Textiles and Design HSC Revision

Comprehensive vocabulary and concepts flashcards for Textiles and Design HSC revision, covering industry terms, factors of success, legislation, and history.

Dye bath

A liquid solution containing water, colour pigments (synthetic or natural like plants), and additives like salt or vinegar.

Blocks and rollers

Tools used to print designs onto the surface of fabric.

Fast fashion clothing

Cheap, trendy apparel designed, produced, and sold rapidly by mass-market retailers.

Seamless knitted garments

Clothing made using $3D$ knitting technology in one continuous piece directly from yarn, which cuts material waste by up to $40\%$, lowers energy use by $35\%$, and skips extra assembly steps.

Niche market

A small, specialized segment of a broader market that focuses on a specific group of customers with unique needs, such as plus size clothing or burkinis.

Mass market

A very large group of consumers with general needs and no specific preferences, focusing on low-cost products produced in large amounts.

Expertise and technical skills

An internal factor influencing a designer's success, including workers' skills and personal training.

Facilities and Resources

An internal factor influencing a designer's success, such as the studio or workshop space.

Financial Standing

An internal factor influencing a designer's success related to personal finances.

External factors of success

Influences such as Economic climate, Technological developments ($CAD$, $CAM$), Ecological sustainability, Social trends, and Political policy changes.

Sail (Windsurfer) specification

Typically made from a nylon fibre, multifilament yarn, and a plain weave fabric structure.

Business shirt specification

Typically made from cotton or cotton/polyester fibre, staple spun yarn, and a plain weave fabric structure.

Competitive swimwear specification

Typically made from polyester/elastane fibre, corespun yarn, and a warp knit fabric structure.

ATCFAI

Australian Textiles, Clothing, Footwear and Allied Industries.

The Future made in Australia Act

Legislation aiming to boost local manufacturing with a focus on local uniforms and $PPE$.

Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act $2012$

Extends legal protections up the supply chain to contract outworkers and homeworkers to prevent exploitation and sweatshop conditions.

Recycling and Waste Reduction Act $2020$

Legislation that empowers the federal government to implement national product stewardship for priority products, driving industry accountability for textile waste.

Historical design development

The study of how fabrics, clothing, and decorative patterns change over time based on past societies' materials, tools, and styles.

Jantzen

A designer who, in the $1920s$-$1930s$, made tight-fitting knitted wool suits that allowed people to swim.

Louis Réard

The designer who introduced the two-piece bikini in $1946$, reflecting post-war freedom.

Felt

A non-woven fabric (wool or synthetic) that does not fray, is easy to work with, and is strong and inelastic.

Wool

A natural protein fibre that is a poor conductor of heat (warm), has a soft handle, is strong, and is slightly elastic.

Nylon

A synthetic fibre with excellent strength and abrasion resistance, helping garments maintain appearance and shape.

Rayon

A regenerated fibre that adds a gentle lustre to yarn and provides a soft handle.

Injalak

A textile collective in East Arnhem Land, part of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, known for screen printing and traditional weaving.

Pandanus

A local grass resource used by the Injalak people to create traditional designs like large mats and fishing baskets.

Durable Water Repellent (DWR)

A waterproof finish that increases the surface tension of fabric so water beads on the surface and rolls off.

Gortex

A waterproof membrane containing microscopic pores that block water droplets but allow air to escape, making the fabric breathable.