January 20th, 2019

Textile Design Courses: Making Aspirants Familiar with Various Natural Fibers

echnological advancements are bringing more advanced and futuristic products that are beyond our perception of the current world. This holds true for the fashion and textile industry as well. With more innovations and advancements in fibers; better sustainable, environmental friendly and low cost fibers are getting introduced in the market. The ones that are derived from natural sources are of greater importance in this era of plastics since manufacturing from these causes no or lesser release of pollutants. Textile designing courses generally focus on various aspects pertaining to manufacturing from cotton, silk, wool and many other fibers that are obtained from natural sources or are produced artificially.

Amongst others, Pina, Banana and Soy protein fiber are quite popular among the professionals in this industry. Education programs help aspirants to acquire knowledge of such fibers along with varied processes, principles and art associated with the domain. Pina fibers are obtained from pineapple leaves which are used to make fabrics. They are environmental friendly, lightweight, can be easily blended with others, have better texture than silk and is washable too. It possesses chic elegant appearance that has a natural shine. It is also used in designing and production of table linens, bags, mats and other clothing items.
Banana fibers are also one of the strongest natural fibers. Its appearance is similar to bamboo fiber but with better fineness and spin ability. They are very lightweight, strong, high moisture absorption and release property and biodegradable. They are used to make currencies, bond papers and traditional dresses in Japan. They are also used for manufacturing mattresses, pillows, cushions, bags etc. Textile courses let students gain in-depth knowledge of these fibers, their properties, purity tests and other essential characteristics.

Another natural fiber which is very popular is Soy protein fiber. It has physical properties of synthetic fiber with other tremendous characteristics like smoothness, luster, comfort, strength etc. It can be mixed with other types of fibers like cashmere, wool, silk etc. To provide enhanced strength with the fiber mixed. It has many applications such as it can be used as knits and yarns in innerwear, baby wear, skirts and more.

Apart from these fibers, there are many other conventional fibers being developed and experimented. AAFT School of Fashion and Design offers UG and PG textile designing courses in Delhi NCR. Students learn about different fibers, yarns, threads, etc. through hands-on training by industry experts. They get relevant market exposure through various classroom exercises, live projects, workshops, exhibitions, field trips, master classes and more.

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