Research point- Stages of textile product life cycle:
- Agriculture/raw fibre production: The stage where farmers produce the materials as raw fibre, grown as plants such as cotton or as animal product such as sheep wool.
- Ginning: The process where the raw material fibres are cleaned and separated from any seed, husk or dirt.
- Spinning: The process where raw fibre is spinned into thread, line or wool.
- Weaving: The step where thread or wool is woven into fabric or textile.
- Processing: Through processing, textiles are dyed a different color or printed.
- Stitching: Once the fabric is processed and ready, it is cut into patterns and stitched into clothes, accessories etc.
- Distribution/retail: Where made products is distributed by companies and sold to customers at retail shops
- Use/consumption and end of life: The final life cycle of product depends on us, once purchased, we chose how long to use the item before discarding it or passing it onto someone else.
Exercise 1
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