Fabric Talk by Kay Ku on 10 June 2010 at D'Utama Advanced Toastmasters Club

Kay Ku was recently invited by D'Utama Advanced Toastmasters Club to give a 20 minutes talk on fabric. Her title was "Wear and Weather"

Kay Ku is attached to the largest textile manufacturing company in Malaysia for over 20 years. She is Plant Manager specializing in weaving material and adding colors to it. She travels extensively and attends Fabric Exhibitions in the world's fashion capitals such as Paris, Milan and Shanghai.

Today, she is coordinating a 32-million-meters fabric operation in a month, which run in five different factories.

The objectives of the talk are:

* To understand the fundamental characteristics of synthetic and natural fiber.
* To select the right material for the right occasions, e.g. empowered clothes for work, free and easy for leisure, style for wedding dinner.
* To learn about fabric suitable for our Malaysian climate

In the 70’s, the material for clothing at work showed your level of professionalism and status. Some material such as jersey, knitting are considered as casual, and are not allowed in the work place.

Today, the creativity and variety of material have revolutionized the clothes we wear. This trend has enriched the designing of clothes, thus giving us a lot of choices when we shop for an outfit. By mastering some basic knowledge of these beautiful materials will definitely add value to your selection; and at the same time provides you the comfort suitable for our tropical climate.