Academic year/semester: 2025/26/2

ECTS Credits: 4

Available for: Only for the faculty’s students

Lecture hours: 2
Seminarium:0
Practice: 0
Laboratory: 3
Consultation: 0

Prerequisites: Technology of Specialization I.

Course Leader: Judit Borsa Ph.D.

Faculty: Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering, 1034 Budapest, Doberdó utca 6.

Course Description:
General characteristics and properties of raw materials used in the textile industry. Types of textiles, traditional and modern materials. The most common types and uses of woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics

Functional and intelligent textiles.

Textile testings. Technical data, main characteristics and measurement of linear textiles, fabrics and knitted and crocheted fabrics. Investigation of the behavior of textiles against various stresses during use.

Basic knowledge of architecture, properties of materials used in buildings and their applications. Coverings, doors and windows, etc. Basics of building engineering. Dimensions / types / specifications of household and home equipments, lamps, lighting fixtures. Requirements for placement of interior materials (wall and floor tiles, parquet, wallpaper, etc.) and determination of quantity required.

Size research, size charts, size standards. The proportions of the human body in terms of clothing design. Body features and their effect on dress designs. Design solutions for various interior and clothing products. Modeling rules. Modeling methods for different component types.

Mock-up and innovative experiments for the project task.

Competences:
- Knowledge of basic construction designs and their dimensioning basics. Knowledge of the most important practical work techniques of their special field. - Able to design the form and construction of relatively simple products by taking into account the limits of production technology, the costs expected, and impacts on the environment. Able to master new knowledge by solving practical problems empirically. - Motivated to familiarize with the latest development trends, solutions and innovations in their special field.

Topics:
1.

Body types, characteristics of the body. Measurement.

Size characteristics of linear products.

2.

Size charts. Relationship between partitioning and construction.

Construction of skirts using different methods.

3.

Basic garment construction and modelling solutions I.

Construction of jeans.

4.

Basic garment construction and modelling solutions II.

Construction of shirt blouse.

5.

Overview of fibre materials, decorative threads. Textile design.

Fabric design, technical drawing of fabric, basic fabric constructions.

6.

Knowledge of natural and man-made fibres I.

Fabric analysis, technical parameters of fabric (area density, thickness, fabric structure)

7.

Knowledge of natural and man-made fibres II.

Analysis of sewing properties. Seam slip, seam strength, seam reinforcement.

8.

Textiles in home textiles, classification according to their uses.

Materials of sleep culture, characteristics.

Colour fastness tests, abrasion.

9.

Materials, characteristics of curtains, blinds.

Materials and fittings of building services (water, drainage, heating, lighting, etc.) and possibilities of their uses.

10.

Materials and characteristics of carpets. Furniture upholstery.

Floor coverings used in the catering industry: requirements for the installation of tiles, parquet flooring and calculation of quantities.

11.

Functional textiles, possibilities for designing function. The use of functional textiles in interior design and fashion.

Requirements and calculation of quantities of wall coverings (tiles, wallpaper, paint, etc.) used in interior design.

12.

Seminary test (ZH)

13.

Determination of fibre composition. Labelling requirements.

Definition of tensile strength, measurement options.

14.

Supplementary seminary test. Assessment.

Assessment: Week 9: Assignment submission. Week 12 (in lecture): Seminary test (ZH) Week 14 (in lecture): Supplementary seminary test. Assessment. Final deadline for other missing tasks and mid-year assignments in week 14.

Exam Types:

Mid Term Exam

Compulsory bibliography: https://elearning.uni-obuda.hu/ electronic notes and aids prepared by the instructor Geoffrey West: Leatherwork - A Manual of Techniques. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2005. ISBN13 9781861267429 3. Gail P. Silverman: A Woven Book of Knowledge. University of Utah Press, 2008. ISBN0874809096 4. Adele Margolis: Complete Book of Tailoring. Echo Point Books & Media, 2019. EAN: 9781635610925

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