Textile Engineering : An Introduction

As the textile industry is growing, many new textile intuitions are being established to provide quality textile education. This introductory-level textbook is geared towards them. This book will provide all necessary information from fibers to fabrics, dyeing/printing, and their conversion to clothing. This new update edition includes a study of environmental issues, sustainability and life-cycle analysis. With the growth of applications of textiles in various multidisciplinary domains e.g., clothing, home textiles, and technical applications, there is a need of book covering fundamentals of textiles. This introductory-level textbook is geared toward the introduction of textile engineering. This book is beneficial for all readers who are going to start their career in textiles or related domains or are going to start an engineering degree in textiles. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Textile Raw Materials 3 Yarn Manufacturing 4 Woven Fabrics 5 Nonwovens 6 Knitted and Braided Fabrics 7 Textile Processing 8 Clothing 9 Recent Developments in Technical Textiles 10 Textile Testing 11 Quality Control and Quality Assurance 12 Computer Applications in Textiles 13 Life Cycle Analysis of Textiles 14 Environmental Issues and Sustainability in Textile Industry 15 Research Trends and Challenges in Textiles Index