AKTU Home Textile Technology (BCT603) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year

Course Objectives

To learn, demonstrate, evaluate and product development on sustainable manufacturing and embellishment techniques of home textiles namely marker planning, spreading, cutting, sewing, embroidery, patchwork, appliqué and quilting.

Introduction to Home Textiles, areas of application, the planning, drawing and reproduction of the marker, the requirements of marker planning, efficiency of the marker plan, methods of marker planning and marker use. the spreading of the fabric to from a lay, the requirement of the spreading process. methods of spreading, the nature of fabric packages. the cutting of fabric: objectives of cutting, cutting machines: hand shears, straight knife, round knife, band knife etc.

Stitch, stitch types, sewing machine-parts and their function, sewing machine feed mechanisms, seam, seam types, seam finishes.

Sewing machine needles: functions, parts, selection of sewing needle.

Sewing threads: fibre type, construction, thread sizing and thread packages.

Associated work aids of sewing machines.

Fullness: Definition, darts, tucks, pleats. flares, godets, gathers, shirrs and frills or ruffles.

Placket finishes: Definition, classification continuous bound, bound and faced (two piece) plackets, zipper placket. tailored placket.

Embroidery: Introduction, different types of embroidery stitches, different materials/ equipments used in embroidery, precautions during setting the fabric on embroidery frame, darning.

Patch Work: Definition, different styles of patchwork techniques such as pieced patchwork, shell patchwork, suffolk puffs, crazy patchwork, log cabin patchwork, strip patchwork, seminole patchwork, folded star patchwork, mayflower patchwork and pleated patchwork.

Appliqué: Definition, various styles of appliqué techniques, standard appliqué, appliqué perse, reverse appliqué, padded appliqué, folded appliqué, shadow appliqué, lace appliqué Quilting: Definition, various styles of quilting, wadded quilting, padded quilting, corded quilting, shadow quilting.

Curtains: - Definition, various styles, choices of fabrics, calculating the amount of material needed, manufacturing steps of curtains.

Bedspreads: Estimating yardage for a spread, bedspread types and its manufacturing: throw, flounced and tailored.

Pillows: Types of pillows, knife-edge pillow, box-edge pillow, basic measurements, constructing a knife-edge pillow covers, tufting pillows, pillow shams, ruffled pillow, pillow sham with flat self-border, box-edge pillow cover: rectangular box-edge cover, boxed effect without boxing strip, circular box-edge cover, bolster and its covers: round bolster and wedge bolster.

Reference Books

1. Carr & Latham’s technology of clothing manufacture revised by David J. Tyler (Fourth edition), Blackwell publishing.
2. Introduction to clothing production management-second edition. A.J.Chuter, Blackwell
3. science, New Delhi.
4. Garment technology for fashion designers-Gerry Cooklin, Blackwell science, New Delhi.
5. Introduction to clothing manufacture- Gerry Cooklin, Blackwell science, New Delhi.
6. Process control in home textiles manufacturing by K K Goswami, abhishek publishing
7. Chandigarh, India.
8. Soft furnishing book by Kartin Cargill, Reed consumer books limited, London.
9. Soft furnishing by saarah Campbell and Hilary More, MacDonald books, QED publishers
10. Limited London.
11. Simplicity’s (1993) –Simply the best home decoration book, A fire side book as published by Simon and Schulster (New York). London. The simplicity pattern company Inc.
12. Home Fashion
13. Cloths line (Journal)
14. House & Garden (Journal)
15. Textiles Para El Hogar (Journal) Distribution & Suibscription – Ecuadar, 75, entresuelo,
16. 08029 Barcelona, Espane, e.mail: publica@publica.es, castellon@publica.es
17. Process control in home textiles manufacturing K K Goswami, Abhishek publishing, Chandigarh.

Course Outcomes

Course Outcomes

1. Define home textiles and identify its manufacturing as well as embellishment techniques.
2. Describe technology involved in the manufacturing processes of home textiles i.e. marker planning, spreading, cutting and sewing techniques as well as embellishment techniques such as embroidery, patchwork, appliqué and quilting.
3. Demonstrate various home textile manufacturing and embellishment techniques.
4. Classify and differentiate various home textile manufacturing and embellishment techniques.
5. Review and revise the knowledge of various home textile manufacturing and embellishment techniques.
6. Development of various home textile products.