SHORT COURSE: garment technologist - fiBRES & fabrics
Discover the complex world of fabrics. This course will take you through the production of garments, as well as introduce you to the technical side of garment technology and fabric development.
- Develop essential fabric and fibre knowledge needed for garment technology
- Ideal for anyone looking to start their own fashion label or run a small fashion business
- Study at the Fashion Retail Academy, the home of fashion's next generation
Overview
On this course, taught at the Fashion Retail Academy campus, you’ll receive an introduction to fabrics and how they are made.
You’ll understand the key fibres used in garments today, and how they are manufactured into yarns and fabrics. You’ll explore woven and knitted fabrics and learn how to identify them and their properties.
You’ll discover the role of the garment technologist, and learn about fabric production, suitable end uses for fabrics, typical faults and why they happen, and new developments in fabrics as well as fabric production impact and sustainability measures.
By the end of the course, you’ll have developed an understanding of the production of fabrics, the different types of fabrics and their benefits, and learnt some techniques to identify fabrics.
TUTOR
Sian Bladen-Hill has 35 years of experience working for brands including M&S and Disney. She has designed and developed products including womenswear, childrenswear and menswear, and is passionate about creating garments, concept sketching and fabric sourcing.
Course details
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Email: shortcourses@fra.ac.uk
Phone: 0207 307 2350
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