Introduction:

Target: 1. Get a general idea of the subject 2. Get more confidence to master it 3. The history, present and prospect of textile in China

Introduce yourself ： name, education, work experiences

Content of introduction:

History, present and future of textile industry internationally

The importance of fabric design Design work and health The aims of the subject and schedule of

teaching plan

History, present and the future of textile industry internationally

1. History 1 ） Upper cave man had been making cloth with ani

mal skin using needle made of bone since 50 thousands ago.

Images of ancient life

2 ） kudzu fiber has come into human’s life five or six thousands years ago.

3 ） Good use had been made of silk during the Neolithic times approximately 4000 years ago

Silkworm and cocoon

4 ） Fabrics made of ramie came into popularity in Shang, Zhou dynasties in China.

5 ） A gown, weighted 40 grams, produced 2100 years ago, was unearthed from Tomb Number 1 at Mawangdui.

6 ） Hand loom appeared in China in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period

7 ） The Silk Road, created more than 2000 years ago, played an important role in the communication between the west and east

8 ） In the Tang dynasty textile industry had fully developed ,especially for silk.

9 ） The prosperity of textile in U.K. 200 years ago: water power, steam engine boiler, electric power, Industry Revolution etc.

10 ） The situation of textile in China before Liberation

Before the Liberation, there were 5 million spindles and 70,000 looms , and most of them were located in Shanghai, Tianjin and Qingdao etc. The well known Rongs began their business

from textile.

Mao Zedong visiting Rong’s mill

11 ） the present scale:

70 million spindles Able to produce fiber 20

million tons per year

1 ） China is the biggest textile producer

2 ） The position in national economy:

① To provide clothes for 1.3 billion people

② NO.1 foreign currency earner

③ Effective in solving unemployment

2. the present situation of textile industry

3.The prospect of textile industry:

A bright tomorrow with the following character: 1 ） Private-owned will replace State-owned 2) As important as food, playing a key role in national

economy 3 ） The percentage of Furnishings and industrial texti

le is increasing. Some new applications of textiles :

New applications of textiles:

2, The importance of fabric design

1. Features: Textiles are commodities which follow fashion. Fashion

is constantly changing, so new products are required. Therefore, R & D of new varieties is necessary for satisfying various new requirements.

Not only knowledge but also intellect are necessary for designers. One should master science and technology, also, makes oneself good at practice.

1 ） A creative work intellectually;2 ） A futurology in the aspect of time; 3 ） Based on textile science and others related; 4 ） A completed system in the aspect of management incl

uding investigation, study, development, productivity and selling. A qualified designer is expected to be versatile with technology.

2. Importance to enterprises

1 ） Designing is a fundamental work, and design document is a law in a factory. Staffs, finance, equipment, productivity, supply and selling are all following the product.

2 ） The key factor determining failure or success

The product is not the issues of a department but the whole enterprise. There is a saying “a product can bring a dying company to life”.

3 ） A designer has more opportunities for promotion

Since the designer must be qualified as a manager do, he or she has more chances to be promoted.

3. Fabric design and one’s career

A bridge to boss A bridge to professional designer A bridge to businessman.

Design work and health Design work is a creative work: psychologically,

people prefer creative work than the repeated one, since this job is always exciting us.

Design work is artistic in some way, and the artist usually have a longer life.

Design work is usually carried out in a nice place: market research and study, conference , inspecting the production are all interesting and fun.

4. The aim of this subject and advised teaching plan

Aim : Familiar with the woven structure and be able to

analyze the parameters of fabric; Be capable to design fabric and select the

parameters properly; Get knowledge from other language.

Advised teaching plan ： 25 lectures (50 periods) Reference ： WOVEN STRUCTURE AND DESIGN ， China T

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