TMD 222 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fast Fashion, Zipper, Zero Waste

• School: URI
• Department: Textiles Fashion Merchandising and Design
• Course: TMD 222
• Professor: Susan Hannel

Document Summary

An early form of ready made or custom-made clothing tailors sold to lower classes of men like sailors, minors, and slaves. Cheap labor can still be found around the world. In 2006 when this article was written, transportation costs were relatively inexpensive. Sewing clothing requires the human hand to guide fabric into machines. Robotics have yet to replicate the full dexterity of the human hand. Why did textile manufacturing shift from new england during the 1800s then to the. It was the result of the search for cheaper and cheaper labor to run the looms. According to the article "loosing the thread," the textile industry was at the forefront of technological innovation for a very long time. For the first time in human history, generations of women across the world developed and have grown up without learning the needle arts.