Importer Support Education Program

Yarn Product Development and Design

About the Workshop

The workshop covers the key components for the manufacturing of cotton spun yarns using all the spinning systems available in the industry today. In addition to the manufacturing of standard ring spun, open end, and air jet yarns, there will be discussions on novelty yarns, stretch yarns, and numerous effect yarns. Course work covers the interaction from the spinning lab to fabric production to retail. The lectures describe these yarn manufacturing techniques as well as the equipment used. Laboratory exercises test and illustrate processes that prepare cotton and other fibers for spinning as well as the yarn formation processes. Examples of the use of the various yarns in fabric development will be discussed in a case study format.

Prerequisites

This is an intermediate level course. Knowledge of fabric formation is required.

Topics Covered – Partial Listing

• Cotton fiber characteristics and classifications.
• Carded versus combing.
• Ring, open end, and air jet spinning processes.
• Singles, plied, and cabled yarns.
• Corespun and other stretch yarns.
• Novelty yarns.

Why Attend

• Acquire technical knowledge of basic fiber processing encompassing 100% cotton and cotton blends into ring spun, open end, and air jet yarns.
• Develop skills to make better product decisions.
• Receive first-class instruction from industry professionals.
• Hands-on experience in Cotton Incorporated’s state-of-the-art laboratory (Cary only).
• Meet peers from other companies with similar responsibilities and interests.