Textiles - Product Considerations

A sewing machine programmed to sew lots of decorative stitches

A machine used to transfer printed designs onto fabric

Creates textiles that are patterned or textures - knitted fabrics

Used to measure correct sizes and fits for a garment

Have serrated edges to prevent fraying and produce decorative edges

Joins fabrics and finishes seams to prevent fraying

A method of applying decoration using a screen; pigment is pushed through to the fabric

Machines that produce woven fabrics

Any item apart from the fabric that becomes part of the final product

A craft which uses wax on fabric as a resist to dye

Taking apart a product

The study of interaction between people and their environment

Gathering information yourself

How big a group of people taking a questionnaire is

Information collected by other people e.g. books

The group of people your product is aimed at

Average or standard measurements - for a garment

Finding information about the target market

A small group of consumers who are studied during intelligence gathering

Shades, tones and tints of one colour e.g black, grey and white

Mixed from 3 primary colours

Colours that work well together; they lie alongside each other on the colour wheel

The original colour you see, of which all shades and tints are derived

How light or dark the hue is; different shades and tints of a hue

Contrasting colours; they lie opposite each other on the colour wheel

Red, Yellow, Blue

Can't be mixed from other colours

A list of criteria or requirements, e.g. design specification, product specification

Darker than the hue, usually made by adding black to the hue

Lighter than the Hue, usually made by adding white

Orange, Green, Purple

Mixed from two primary colours