Contents

Unit 1 History of Textile and Fashion…………………………………………………………001

PART ONE Warm-up Activities…………………………………………………………………001

PART TWO Reading Activities…………………………………………………………………003

Passage 1 History of Fabric and Textile……………………………………………………003

Passage 2 History of Silk……………………………………………………………………013

Passage 3 History of Jeans…………………………………………………………………019

Unit 2 Textile Fibers……………………………………………………………………………025

PART ONE Warm-up Activities…………………………………………………………………025

PART TWO Reading Activities …………………………………………………………………028

Passage 1 Textile Fibers……………………………………………………………………028

Passage 2 Natural Fibers……………………………………………………………………036

Passage 3 Synthetic Fibers and Blends……………………………………………………042

Unit 3 Textile Yarns and Spinning Technology………………………………………………047

PART ONE Warm-up Activities…………………………………………………………………047

PART TWO Reading Activities…………………………………………………………………049

Passage 1 Yarns and Their Classifications…………………………………………………049

Passage 2 Early History and Development of Spinning……………………………………058

Passage 3 Fiber Spinning……………………………………………………………………063

Unit 4 Woven Fabrics and Weaving Technology……………………………………………067

PART ONE Warm-up Activities…………………………………………………………………067

PART TWO Reading Activities…………………………………………………………………070

Passage 1 Recent Developments: Weaving Technology……………………………………070

Passage 2 Shuttleless Looms………………………………………………………………079

Passage 3 Choosing Velvet Pile Types of Fabric …………………………………………085

Unit 5 Knitting Technology……………………………………………………………………091

PART ONE Warm-up Activities …………………………………………………………………091

PART TWO Reading Activities…………………………………………………………………094

Passage 1 Modern Knitting Technology Trend: Seamless Technology………………………094

Passage 2 The Origins of the Knitting Machine ……………………………………………100

Passage 3 A More Casual Style of Mens Tie………………………………………………105

Unit 6 Fashion Designers………………………………………………………………………111

PART ONE Warm-up Activities…………………………………………………………………111

PART TWO Reading Activities…………………………………………………………………114

Passage 1 The Occupation: Fashion Designers………………………………………………114

Passage 2 Becoming a Fashion Designer……………………………………………………123

Passage 3 Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life…………………………………………130

Unit 7 Fashion Marketing………………………………………………………………………139

PART ONE Warm-up Activities…………………………………………………………………139

PART TWO Reading Activities…………………………………………………………………141

Passage 1 The New Era of Fashion Marketing………………………………………………141

Passage 2 Online Shopping: Fashion at Your Fingertips……………………………………148

Passage 3 Zara and H&M: Fast Fashion on Demand………………………………………155

Unit 8 International Trade of Textile and Fashion…………………………………………161

PART ONE Warm-up Activities…………………………………………………………………161

PART TWO Reading

Activities …………………………………………………………………162

Passage 1 Eastern Players in the Global Fibres Industry……………………………………162

Passage 2 Weaving New Markets……………………………………………………………170

Passage 3 Markets and Value in Clothing and Modeling …………………………………177

Glossary……………………………………………………………………………………………183

Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………………203