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Laser textile design and finishing

Morgan, Laura

Authors

Dr Laura Morgan Laura9.Morgan@uwe.ac.uk
Wallscourt Fellow in Design and Material Futures



Abstract

This entry discusses the state of the art in laser processing techniques for textiles beyond laser-cutting applications. It maps the use of laser technology for textile design with a focus on research that developed innovative digitally-driven surface treatments for colouration, 3D finishing and surface design of materials. This entry summarises key techniques and discuss the overarching benefits and application opportunities of laser textile design and finishing. Digitally controlled laser techniques are capable of delivering targeted, accurate, non-contact finishing, therefore improving the sustainability of future textile design and processing systems. Offering a unique aesthetic and short-run production capabilities, laser techniques allow designs to be applied direct to finished textile products and garments. The methods offer alternative agile solutions to textile wet-processing and improve the sustainability of textile materials processing via:
• Efficiency: through waste and resource reduction (reducing water, energy and dye consumption),
• Agility: through digital and on-demand production systems,
• Circularity: by facilitating design for material recovery.

Citation

Morgan, L. (in press). Laser textile design and finishing. In Volume 10: Textile Futures. Bloomsbury Publishing

Acceptance Date Sep 30, 2021
Deposit Date Dec 8, 2021
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Series Title Bloomsbury Encyclopaedia of World Design
Book Title Volume 10: Textile Futures
Keywords Lasers; Textile Design; Design for Sustainability; Material Futures
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7864592
Related Public URLs https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Bloomsbury-Encyclopedia-of-World-Textiles-Volume-10-by-Bloomsbury-Publishing/9781472586049

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbury-encyclopedia-of-design-9781472521576/