OHS Level 5: Synthetic and Regenerated Fibres
Welcome Spinners!
This page is to support the Synthetic & Regenerated Fibre unit in Level 5 of the OHS Spinning Certificate Course. I will post several links and information to supplement your in-class learning, August 2015. If you have any links, sites and/or information that you feel may be helpful to your colleagues, please forward that info to me for review. Let's begin spinning!
Beth Showalter
August 12, 2015.
This page is to support the Synthetic & Regenerated Fibre unit in Level 5 of the OHS Spinning Certificate Course. I will post several links and information to supplement your in-class learning, August 2015. If you have any links, sites and/or information that you feel may be helpful to your colleagues, please forward that info to me for review. Let's begin spinning!
Beth Showalter
August 12, 2015.
Resources
Many resources relating to synthetic and regenerated fibres exist online. While this means that a great deal of information is available, please ensure that the sites you choose to use to support your knowledge/learning are academically trustworthy and sound.
Videos (that show an overview of the manufacturing process to create synthetic/regenerated fibres)
- Vintage Video, 'Synthetic Fibers: Nylon and Rayon,' 1949 produced by Encylopaedia Britannica Films (13 min)
- Vintage Video, Rayon: "Fashion's Favorite", 1940 Dupont (32 min)
- How it's Made: Recycled Polyester Yarn, 2014 (4:58 min)
- How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled Into Polyester (5:29 min)
- Making Rayon Fiber - Artificial silk, chemical experiment! (3:37 min)
- Lenzing: Making Tencel, Documentary (Lyocell) (16 min)
- Knitting Daily TV Episode 1007 Featuring Tencel (6:06 min)
Online Articles
Please refer to the numerous links/sites provided in your Synthetic/Regenerated Class Notes
Discussion of Bamboo Rayon
Synthetic Fibres and Fabric Information
Homework
Level 5 | Unit 4: Synthetic and Regenerated Fibres
Homework Skein Assignments
Presentation of 6 Skeins and Records outlining your spinning process (10 marks each x 6 skeins = 60 overall marks for this unit):
1. Skein: 100% Regenerated Fibre.
2. Skein: Regenerated Fibre Blended with Protein Fibre(s). (Own Blend or Commercial)
3. Skein: 100% Synthetic Fibre.
4. Skein: Synthetic Fibre blended with Protein Fibre(s). (Own Blend)
Please try not to use Nylon as the synthetic for this skein.
5. Skein: Synthetic Fibre Blended with Cellulose Fibre(s). (Own Blend or Commerical)
6. Skein: Blend of Nylon and a Natural Fibre, Dyed with a Weak Acid Dye after Spinning and Plying. (Own Blend)
Please Note:
· All skeins must be a 2 ply yarn and be 10 metres in length.
· For the 100% Regenerated and Synthetic Skeins – select a 100% fibre and explain your choice in relationship to your end use for this skein.
· For the Blended Fibres Skeins – explain the reasoning of each fibre choice and the rationale of the percentages of each fibre in the blend for your chosen end use. Even if you choose to use a commercial blend, if allowed.
· Include a sample of original fibres and any blended fibres (if you have constructed the blend).
· For blended skeins – only one may be an orthogenous blend (with rationale) and all of the rest must be homogenous blends (all can be your own homogenous blends).
· Refer to your Skein Evaluation Sheet and your Skein Mounting Guidelines Package (that you received in Level ONE) to ensure that you include all required aspects for each skein.
· Please clearly outline your thought process in your documentation.
· While it is not required, it would be helpful if you make a small sample to illustrate your end use. It will help not only you to see if your yarn works, but also shows me what you were thinking and how you visualize your end use.
· I suggest that you add an additional category to your documentation process called, ‘Skein Qualities.’ This category will ensure that you share your rationale behind the design of each skein. It will help you to focus how and why you are designing this yarn (fibre qualities, etc).
· Please submit a Skein Evaluation Sheet for each skein.
Deadline: Monday December 7, 2015.
Homework Skein Assignments
Presentation of 6 Skeins and Records outlining your spinning process (10 marks each x 6 skeins = 60 overall marks for this unit):
1. Skein: 100% Regenerated Fibre.
2. Skein: Regenerated Fibre Blended with Protein Fibre(s). (Own Blend or Commercial)
3. Skein: 100% Synthetic Fibre.
4. Skein: Synthetic Fibre blended with Protein Fibre(s). (Own Blend)
Please try not to use Nylon as the synthetic for this skein.
5. Skein: Synthetic Fibre Blended with Cellulose Fibre(s). (Own Blend or Commerical)
6. Skein: Blend of Nylon and a Natural Fibre, Dyed with a Weak Acid Dye after Spinning and Plying. (Own Blend)
Please Note:
· All skeins must be a 2 ply yarn and be 10 metres in length.
· For the 100% Regenerated and Synthetic Skeins – select a 100% fibre and explain your choice in relationship to your end use for this skein.
· For the Blended Fibres Skeins – explain the reasoning of each fibre choice and the rationale of the percentages of each fibre in the blend for your chosen end use. Even if you choose to use a commercial blend, if allowed.
· Include a sample of original fibres and any blended fibres (if you have constructed the blend).
· For blended skeins – only one may be an orthogenous blend (with rationale) and all of the rest must be homogenous blends (all can be your own homogenous blends).
· Refer to your Skein Evaluation Sheet and your Skein Mounting Guidelines Package (that you received in Level ONE) to ensure that you include all required aspects for each skein.
· Please clearly outline your thought process in your documentation.
· While it is not required, it would be helpful if you make a small sample to illustrate your end use. It will help not only you to see if your yarn works, but also shows me what you were thinking and how you visualize your end use.
· I suggest that you add an additional category to your documentation process called, ‘Skein Qualities.’ This category will ensure that you share your rationale behind the design of each skein. It will help you to focus how and why you are designing this yarn (fibre qualities, etc).
· Please submit a Skein Evaluation Sheet for each skein.
Deadline: Monday December 7, 2015.
