Resources by Pumpkin Interactive

This resource provides clear explanations and footage of: dye recipes being developed and tested in the laboratory; industrial printing methods including flat-bed, carousel and roller screen-print, as well as transfer printing and flocking. The final section looks at how factories manage the environmental impact of...

Textiles: Eco Design

Tom is the Creative Director for outdoor eco-clothing brand, Finnister. Their customers not only want clothing which looks...

This book is part of the Contemporary Collection which is available to view at the National STEM Learning Centre.

Filmed in Bangladesh and in the UK, this resource assesses the environmental impacts of the textile industry both here and abroad. It looks at how companies in the UK are working to meet government targets to reduce their environmental impact by using state of the art water recycling plants and by making better use...

Textiles: Industrial Finishing Processes

This film clip describes the use of the textiles finishing process, calendaring. This is a vital process in making materials for use in parachutes, which must allow the right amount of air through. By closing the pores in the fabric, calendaring restricts the airflow through it so that the parachutist does not...

This resource looks at the different types of industrial finishes available and their applications. It explores the reasons for finishing, and when and why different processes might be used. It then goes on to look at how the range of finishes now available is creating ever more technical materials, enhancing the...

Textiles: Mass Production Systems and Techniques

This film clip explores the need for a consistent product when supplying the market for uniforms. Customers expect their products to be identical and of the same quality every year. The film shows the a quality control system in a uniform factory, designed to spot defects early in the production process and avoid...

This resource provides numerous examples of commercial production methods and systems, including job, batch, quantity/mass production and JIT. It includes examples of both hand and digitized pattern laying, cutting and marking up, including straight and rotating blade cutters, computerized laser cutting tables and...

New technology and processes are combining with traditional textiles to create a new generation of smarter, more technical products than ever before. Filmed with some of the world's most innovative textile companies, this programme explores the properties, characteristics and functions of these new materials and...

Designing products that meet rigorous safety standards is an increasingly important skill – especially when it comes to products used by children. Trunki, the child’s pull along suitcase, may have failed the BBC Dragon’s Den test, but thanks to further testing and modification it’s now taking the world by storm. We...