FCOS 103 — Introduction to Textile Fibres & Fabrics
Family and Consumer Sciences · University of Ghana
Production, classification, physical and chemical properties of fibres; subjective and objective methods of fibre identification; fibre morphology and its effect on fibre properties; yarn type and structure; methods of fabric construction; fabric type/names, fabric finishes; the effect of fibre properties, yarn and fabric structure and fabric finishes on performance; the selection, use and maintenance of fabrics based on specific end uses; the impact of textile production, use and disposal on the environment. At the end of the course each student will produce a scrap book of different fabrics.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 100
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- FCOS 101 — Introduction to Foods and Nutrition
- FCOS 102 — Scope & Philosophy of Family & Consumer Sciences
- FCOS 104 — Introduction to Family Resource Management
- FCOS 201 — Child & Adolescent Development
- FCOS 202 — Introduction to Fashion Design
- FCOS 203 — Task Performance Management
- FCOS 204 — Adult Development
- FCOS 206 — Principles of Foods
- FCOS 208 — Human Physiology
- FCOS 212 — Concepts of Family Resource Management
- FCOS 214 — Foundations of Early Childhood Education
- FCOS 300 — Family & Consumer Sciences Internship
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).