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 Men’s 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