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Conserving and sustaining culture through traditional dress
Journal Article
Disele, P., Tyler, D., & Power, E. Conserving and sustaining culture through traditional dress. Journal of social development in Africa, 26(1),

The government of Botswana through its National Policy on Culture (2001) and the National
Ecotourism Strategy (2002) is committed to preserving national culture and historical heritage.
The policy stipulates that valuable heritage must be preserved... Read More about Conserving and sustaining culture through traditional dress.

Enhancing the employability of fashion students through the use of 3D CAD
Presentation / Conference
Jefferson, A., Power, E., & Rowe, H. Enhancing the employability of fashion students through the use of 3D CAD. Presented at Fashion Beyond Borders 14th Annual Conference for the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI), Jaipur, India

The textile and apparel industry has one of the longest and most intricate supply chains within manufacturing. Advancement in technology has facilitated its globalisation, enabling companies to span geographical borders. This has led to new methods o... Read More about Enhancing the employability of fashion students through the use of 3D CAD.

Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum. Presented at The 88th Textile Institute World Conference 2012, Selangor, Malaysia

In a globalised environment there is high competition as well as significant opportunities. It is
essential that university graduates are industry ready, equipped with the necessary
professional and technical skills. This study investigates the rel... Read More about Embedding employability into an active learning curriculum.

Embedding interdisciplinary and challenge-led learning into the student experience
Book Chapter
Power, E. Embedding interdisciplinary and challenge-led learning into the student experience. In D. Hyams-Ssekasi, & E. Caldwell (Eds.), Experiential learning for entrepreneurship (105-123). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90005-6_6

The Innovation and Creative Exchange (ICE) presents a blueprint for challenge-led learning within Higher Education (HE). It uses a combination of wicked and commercial challenges to develop knowledge exchanges and communities of practice for learning... Read More about Embedding interdisciplinary and challenge-led learning into the student experience.

Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Hawkins, D., & Lawrence, A. Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach. Presented at Responding : Reframing : Rethinking, GLAD 23rd Annual Conference: A new era in creative education for our sector

2020 will be remembered as a critical turning point for Education. An unpredicted pandemic took nations leaders by surprise and led to freedoms we had become accustom to, being suspended. The response from education was to diversify into virtual/blen... Read More about Lockdown learning… an interdisciplinary approach.

A study of flat-bed knitting technology for three-dimensional preforms
Book Chapter
Power, E. A study of flat-bed knitting technology for three-dimensional preforms. In Conference Proceedings: World Congress: Knitting for the 21st Century. UMIST (189-199). Manchester: UMIST Conference Centre

To enable shaped preforms to be produced accurately, it is essential to have a full understanding of the geometrical properties of the structure and the effects that the various shaping techniques produce. This publication discusses the technique of... Read More about A study of flat-bed knitting technology for three-dimensional preforms.

Knitting of electroconductive yarns
Book Chapter
Power, E., & Dias, T. Knitting of electroconductive yarns. In IEE Eurowearable '03. Conference Proceedings, 2003 (55-60). IEEE

The advantages of producing 3-D conductive knitted textiles for the purpose of generating heat are enormous. Products may be developed that conform to complex contours providing a uniform heat distribution. Applications can be foreseen in the automot... Read More about Knitting of electroconductive yarns.

Knitting shells in the third dimension
Journal Article
Power, E. Knitting shells in the third dimension. Journal of textile and apparel technology and management, 3(4), 1-13

In order to produce textile structures intended for technical applications it is essential to have a full understanding of the geometrical properties and be able to guarantee exact replicas can be manufactured. This paper discusses some of the issues... Read More about Knitting shells in the third dimension.

Are we equipped for wearables
Book Chapter
Power, E. Are we equipped for wearables. In Conference Proceedings: Raleigh. North Carolina: The Textile Institute

An examination into textile education by active research
Book Chapter
Power, E. An examination into textile education by active research. In Proceedings of the 85th Textile Institute World Conference. The Complete Set of World Conference Proceedings (199-214). Colombo, Sri Lanka.: The Textile Institute

The active research presented, is based upon an adaptation of Kurt Lewin's model, which is known as 'the spiral'. It demonstrates modifications in the teaching and learning of textiles through practitioner enquiry over a period of three years. The wo... Read More about An examination into textile education by active research.

Size matters
Journal Article
Power, E. Size matters. Knitting international, 114(1359), 34-35

Anthropometric practices & the complete garment
Book Chapter
Power, E. Anthropometric practices & the complete garment. In Proceedings of Textiles: A Global Vision: The Textile Institute Centenary Conference. The Textile Institute. The Textile Institute

Ethical, eco, organic, green? What does it all mean?
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Lea-Greenwood, G., Blanco-Velo, J., & Tyler, D. Ethical, eco, organic, green? What does it all mean?. Presented at 17th Eirass Conference on Retailing and Consumer Services, Istanbul, Turkey

The highly motivated ethical consumer has been under investigation since the mid 1970?s, defined as a distinct consumer segment most notably since the early 1990s and been relatively well documented in terms of behaviours, values, decision making, at... Read More about Ethical, eco, organic, green? What does it all mean?.