Week - 1 |
Introduction to textile fibres and a brief history of textile materials |
Week - 2 |
Overview of the Turkish Textile and Apparel Sectors. Classification of textile fibres. |
Week - 3 |
Chemical properties and abbreviations of textile fibres. |
Week - 4 |
Classification of natural fibres. Main physical and chemical properties. |
Week - 5 |
Classification of the natural fibres. History of the cotton. |
Week - 6 |
Cotton production in the World and Turkey. Cotton cultivation |
Week - 7 |
Cotton ginning. Investigation of basic properties and usage of cotton fibre. |
Week - 8 |
Cotton and the environment. Innovations in cotton. |
Week - 9 |
Kapok fibre. Production of bast fibres. Linen fibre and its basic properties. |
Week - 10 |
Hemp, Jute, Rami and Sisal fibres. Basic properties and applications of these fibres. |
Week - 11 |
General characteristics of animal fibres. Basic properties and applications of wool fibre. |
Week - 12 |
Animal fibres apart from wool and silk. Properties and applications of these fibres. |
Week - 13 |
The history of silk fibre, basic properties and end use. |
Week - 14 |
Overall assessment of natural fibres and future prospects. |