The assignment was to go find the six (6) major uses of fabrics. They are seating, window coverings, wall coverings, panel systems, floor coverings and fiber based art. After gathering pictures from around the Texas Tech campus and researching information about all six (6) of the uses for these fabrics, here is a summary of all the information that was found.
| SEATING |
Seating is the most common applications for all fabrics. Here at the Student Union Building (SUB) is a velvet chair that has obliviously taken a lot of wear and tear. One thing we have learned about velvet though is that it is a fabric that is wonderful for seating because of its high durability. The velvet chair at the SUB did have obvious wear marks but the chair itself was in excellent condition and was still very comfortable!
| Window Covering |
Another highly recognized and common use for fabric has to be window coverings. Window coverings, whether they come in the form of drapes or curtains, etc, can highlight a room’s beautiful natural light source. All window coverings are not cookie cutter, they come in many different sizes and shapes but all are beautiful in their own way.
One fabric application that is not as common is wall coverings. Fabric wall coverings were so 70’s with the bright colors and ugly prints, but, new chic and durable wall coverings are quite popular especially in high traffic areas. The wall covering in the picture above shows a wall covering that was used in the Student Union Building. I am not really sure what type of fabric it was but it seems to be extremely durable and did not have and noticeable wear marks.
| COVERING |
| PANEL |
One less common use for fabric is panel covering. Most panels are used in offices as cubicle walls, or as in this case a panel covering system. This panel system is in the University Library and in this case, it is used as more of a sound barrier as well as a room separator. Most panel coverings are gray and nylon, so they are not the most attractive of all the fabric applications, but they are helpful when studying during finals with a lot of other students.
| Coverings |
| Floor |
Floor Coverings. They come in all different shapes, sizes and even colors. They endure the nastiest, dirtiest things that people barely even think of. Floor coverings have to be durable and decorative. Current day consumers care a lot about the appearance of floor coverings because they are an important to the design of a room.
| FIBER BASED ART |
Fiber based art seems hard to come by these days with all of the digital printing going on. The fiber based art that we see mostly these days are flags. Most flags are made out of nylon and waterproofed giving them a not so soft feeling. These flags are a great example of fiber based art. They are made of durable fabric and can be used in either indoor or outdoor.
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