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 Blog #7: FIBER TESTING AND PROPERTIES  Polypropylene Video In this first video that I chose, I learned all about polypropylene. Polypropylene is a thermoplastic polymer made from propylene monomers. It is a man-made fiber that is known to be lightweight, highly moisture resistant, and chemical resistant. The video begins talking about the differences in the structural composition of isotactic polypropylene (all methyl groups on the same side and in the same plane, syndiotactic polypropylene (methyl groups on alternate sides in the same plane), and atactic polypropylene (methyl groups distributed in random fashion on both sides of the plane). Isotactic polypropylene is usually used for fibers and plastics, and its high crystallinity makes it suitable for textile fibers having good strength. Syndiotactic and atactic polypropylene has very little crystallinity. The production of polypropylene starts with the polymerization stage, which can happen in a solution, mass, or gas...

#6 Blog This week in class we met together to discuss the God-made vs Man-made fibers. We saw physical samples of fibers from a silkworm and talked about the way they are extracted as a filament fiber. We then we able to see samples of Cotton, Yak, Camel, Alpaca, Wool, Angora and Hemp fibers. We also saw samples of Flax, Ramie, Modacrylic/SEF, Spandex/Glospan, Vinyon/Celanese, Fox Fibre Cotton, Rayon/Zantrel, Nylon/Type 1775, Olefin/Nouvelle, and other fibers. I was very cool to feel and see the actual fibers and the way they start out before any processing and spinning. After this we went through the textile binder, and I was able to look through the magnifying glass and see the differences in the knitting and weaving of the textile samples. All of this helps me understand more about fibers and the topics of the blog this week.  For the first part of this blog, we watch a video about How Cotton is Processed in Factories and How it is Made. From this video I learned that originally...

Weaves and Knits, Fire, and Testing The YouTube videos that were provided give an explanation of each of the topics. Understand the styles of weaving and knits will help us as Interior designers because we need to be able to decipher these details about textiles in order to choose the best fabric or product for our client and the space.    The first topic of weaving and knitting is weaving. Weaving is a textile process that makes fabric by interlacing two sets of yarns at right angles. The warp yarns run lengthwise under tension, and the weft yarns are inserted crosswise over and under the warp. A loom is used to hold and manage the warp threads and help push it through shed or temporary gap created between raised and lowered warp threads. Weaving is performed on simple frame looms or complex looms. Weaving types include basic weave or plain weave, and twill weave. Twill weaving is another topic that is talked about and a variation of weaving that creates a diagonal pattern. W...

Current Trends in Sustainability - Blog 3 Carbon Leadership Forum The Carbon Leadership Forum is a nonprofit network focused on reducing the embodied carbon- the greenhouse gas emissions associated with materials and construction - in buildings, infrastructure, and the built environment. They "accelerate the transformation of the building sector to radically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions attributed to materials (also known as embodied carbon) used in buildings and infrastructure. They "research, educate, and foster cross-collaboration to bring embodied carbon of buildings and infrastructure down to zero" to create better buildings for a better planet. According to the carbon leadership forum website, the world's population will be doubling the amount of building floorspace, equivalent to building an entire New York City every month for 40 years. Much of the carbon footprint of these new buildings will take the form of embodied carbon. The goal is to prevent the...