Textile basics exam

Peddler/knalle

traveling vendor

Putting out system

Where merchants gave raw materials to rural workers to spin or weave at home

Algots

A giant of European clothing production, company started by Algot Johansson 1907. Safe from WW1 consequences which led to his success.

Mail order

Buy from catalog and get them delivered during 70s-80s, companies ex ELLOS, JOTEX

Gustav Adolf II

Founded Borås in 1621 bc peddlers had somewhere to trade

Sven Eriksson

putting out merchant (förläggare)

Algot Johansson

Starter of Algots (clothing company)

The ten

Design strategies to help designers navigate through sustainability questions.

Slow design

Focus on create long-lived timeless pieces instead of short-lived trends

Modular design

Design that divides a garment into smaller pieces “modules” that can be connected, replaced or function on their own.

Biomimicry

Humans borrow idees from nature´s won solutions to solve technical problems and create sustainable design.

Durability

The quality of lasting a long time, without breaking, wearing out or getting damaged.

Raw fiber

a fiber that has not gone through any processes

Regenerated fiber

man made fiber created by dissolving natural plant materials (wood, pulp) into a liquid and then extruding and solidifying that liquid back into solid, spun fibers