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Fashion Schools

2. Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) Located in Los Angeles, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) is an arts school devoted exclusively to fashion, graphics, interior design, and entertainment, featuring a wide range of major programs in these fields. Aspiring stylists can choose to major in visual communications or fashion design, while prospective costume designers can consider majors in theatre costume design and film & tv costume design.

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     Cellulose - Cellulose is made of carbohydrate and forms the main part of plant cell walls. It can be extracted from a variety of plant forms to make fibres suitable for textile production.

     Cotton - is a prime example of a plant fibre. It has soft, ‘fluffy’ characteristics and grows around the seed of the cotton plant. Cotton fibres are used to produce 40 per cent of the world’s textiles. Cotton is mainly produced in the USA, China, the former Soviet Union, India, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Egypt and Turkey.

     Linen - It is produced from the flax plant and is commonly regarded as the most ancient fibre. Linen has similar properties to cotton, especially in the way it handles, although it tends to crease more easily. Linen has good absorbency and washes well.

     Wool - The protein fibre keratin comes from hair fibres and is most commonly used in textile production. Sheep produce wool fleece for protection against the elements and this can be shorn at certain times of the year and spun into wool yarn. Different breeds of sheep produce different qualities of yarn. Merino sheep produce the finest and most valuable wool. 80 per cent of wool is produced in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Uruguay. Biodegradable and non-toxic pesticides are now more widely used in the production of wool to protect the sheep and improve the environment. Goats are also used to produce wool; certain breeds produce cashmere and angora. Cashmere is extremely soft and drapes well. Alpaca, camel and rabbit are also sources of fabrics with a warm, luxurious feel to them. Wool has a warm, slightly elastic quality, but it doesn’t react well to excessive temperatures; when washed in hot water it shrinks due to the shortening of the fibres.

     Silk - Silk is derived from a protein fibre and is harvested from the cocoon of the silkworm. The cocoon is made from a continuous thread that is produced by the silkworm to wrap around itself for protection. Cultivated silk is stronger and has a finer appearance than silk harvested in the wild. During the production of cultivated silk the larva is killed, enabling the worker to collect the silk and unravel it in a continuous thread.