Chapter 1 Fibre, Yarn and Fabric
11Text:What is a fibre
Reading material:Fine structure of fibre
12Text:Natural cellulosic fibres
Reading material:Degradation of cellulose
13Text:Natural protein fibres
Reading material:Wool farming
14Text:Regenerated fibres
Reading material:Tencel
15Text:Synthetic fibres
Reading material:Fibre lustre
16Text:Yarn and fabric
Reading material:Primary and secondary motions of loom
Chapter 2 Pretreatment Processes of Textiles
21Text:Preparations before wet pretreatment
Reading material:Water and textile processing
22Text:Desizing
Reading material:Size reclamation
23Text:Scouring
Reading material:Special scouring processes
24Text:Bleaching
Reading material:Surfactants
25Text:Mercerizing
Reading material: Degumming of silk
26Text:Heat setting
Reading material:Heatsetting and steamsetting of nylon
Chapter 3 Dyeing of Textiles
31Text:Introduction to dyeing
Reading material:Dyeing equilibrium
32Text:Classification of dyes
Reading material:Attributes of colour
33Text:Dyeing machines
Reading material:Pad dyeing machine
34Text:Dyeing of cellulose fabric
Reading material:Structure of cotton in relation to dyeing
35Text:Dyeing of protein fabric
Reading material:Colour kitchens
36Text:Dyeing of polyester fabric
Reading material:DyeCoo delivers sustainable textiles with waterless dyeing
37Text:Dyeing of polyacrylic textiles
Reading material:Action of auxiliaries
Chapter 4 Printing of Textiles
41Text:Introduction to printing
Reading material:Preparation of the fabric for printing
42Text:Roller printing
Reading material:Ingredients of printing paste
43Text:Screen printing
Reading material:Preparation of screen
44Text:Transfer printing
Reading material:Other special printing techniques
45Text:Direct printing with dyes
Reading material:Digital inkjet printing
46Text:Direct printing with pigments
Reading material:Designs
47Text:Discharge and resist printing
Reading material:Getting digital with textiles printing
Chapter 5 Finishing of Textiles
51Text:Introduction to finishing
Reading material:Shrinkage control for wool
52Text:Mechanical finishes
Reading material:Sueding or emerising
53Text:Application of resin for finishing
Reading material:Dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea
54Text:Water proofing and water repellent finishes
Reading material:Weighting of silk
55Text:Flame retardant finish
Reading material:Towards multifunctional surfaces using the plasma induced graft polymerization(PIGP)process:Flame and waterproof cotton textiles
56Text:Other special finishes
Reading material:Enzyme finishing
Chapter 6 Textile Testing
61Text:Introduction to textile testing
Reading material:Terms used in sampling
62Text:Testing of pretreated fabric
Reading material:Precision and accuracy
63Text:Measurement of coloured fabric
Reading material:Use of the grey scales
64Text:Measurement of finished fabric
Reading material:Systematic error and random error
Appendix 1 Standard operating procedures for garment merchandising
Appendix 2 Vocabulary
Appendix 3 Phrases and Expressions