Approaches to Interviews for Apparel Merchandising

Approaches to Interviews for Apparel Merchandising

Mohammad Shahadat Hossain Currently working on Merchandising for a buying liaison office. Studied B.Sc. in Textile Engineering from Daffodil International University E-mail: shahadat1859@yahoo.com

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of we have our own way to adopt interviews & it varies from case to
case or person to person (ways/interest of interviewer or theme of

NEXT MEETING: FEB. 22, 2017, 7 PM

PROGRAM
Charlene Woodcock:  Jolom Mayaetik: Mayan weavers cooperative of Chiapas

Charlene became interested in the Mexican state of Chiapas in the 90s, having heard stories about it from an anthropologist friend and read the novels of B. Traven set in Chiapas early in the 20th century.  The Zapatista uprising of 1994 and a video of Mayan women marching on International Women’s Day in their beautiful traditional clothing convinced her to make her first trip there in 2000. At that time she met the weavers of the Mayan cooperative Jolom Mayaetik and has since returned each year to work with them as a volunteer in expanding the markets for their weavings.  The autonomous cooperative was established by the weavers in 1996.  Their weavings are done on backstrap looms and use designs inherited over the centuries.  She will be bringing samples of their weavings to the meetings.

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
2017

• Feb. 22, Treadles Meeting. On the usual Wednesday. Charlene Woodcock:  Jolom Mayaetik: Mayan weavers cooperative of Chiapas
• Feb 23 - 26, Stitches West at the Santa Clara Convention Center
• March 22, Treadles Meeting, [One week early because of Library Book Sale] 12+ Ways to Spin Batts, a video presentation by Jillian Moreno
• April 26, Treadles Meeting, On our usual Wednesday.
• May 4 - 7, CNCH Conference at Asilomar (link on the right)
• May 27 - 28, Treadles' Dye Day with Linda Hartshorn, Organic Indigo, Easy as 1 2 3. [for paid members only, more info later]
• June 3, Spinning at the Winery. This is our 20th Anniversary! How can we make it even more special? Think of some great suggestions.

TWO PROJECTS

ASILOMAR 2017 CNCH Grant Fundraiser

This fundraiser is for monies to be put aside to award scholarships to attend conference. One member from each of our five areas is selected each year. Within our area, Treadles has had 3 members chosen in the last 3 years. 

The theme for this year is an ocean or beach-themed artwork, woven and/or handmade. They are looking to weavers and dyers for colorful beach totes or scarves, coasters, or placemats. To spinners and basket makers for fun sea creatures, creative uses of kelp, driftwood, or scavenged beach shells and things. Jewelry is another option. Let your imaginations run the gamut.

You don't have to be attending Asilomar 2017 to participate. Just give your item to our Liaison, Joan, who will transport it to the Conference. All entries need to email in a photo of your finished object [or object in production] along with dimensions to:  egwathney@aol.com by April 15, 2015

All finished items should include your name, material, techniques and any additional information you want to add. If you are attending the conference, bring the item with you to Registration. Some items will have a silent auction, others will be in a raffle similar to what we do at the Winery.

The Second Important Project

As Will has mentioned, Spinning at the Winery is our 20th Anniversary this year. We are looking for some Extra Special [or just Really Nice] items for our Raffle this year. Pretty much anything goes as long as you think its something someone will buy a raffle ticket for. Fiber, Yarn, Finished Items, Equipment in very good condition, etc. 

Don't worry if you think your item is too small, if its nice, we want it and will combine it with other items to make gift baskets. 

YARN STANDARDS & WEIGHTS
Been wondering how to compare your handspun to commercial yarn when looking at pattern recipes? You might want to go to a "Standard Yarn Weights Chart". There are several sources for this and the first thing you will notice is that they don't always agree. Below you'll find a comparison between Ravelry and the Craft Yarn Council, which are the two most people rely on. The chart will give you some ideas of where your yarn will fall.

One of the more important ways to gauge your yarn is by "wraps per inch", which is just what it says. Whether you wrap around a pencil, a knitting needle, a dowel or one of the beautiful, hand turned yarn measures, doesn't matter. The goal is to get the yarn very close without overlapping or leaving gaps.  Don't stretch the yarn, and don't wrap too tight.

