The performance dimension of environmental resistance includes a whole variety of properties.

Performance properties such as comfort as actually a dimension of performance made up of several properties, including absorbency.

Our first lecture focuses on the properties of fibers that make the textiles we make out of these fibers behave in different ways.

This classroom lecture from 2015 covers the ancient fiber of linen.

A brief classroom discussion lays out how to quickly tell if a product is made from staple or filament fibers.

A brief classroom discussion lays out how to quickly tell if a product is made from staple or filament fibers.

The minor cellulosic fibers remain of perennial interest, especially to interior designers.

The minor cellulosic fibers remain of perennial interest, especially to interior designers.

This classroom recording from Fall 2015 focuses on the cultivation and manufacturing of silk.

This classroom recording from Fall 2015 focuses on the cultivation and manufacturing of silk.