FSAD 2370

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FSAD 2370
Structural Fabric Design

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course provides a basic understanding of how fabrics are formed and the relationship between fabric structure and fabric performance. Students completing this class will have a strong understanding of common fabric structures, be able to identify fabric structure visually and appreciate the relationship between fabric construction and performance in apparel and other end uses.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: FSAD 1350 or permisson of instructor.

Outcomes
  • Master the vocabulary of textile structures from fiber through finished fabric.
  • Understand the basic processes used to form common textile materials.
  • Learn to represent fabrics graphically and understand the relationship between actual fabric structures and computer drawings.
  • Be able to identify the structure of a given fabric visually and describe that fabric using standard diagramming (graphing) techniques, notation and language.
  • Calculate basic fabric properties such as cover and fabric weight.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7883 FSAD 2370   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Shepherd, L

  • Prerequisite: FSAD 1350.

  • 19005 FSAD 2370   FLD 801

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Shepherd, L