About one inch will usually give a pretty accurate measurement. If your yarn is not fairly consistent, wrap two or more inches. Then simply count the wraps in one inch, for consistent yarn, or divide the count by the number of inches you wrapped for a textured yarn.

As for what needle size your yarn might need, Mabel Ross had a good beginning point. Take a section of your yarn, fold it in half and hold the sections next to each other. Put them over a needle gauge and move from one hole to another. The largest hole that your folded yarn covers completely without any clearance [you don't see any open space of the hole] will give you the needle size for a solid but well draping fabric. Knit your sample and see if its what you want.




GOT $7500 TO SPARE?
This spinning wheel is on ETSY right now. Just search "1708 spinning wheel". Its quite interesting, but you'll need to empty out your savings account to have it.

HYGGE
Why we all could learn something from the Danish

The practice of Hygge [hue-gah], originally from Denmark, is currently taking the world by storm, as people realize that its concept is one to which they can genuinely relate.


The main idea is to rid yourself of anything irritating or unpleasant and take some time to celebrate things which, quite simply, make you feel happy. Whether this be simply lighting a candle, pulling on some cozy bed socks [hand knit, of course], or having tea and cookies with friends, to Hygge is to enjoy the moment.

This way of thinking is demonstrated perfectly by the fact that, despite the long months of cold, dark weather experienced in Denmark, they are estimated to be one of the world's happiest nations. Can this be linked to Hygge? Maybe.

Its time to cozy up with fiber, spinning wheel, needles, or loom and spend time enjoying our favorite craft. Any why not add in a warming cup of tea, a handmade blanket and a napping cat, or two napping cats.


END NOTE FROM JUNIOR AND ISO - Happy Valentine's Day

Sustaining Recycled Polyester in Textile

Sustaining Recycled PET in Textile



Amirsuhel Aslam Desai Danwade D.K.T.E’s Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, India Email: amirdesai78@gmail.com
As growing world textile market give prominence to synthetic fiber than natural fiber due to low cost and consistently same comfort as natural fiber. Synthetic fibers
account for about 65 per cent of world production versus 35

Advancement in Ring Spinning

Advancement in Ring SpinningVaanazhagan SekarB.Tech Textile Technology PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, IndiaEmail: sjvaanzmk069@gmail.com
Ring spinning:
Spinning process is done by machine called ring frame. It converts the bobbin into a yarn. The bobbin taken from the previous process fly frame is mounted on ring frame
either automatically or manually. The ring frame stretches

NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, JAN. 24 2017, 7PM

Once again,  meeting is on a Tuesday rather than our usual Wednesday. Mark your calendar.

PROGRAM: AN EVENING WITH ROY CLEMES ABOUT CARDING ON OUR ELECTRIC CARDERS
Roy will bring one or two carders and we will have our two there so there will be plenty of opportunity for hands on carding! Treadles' blending board will also be there.  Roy suggested that a call be put out to anyone who has clean fiber they want to test out to bring it and he can talk through the difference between, say, longwool and merino, or whatever. We will probably skip sharing to give more time on the carders, so save what you have for February.

This is a good reminder that the guild has two Clemes & Clemes electric carders that are new and work beautifully. This meeting will give you a chance to see how they work so that you will have the confidence to use them on their own. We want to keep them in tip top shape, so there is a bit of a learning curve to use them properly.

The carders are not only for preparing clean raw fiber, but also for blending rovings or batts that you already have. Its a great way to make your own one-of-a-kind blends for spinning. In February we have a special speaker coming, see below, but in March there will be another program about "Twelve-Plus Ways to Spin Batts". This will give you two months to borrow one of the carders and use up some of your own clean fiber to make some batts. Contact either Carol C. or Pam M. to arrange a time to have the carders. The use of the carders is for paid members only.


