Advanced Fabric Structure & Analysis

Paper Code: 
MTX-323
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To understand the construction of weaving  processes of decorative weaves.
  2. To understand the mechanism of dobby and jacquard.
     
9.00
Unit I: 
  • Decorative weaves :Fancy twills; diamonds; and diaper designs; large diagonals; shaded twills; diagonals on satin bases; figured twills; construction of diamond design, construction of diaper designs
10.00
Unit II: 
  • Decorative weaves:

Further extension - hopsack weave; crepe; honey comb (ordinary & brighton); huck-a-back; mockleno; distorted thread  effects simple spot designs.
 

9.00
Unit III: 
  • Stripe and check weave combination:

Elements of colour; simple colour and weave effects:

  • Construction of line effects
  • Hound’s tooth pattern
  • Bird’s eye & spot effects
  • Hairline effects
  • Step pattern
     
10.00
Unit IV: 
  • Special rib and cord structure:
  • Construction of cork screw weaves; bed ford cords-plain, face, wadded,
  • Backed cloth: Warp backed cloth; weft backed cloth; backed cloth with wadding threads;
  • Warp and weft wadded cloths; reversible backed cloths.

 

7.00
Unit V: 

Introduction to dobby and jacquard : characteristics and their mechanism

Essential Readings: 
  1. Grociki, Z.J., Watsons Textiles Design and Colour, London, Newness Butter Worths,1998.
  2. Sengupta, R., Weaving Calculations, Taraporewale Sons and Co., Bombay.
  3. Corbman, B., Fibre to Fabric, 6th, McGraw Hill Book Company, USA,1983
  4. William, Watson, Advanced Textile Design, Longmans Green & Co. Ltd, London.
     
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