Textile Components

What is a textile component?
1. Extras added to fabric used to make textile item. Without them - very difficult to make them.
2. Pre-manufactured/home-made e.g. shoulder pads or covered buttons.
3. Role is to aid construction (threads), allow for opening + closing (zip), add strength (interfacing), embellish (beads), insulate (wadding), add shape (shoulder pads) + improve quality of product.
4. When choosing one, designer needs to consider care, cost, quality, aesthetic appeal, safety issues + end use.
Components
1. Sewing Threads
  1. Function: Hold fabric pieces together, add fastenings + decoration.
  2. E.g. - cotton, polyester, metallic + silk threads.
2. Beads + Sequins
  1. Decorate with colour, texture, catch light + add weight to product.
  2. Plastic, wood + diamante.
3. Ribbon, bindings, cords + braids
  1. Add decorative edgings or features. Used as ties + fastenings.
  2. Fabric strips or different weights, patterns, widths + fires.
4. Interfacings
  1. Aid sewing, add strength, give shape + structure or used as bonding glue.
  2. Non-woven sew/iron-on (fusible) fabric or paper backed web-bonding (Bondaweb).
5. Pre-manufactured motifs
  1. Speed up decorative processes + add feature.
  2. School + team badges, children's animal motifs.

Resource summary

	Created by anndjan21 about 10 years ago