This intensive training short course is organised for the benefit of all those who are engaged in the manufacture, research and development as well as the commercial aspects of textile business. The course will cover the fibres, yarns and fabrics used in textile products for apparel, household and technical textiles applications as core modules. The third day will offer two specialist modules covering dyeing and finishing and fabric testing and analysis.
Programme
Fibres: their production, properties and areas of application.
Yarns: their production, properties and areas of application.
Weaving: yarn preparation, fabric production, fabric structure, fabric properties and areas of application.
Warp and weft knitting: fabric production, fabric structure, fabric properties and areas of application.
Nonwoven Fabrics: classification, web formation, wet-laid, dry-laid and polymer-laid fabric production, fabric properties and areas of application.
Dyeing & Finishing: preparatory processes for different textile materials, dyeing, principles of colouration.
Fabric Testing & Analysis: fabric performance, fabric specifications, fabric testing and analysis.
‘I found all of the course content useful and interesting. Although not everything discussed was in my specific field, it helped to understand other processes’. Adele Rich, Mobus Fabrics Ltd.
All of the modules were really interesting. They were so in depth, I have enjoyed learning about the different processes’. Tiffany Lowe, Roy Lowe & Sons.
The Textile Institute
The Textile Institute is a unique organisation in textiles, clothing and footwear. It was incorporated in England by a Royal Charter granted in 1925 and is a registered charity. The Institute has Individual and Corporate members in up to 70 countries, the membership covers all sectors and all disciplines in textiles, clothing and footwear. Within the global textiles, clothing and footwear industries the aim of the Institute is to facilitate learning, to recognise achievement, to reward excellence and to disseminate information.
How to Book your place
Booking Form 16 – 18 September 2025
Simply complete and return a booking form along with your payment. Your delegate place will be confirmed within 5 working days via email so please ensure that you supply a correct email address.
Source: The Textile Institute