Research Journal of Textile and Apparel: Volume 16 Issue 4

Interactive Fashion Featuring of Sound in Fashion Design

Y.T. Chui, Gail Taylor

This paper discusses recent research into the role of interactive fashion in human communication. The focus is on sound and the possibilities of how fashion can interact with…

An Intelligent and Interactive Carpet Role of Design in A Textile Innovation Project

Eva Deckers, Bernd v.d Stouw, Joris Peutz

This paper presents an ongoing innovation project on the development of an intelligent and interactive carpet called PeR+, short for Perception Rug Plus. This design-research…

Made to Measure & Advanced Manufacturing Toward a New Integration between Tradition and Innovation

Viola Chiara Vecchi

WovenTechnology is the main element for attaining excellence in manufacturing areas in the field of fashion. In recent years, integration of advanced technologies has been the…

Enhancing The Functionality of Traditional Interior Textiles with Integration of Optical Fibers

Zi-qian Bai, Jeanne Tan, Clare Johnston, Xiao-ming Tao

The colors of traditional interior textiles cannot be changed. With the development of hi-tech textiles, interior textiles and furnishings with changeable colors are now possible…

Pattern to Product, Pattern through Product Traditional Tools and Process Innovation in Textile Design

Chiara Colombi

The history of weaving and textile innovation follows the history of technological innovations and the evolution of socio-cultural issues in a stepwise manner.Currently, textiles…

Silent Witnesses Innovation Through Tradition in Italian Fashion Companies

Federica Vacca

The aim of this essay is to examine the relationship between design and handcraft, and examine the artisan as a witness of cultural and social traditions.In the fashion and…

Formative Representation of Sensuality in 19th Century Fashion

Jooyoung Shin

Sensuality is a dynamic that has driven fashion to undergo endless changes and left distinctive imprints on the style of each period. Particularly in the fashions of the 19th…

An Analysis of Historical Gold Mounting Textile – Light Brown Brocade with Gold Wefts and Lotus Pattern

Chang Chang

The case study is carried out on a piece of gold brocade lined with handmade paper and used as mounting textile for historic Chinese paintings. This “light brown brocade with gold…

History of Dyes Used in Different Historical Periods of Egypt

Omar Abdel-Kareem

This paper is a review article which presents brief historical information about natural dyes in different historical periods in Egypt. This information will assist…

Manufacture of Folded and Twisted Paper Yarn

Jaykumar Chummun, Satyadev Rosunee

The tourist sector in Mauritius is aiming at welcoming 2 million tourists by the year 2015 and coming up with creative ideas and products branded with ‘Made in Mauritius’ to boost…

Upgrading Fitness in the Production of Garments

Maryam Salehi, J. Shahrabi

This article uses a series of data mining techniques to analyze body types and introduce a new sizing chart in order to produce garments for males. A principle component analysis…

Embellishment of Fashion Design via Laser Engraving

Guoxiang Yuan, Shouxiang Jiang, Edward Newton, Jintu Fan, Waiman Au

In today’s fashion world, technology has taken on an important role for the creation of novel design effects. As a type of digital technology, laser engraving is applied for…

Digital Textiles: An Investigation into Technology Utilisation, Teaching and Significance of Educator Creative Practice

Helena Britt

This paper examines the utilisation of digital design and output technologies from the textile educator perspective. Educator approaches to working with digital technologies in…