge of textile
will facilitate an intelligent appraisal of standards and brand of merchandise
and will develop the ability to distinguish quality in fabrics and, in turn, to
appreciate the proper uses for the different qualities. A result, both the
consumer merchant and consumer customer will know how to buy and what to buy,
and salespeople will know how to render good service to those consumers who
have not had the advantage of a formal course in textiles.
Great strides have been made in
the textile industry, and have markedly influenced our general economic growth.
The prosperity and growth of related industries, such as retail apparel stores,
have produced broader employment opportunities. Competition for the consumer’s
dollar has fostered the creation of new textile fibers with specific qualities
to compete with well-established fibers. New fiber blends have been created to
combine many of these qualities into new types of yarns with new trademarks.
There are also new names for fabrics made of these new fibers and yarns. New
finishes have been developed to add new and interesting characteristics to
fibers, yarn and fabrics.
This welter of creativity and the myriad of trademarks
present a challenge to the consumer, who is sometimes knowledgeable but
frequently confused. Yet one need not be. Without being overly technical, this
information can be easily understood and consequently very useful to the
consumer in business and personal to the consumer in business and personal
life. All of this information can be adopted for such utilitarian benefits as
economy, durability, serviceability and comfort, as well as for such aesthetic
values as hand (or feel), texture, design and color.
In the study of textiles, the
student’s initial interest will become an absorbing interest when they discover
the natural fascinating of fabrics and their cultural associations,
particularly when factual study is supplemented by actual handling of the
textile materials. The subject will seem worthwhile as they become familiar
with illustrative specimens and fabrics and begin to handle and learn to
compare the raw materials of which fabrics are made as well as the finished
consumer goods.
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