TFIA supports innovative research and development in the TCF industry through the ISS Institute Fellowship program
The following reports have been prepared by recipients of ISS Institute Fellowships, whose proposals were endorsed by TFIA. They highlight innovative international approaches to practices in the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) and fashion industries.
Fellowship reports for all industries are available on the ISS Institute website, and those relating to the textile and fashion industries can be found here by clicking the links below:
Seamless Knitwear Technology: Informing The Australian Industry
Patricia Chircop - The George Alexander Foundation/ISS Institute Fellowship
The Assessment and Evaluation of the Comfort and Protection of Advanced Textiles
Inna Kopov - ISS Institute/RMIT University Fellowship - 2011
Evaluating Sustainability of Textiles in Europe - Relevance to the Australian Textile Industry
Trudie Orchard - Skills Victoria (TAFE)/Italy (Veneto) ISS Institute Fellowship - 2011
New Welding Technologies and their Impact on the Australian Jewellery Manufacturing Industry
Gillian Rainer - International ISS Institute/DEEWR Trades Fellowship - 2010
Accessory Design and Manufacture
Sarah Conners - ISS Institute/Italy (Veneto) Fellowship - 2009
Australian Fashion Directions – Getting It Right
Sylvia Walsh - Victorian Government (TAFE)/ISS Institute/Fellowship - 2009
3 Dimensional Body Scanning Techniques and Applications for the Australian Apparel Industry
Kate Kennedy - National ISS Institute Overseas Fellowship - 2008
Click here to listen to Kate’s presentation at a Craft Victoria/ISS Institute fashion workshop
Australian Couture Design Skills for Industry and Education
Tina Guglielmino - ISS Institute/TAFE Fellowship - 2008
Niche Market Innovations in the Italian Fashion Industry
Mandy Penton & Rosanna Giacomini - ISS Institute/TAFE Fellowship - 2008
Building an Internationally Renowned Fashion House
Jaye Wearne and Liora Shulman - Victorian Government/ISS Institute Student Fellowship - 2008
Computer Aided Design – Textile Software in Design for Jacquard Loom Weaving
Virginia Harrison - ISS Institute/TAFE Fellowship - 2006