TREADLES SHEEP FOR 2016

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
2017

• Jan. 24, Treadles Meeting, Roy Clemes [date change - Tuesday]
• Jan 26, 27, 28, Greenwood Fiberworks Spinning Workshop. [Info below]
• Feb. 22, Treadles Meeting. On the usual Wednesday. Charlene Woodcock:  Jolom Mayaetik: Mayan weavers cooperative of Chiapas
• Feb 23 - 26, Stitches West at the Santa Clara Convention Center
• March 22, Treadles Meeting, [One week early because of Library Book Sale] 12+ Ways to Spin Batts, a video presentation by Jillian Moreno
• April 26, Treadles Meeting, On our usual Wednesday.
• May 4 - 7, CNCH Conference at Asilomar (link on the right)
• May 27 - 28, Treadles' Dye Day with Linda Hartshorn, Organic Indigo, Easy as 1 2 3. [for paid members only, more info later]
• June 3, Spinning at the Winery. This is our 20th Anniversary! How can we make it even more special? Think of some great suggestions. [date is still tentative, but probably accurate]

GREENWOOD FIBERWORKS SPINNING WORKSHOP

"Spinning Painted Rovings for Deliberate Color Effect"

Jan 26, Thursday night 7-8pm, Fiber Preview at Amy's house with light appetizers and beverages to accompany the fiber preview, All participants welcome

Jan. 27, Friday 10am - 5pm

Jan 28, Saturday, 10am - 5pm

Both workshops will be identical, pick the day you can attend. Workshop will be at Amy's house in Pleasant Hill.

$45 per student plus $24 supply fee

If interested,contact Wendy to to see if there are any more spaces.

Bring:

• a well-functioning spinning wheel
• bobbins
• lazy kate
• niddy-noddy
• labels for skeins
• a bag lunch
• And a great big smile 😃

SPINNING WORKSHOPS AT CNCH 2017 ASILOMAR

A Beatrix Potter illustration

It wasn’t very long ago, 15 years or so, that some of us badgered CNCH [the Conference of Northern California Handweavers] to give us spinners equal time with the weavers. Many of us weavers were becoming more and more interested in other textile related crafts. Hence basket making, dyeing and spinning were eventually given planned workshops in these areas to choose from at the yearly conferences. Since CNCH was set up to promote the craft of weaving specifically, it was not easy to make them understand the need to branch out.

Its tough and expensive to put on a conference, from gathering the needed volunteers to deciding just which workshops and seminars will be chosen. Class participation is monitored for future decisions on what to offer. At Asilomar this year there are three spinning related workshops all of which need more participants

1. Shifu Journey: Spinning and Weaving Mulberry Paper, with Donna Sakamoto Crispin
2. Spinning Spectacular Knitting Yarns, with Kate Larson
3. Princess Breeds: Turbo-Charged, with Beth Smith

All three instructors for these classes are well-known and informative leaders. These are good classes that any of you should consider signing up for. If we don’t support our chosen areas of interest, support for them at CNCH will evaporate. 

We are not asking you to sign up for something you don’t want to take, but we are asking you to consider going to Asilomar and to also consider one of these three classes if at all possible for you. 

Registration is open now! Click on the link to CNCH at the right side of this blog.

MAKE A CENTER PULL BALL
for when you don't have access to your ball winder!

FOR ALL THOSE RAINY DAYS. . . MAY THEY CONTINUE FOR A WHILE

Acrylic Fiber: Properties, Manufacturing Flowchart and Application

Basics of Acrylic Fiber

Vyas Darshan Pankajbhai Department of Textile Engineering, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Baroda -390002, India Email: vyasdarshan21@gmail.com
Acrylic Fiber Acrylic Fiber
is synthetic Fiber is made of polymerization of acrylonitrile with an
molecule weight above ~100000, about 1900 monomer unit. For a

Effect of Temperature Gradient in Different Types of Dyeing (Reactive & Disperse)

Effect of Temperature Gradient in Different Kinds of Dyeing (Reactive & Disperse)Miraduzzaman Chowdhury MugdhoDepartment of Textile Engineering, Primeasia University, DhakaEmail: immimugdho@gmail.com
Content:
What is temperature gradient?
What is reactive & disperse dye?
Recipe for reactive & disperse dye.
Importance of temperature gradient for reactive & disperse dye.

Temperature