Chapter 1 Fibre, Yarn and Fabric

1.1Text：What is a fibre

Reading material：Fine structure of fibre

1.2Text：Natural cellulosic fibres

Reading material：Degradation of cellulose

1.3Text：Natural protein fibres

Reading material：Wool farming

1.4Text：Regenerated fibres

Reading material：Tencel

1.5Text：Synthetic fibres

Reading material：Fibre lustre

1.6Text：Yarn and fabric

Reading material：Primary and secondary motions of loom

Chapter 2 Pretreatment Processes of Textiles

2.1Text：Preparations before wet pretreatment

Reading material：Water and textile processing

2.2Text：Desizing

Reading material：Size reclamation

2.3Text：Scouring

Reading material：Special scouring processes

2.4Text：Bleaching

Reading material：Surfactants

2.5Text：Mercerizing

Reading material: Degumming of silk

2.6Text：Heat setting

Reading material：Heatsetting and steamsetting of nylon

Chapter 3 Dyeing of Textiles

3.1Text：Introduction to dyeing

Reading material：Dyeing equilibrium

3.2Text：Classification of dyes

Reading material：Attributes of colour

3.3Text：Dyeing machines

Reading material：Pad dyeing machine

3.4Text：Dyeing of cellulose fabric

Reading material：Structure of cotton in relation to dyeing

3.5Text：Dyeing of protein fabric

Reading material：Colour kitchens

3.6Text：Dyeing of polyester fabric

Reading material：DyeCoo delivers sustainable textiles with waterless dyeing

3.7Text：Dyeing of polyacrylic textiles

Reading material：Action of auxiliaries

Chapter 4 Printing of Textiles

4.1Text：Introduction to printing

Reading material：Preparation of the fabric for printing

4.2Text：Roller printing

Reading material：Ingredients of printing paste

4.3Text：Screen printing

Reading material：Preparation of screen

4.4Text：Transfer printing

Reading material：Other special printing techniques

4.5Text：Direct printing with dyes

Reading material：Digital inkjet printing

4.6Text：Direct printing with pigments

Reading material：Designs

4.7Text：Discharge and resist printing

Reading material：Getting digital with textiles printing

Chapter 5 Finishing of Textiles

5.1Text：Introduction to finishing

Reading material：Shrinkage control for wool

5.2Text：Mechanical finishes

Reading material：Sueding or emerising

5.3Text：Application of resin for finishing

Reading material：Dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea

5.4Text：Water proofing and water repellent finishes

Reading material：Weighting of silk

5.5Text：Flame retardant finish

Reading material：Towards multifunctional surfaces using the plasma induced graft polymerization（PIGP）process:Flame and waterproof cotton textiles

5.6Text：Other special finishes

Reading material：Enzyme finishing

Chapter 6 Textile Testing

6.1Text：Introduction to textile testing

Reading material：Terms used in sampling

6.2Text：Testing of pretreated fabric

Reading material：Precision and accuracy

6.3Text：Measurement of coloured fabric

Reading material：Use of the grey scales

6.4Text：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