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Laboratory of Knit Design

Code 16419
Year 2
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload PL(30H)/T(30H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area Ciência e Tecnologia Têxteis
Entry requirements No prerequisites required.
Mode of delivery Face to face.
Learning outcomes At the end of this subject the student ought to know:

1 – How to relate the knowledge about yarns, and their characteristics, with possible applications in the knitting industry;
2 - Know how to characterize the current knitting industry, its main production processes, its variants and different types of products;
3 – being able to Identify, interpret, relate, analyze, reproduce and develop the main knit structures;
4 – How to design knit structures, predict their behavior and make their selection in accordance to their applications;
5 – Develop a knitting pre-project using CAD tools.
Syllabus 1 - Historical perspective of knitting;
2 – Contextualization; application fields of the knitwear industry and comparative advantages of knitting over weaving;
3 – Working areas and professional careers for knitwear designers;
4 - Fibers and yarns for using in the knitting industry;
5 - Production processes in the knitting industry: Weft knits and Warp knits;
6 - Systematic classification of weft and warp knit looms
7 - Comparison between weft and warp knits: structures and products;
8 – Main knit structures;
9 - Stitch formation mechanisms and their graphic representation;
10 - Fundamental structures of weft knits: Jersey and its derivatives;
11 - Fundamental structures of weft knits: Rib and its derivatives;
12 - Fundamental structures of weft knits: Purl and its derivatives;
13 – Application of new technologies in the development of fundamental knits;
14 – Programming and three-dimensional simulation of fundamental knit structures;
Main Bibliography 1 -Professor´s class notes
2 - E.J. Power, “YARN TO FABRIC: KNITTING”, in Ed. Rose Sinclair “TEXTILES AND FASHION: MATERIALS, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY”, Woodhead Publishing, 2015;
3 - N. Francis and B. Sparkes, “KNITTED TEXTILE DESIGN”, In Ed. A. Briggs-Goode and K. Townsend, “TEXTILE DESIGN”, Woodhead Publishing, 2011;
4 - Juliana Sissons, “BASICS FASHION DESIGN - 06 – KNITWEAR”, Published by AVA Publishing SA, 2010;
5 - Carol Bown, “KNITTWEAR DESIGN”, Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2013;
6- S. Burke, R. Sinclair, “COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING OF APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS”, Woodhead Publishing, 2015;
7 - Dorin Dan, Mariana Ursache, “INTERACTIVE TOOLS USED FOR E-LEARNING OF WEFT KNITTED STRUCTURES AND KNITTING TECHNOLOGY”, Proceedings of the 6th IIC April 2010;
8 - Sharon Turner, “KNITTING STITCHES VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA”, 2011 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
9 - Yahaira Ferreira, “SENSUAL KNITS: LUXURIOUS YARNS ALLURING DESIGNS”, 2008 by Hollan publishing
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria -Knowledge assessment: 6 values - 70% (1 test)
-Development of a portfolio and project in knitwear design - 30%
- Assiduity:
- Minimum classification of teaching and learning: 7
- Reports of experimental work / laboratories / fieldwork delivered:
- Classification of experimental works / laboratories / fieldwork delivered:
Others:
Attending Hours: Mon. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-07-20

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