Get Into Textiles: Design, Manufacture, and Use in the 21st Century: Mass Production Systems and Techniques This eight-part series explores the world of the 21st century textiles industry, using case studies from top fashion houses, designers, and hands-on textiles technologists. From recycled vintage fabrics to state-of-the-art “smart” garments, viewers will gain understanding of how textiles are used as design elements as well as for industrial purposes—and how digital technology enables the creative and manufacturing processes to speed fashion to market faster than ever before. 8-part series, 25–27 minutes each. Depending on the scale of production, manufacturers use different techniques to make garments, as this program shows. Viewers meet a "cool Britannia" tailor who constructs men's suits by hand as well as a designer using CAD technology to create sportswear, and both methods provide a custom fit. The video also goes inside a textiles factory to compare large-scale batch production with smaller-run job production, explaining the process of quality control employed for both. And although the textiles industry relies on low-cost labor, the video notes that consumer pressure has resulted in better working conditions at garment factories around the world. Part of the series Get Into Textiles. (27 minutes) 1. Pattern Laying and Cutting (03:12) Viewers meet a "cool Britannia" tailor who constructs men's suits by hand for an elite clientele. Another designer uses CAD technology to create sportswear, and both methods provide a custom fit. 2. Specialist Textiles (02:11) A textile factory sews custom airplane seat covers. The fabric is very expensive, and the boss needs to get every penny out of the fabric. He lets the computer design a "lay plan" that uses the maximum amount of fabric per roll. 3. Programmed Machines Cut Fabric (03:11) Layers of fabric are laid out on a long cutting table. The machine is programmed to cut the fabric. Once