Textile and Apparel Design

Videos, DVDs and PowerPoint CDs

 

 

21 Days to a Green Life - NEW
Students will learn what it means to live a green life as well as tips for safeguarding the environment and using resources that are renewable. The journey is exciting, but you can't get from start to finish in a day. So take 21 days to discover a different way to live a green life at home, at school, and at work. Presenter notes included. (2008 - 29 slides)
No. P9174.........$49.95

Applications of Textile (PowerPoint)
Discusses various processes for dyeing, printing, and finishing used in textile production. Gives recommended care procedures and applications suitable for the textile industry. (2003 - 30 slides)
No. P2033..........................$69.00

Basic Apparel (PowerPoint)
Shows clothing construction techniques; selection, care and maintenance practices of clothing fabrics and finishes; weaving techniques of fibers and yarns; factors influencing apparel selection; and management of the apparel budget. (2003 – 59 slides)
No. P2031..........................$74.00

Career Day: Careers in Fashion-Talent, Technology & Opportunity
Interviews of fashion industry personnel, such as textile designer, technical designer, technical illustrator, buyers, marketers, designers, and entrepreneurs. Includes worksheet. (2005-20 min.)
No. 9379............................$79.95
No. 9379 DVD..................$79.59

Clothing Care
Watch step-by-step instructions on sorting, washing and drying clothes. Learn basic techniques for stain removal, and see how detergents clean by "making water wetter" and how a dry cleaner is not really dry at all! (2007 - 25 min.)
No. 5169............................$89.00
No. 5169 DVD..................$89.00

Color in Everyday Life
Color is critical in consumer education, literature, art, interior design, fashion, and life itself. Presentation is about the psychology and theory of color. Learn how color reflects emotions, how it affects our preferences in food, how corporations use color for their identities, and how color is used in cultural, ethnic, and religious symbols. Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2006-21 min.)
No. 5150............................$89.00
No. 5150 DVD..................$89.00

Cotton Production
Includes tours of a cotton gin, where raw cotton is processed and a denim mill, where rolls of cotton denim are produced. A good prelude to the Fabric to 501'svideo. Includes a study guide, supplement and quizzes.
(2000-41 min.)
No. 2545............................$85.00

Fabric to 501s: Levi Strauss & Company
Shows how fabric becomes 501s in a large Levi Strauss manufacturing plant. The tour begins as denim is unloaded in the receiving area and continues as it is cut and assembled by workers utilizing the latest technology. Includes a study guide. (1997-24 min.)
No. 2558............................$99.00

Factors Influencing the Apparel Industry
Industry overview of factors that affect apparel design, production, and sales. Topics include international economics, safe working environment, laws protecting the environment, and technological advancements. (2003-19 min.)
No. 2116............................$89.00

Fashion Trends - A Journey Through Time (PowerPoint)
Visit fashions of the past, present, and future while discovering how fashion is influenced by culture, the economy, politics, technology and society. The presentation includes activities, a fashion trends quiz and related Web sites. (2004-24 slides)
No. P2005........................$49.95

Flattering Fashions
Understand how the six classic principles of design apply to clothes and develop a personal style that highlights your best features. Learn how the body’s shape or silhouette controls what others see, how to use the power of lines to emphasize height, conceal weight, and create illusions. See how to use color to attract attention or minimize size and how to create pleasing proportions to avoid the clumsy "half and half" look. Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2007-22 min.)
No.5130.............................$99.00
No. 5130 DVD..................$99.00

How Clothing Is Made: A garment Industry Field Trip
Tour a design and manufacturing company, and follow the production steps of selecting fabrics, sketching designs, cutting patterns, using digital equipment to size and lay out patterns, cutting fabric using laser technology, and assembling fabrics for a final product. Examine how the cost of garments is determined. Learning Seed video includes a study guide. (2004-18 min.)
No. 5127..........................$89.00
No. 5127 DVD................$89.00

How The World Dresses: Clothing and Global Culture
Illustrates contemporary dress worldwide. Covers shaped vs. wrapped, headwear, shoes. Are our clothing choices based on tradition or fashion? Also good for addressing bigotry, racism, and stereotyping. Learning Seed video includes a study guide. (2005-23 min.)
No. 5282..........................$89.00
No. 5282 DVD................$89.00

Go Green Around Your Home - NEW
Learn how you can help to sustain the world's resources by making a few changes at home. Watch as a group of teenagers explain ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle products to create a healthier lifestyle and environment. (2008 - 20 min.)
No. 9466 DVD........$79.95

New Fabrics Then Fibers
Explains the basics of natural and manufactured fibers, and shows how technology is changing our clothing, home furnishings, and design concepts. Students share their experiences with fiber properties like comfort, warmth, cost, and care. New fibers such as spandex, micro fibers, and lyocell are explained. Provides interview with an outdoor enthusiast who explains the latest in technical clothing. (2003-20 min.)
No. 9166...........................$79.95
No. 9166 DVD.................$79.95

The Textile Research Center Learning Tour
A tour of the International Center for Textile Research and Development allows students to see materials processing, mechanical processing, spinning, worsted processing, fabric formation, chemical processing, and the use of colored cotton. Includes a study guide and a short quiz. (1997-23 min.)
No. 2554...........................$99.00

Understanding Fabrics - NEW
Watch this fast-paced introduction to fabric science. Your students will learn about fabrics that repair broken hearts, stop bullets, fight fire, stop water, protect against outer space, and enable people to fly. Viewers tour a modern textile mill and watch raw acrylic become fabric. They see fabric created by both a traditional hand loom and by high-speed computerized machines. Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2008 - 21 min.)
No. 5166.........................$99.00
No. 5166 DVD...............$99.00

Using Color: Creating Color Harmony
Shows how to use color to shape environments through a practical “how to” demonstration. Teaches the basics of creating color harmony and color schemes for interiors, wardrobes, and wherever color matters. Concepts include the law of unequal areas, advancing and receding colors, cool and warm colors, complementary and related colors, primary and secondary colors, the importance of color values in design, the value of neutrals, the role of proportion in color choices, and the idea of “visual weight.” Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2006-22 min.)
No. 5289...........................$89.00
No. 5289 DVD.................$89.00

Visual Design Basics (PowerPoint)
Teaches the fundamentals in seven sections: lines, shapes, angles and curves, rhythm, proportion and scale, balance, and groups and colors. What emotional mes­sages do horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines send? Does a square room “feel” differ­ent than a rectangular room? Why are most books, printed pages, rugs, photographs, and video screens rectangles instead of squares? How does visual design impact products, fashion, architecture, and interiors? (2006-100+ slides)
No. P5299.........................$59.00