[PDF] Textile Directory eBook

Author : Gail Baugh
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,2 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Fashion design
ISBN : 9780764146282

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A fabric and textile directory, recommending fabrics to match the effects you want to achieve. Tells how different fabrics perform and the many ways to use them.

Author : Gail Baugh
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 2018-03
Category : Dressmaking materials
ISBN : 9780500294147

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Here is the fabric and textile directory that dressmakers and fashion designers everywhere have been waiting for. This book is like having your own personal shopper - able to recommend fabrics to suit the effects you want to achieve, show you how the fabric will perform, and tell you the best ways of using it. - Organized by function: do you want a fabric for structure, fluidity and movement, added volume, definition or decoration? This book works in such a way that you can view the fabric as the medium from which the garment design can be achieved right from the beginning. - Each textile in the directory is accompanied by samples of the fabric presented so that its properties come alive, allowing you to really understand how a fabric might behave. - The chart section at the back of the book includes essential guides to fibre properties, fabric structure and weight, fabric characteristics and end use.

Author : Gail Baugh
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Design
ISBN :

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A fabric and textile directory. It is suitable for the designers wanting to communicate their final vision through the appropriate use of fabric.

Author : Mood Designer Fabrics
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 45,71 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 161312872X

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“Designers, we’re going to Mood!” More than 10 years ago, Tim Gunn and Project Runway introduced millions of viewers to New York’s ultimate fabric mecca, Mood Fabrics. Now, the experts behind this fabric power- house bring their fabric and fashion know-how—plus their behind-the-scenes stories—to the sewing public. The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion is the ultimate guide for home-sewers, fashion students, aspiring designers, and Project Runway fans who want to learn everything they need to know to choose and use quality fabric. Drawing upon the expertise of the Mood staff, the book teaches readers the fundamentals—from where fabric is produced to the ins and outs of its construction—and features a fabric-by-fabric guide to cottons and other plant fibers, wools, silks, knits, and other specialty fabrics.

Author : Anne Dixon
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,24 MB
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1596680407

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A comprehensive introduction to the tools, equipment, fibers, and yarns used with four-shaft looms, this reference features patterns for 600 different weaves, including twill, zigzag, diamond, herringbone, and block. Color photographs and large-scale drawings allow weavers to closely examine the details, and the compact size and lay-flat binding is convenient for keeping near the loom. A handbook that is essential for all four-shaft weavers, this manual includes weaving basics, specialized projects organized by degree of difficulty, finishing techniques, resources, and a glossary of terms.

Author : Marypaul Yates
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 12,51 MB
Release : 2002-04-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780393730623

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Fabrics provides designers with the information needed to make their fabric specifications easy, informed, and appropriate to the job at hand, considering aesthetics, performance, application, and green design. This thorough handbook by a textile professional describes and illustrates fibers and yarns, fabric structures, fabric design, dye and printing processes, finishes and treatments, styles and applications of cloth for furniture, window-, wall-, and floor coverings. Also covered are testing and flaws; the fabric industry, and professional practice.