Textiles and fashion : materials, design and technology /

This major textbook is designed for students studying textiles and fashion at higher and undergraduate level, as well as those needing a comprehensive and authoritative overview of textile materials and processes. The first part of the book reviews the main types of natural and synthetic fibres and...

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Other Authors: Sinclair, Rose, (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing Limited in association with the Textile Institute, [2015]
Series:Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 126.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Understanding textile fibres and their properties : what is a textile fibre? -- Natural textile fibres : vegetable fibres -- Natural textile fibres : animal and silk fibres -- Synthetic textile fibers : regenerated cellulose fibers -- Synthetic textile fibres : polyamide, polyester and aramid fibres -- Synthetic textile fibres : polyolefin, elastomeric and acrylic fibres -- Synthetic textile fibres : non-polymer fibres -- Conversion of fibre to yarn : an overview -- Fibre to yarn : staple-yarn spinning -- Fibre to yarn : filament yarn spinning -- Yarn to fabric : weaving -- Yarn to fabric : knitting -- Fibre to fabric : nonwoven fabrics -- Yarn to fabric : specialist fabric structures -- Yarn to fabric : intelligent textiles -- Fabric finishing : joining fabrics using stitched seams -- Joining fabrics : fastenings -- Fabric finishing : pretreatment/textile wet processing -- Fabric finishing : dyeing and colouring -- Fabric finishing : printing textiles -- Applications of textile products -- Sustainable textile production -- Material culture : social change, culture, fashion and textiles in Europe -- Fashion and culture : global culture and fashion -- Fashion and the fashion industry -- Visual design techniques for fashion -- Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) of apparel and other textile products -- Adding functionality to garments -- Improving the comfort of garments -- The marketing of fashion -- The care of apparel products. 
520 |a This major textbook is designed for students studying textiles and fashion at higher and undergraduate level, as well as those needing a comprehensive and authoritative overview of textile materials and processes. The first part of the book reviews the main types of natural and synthetic fibres and their properties. Part two provides a systematic review of the key processes involved first in converting fibres into yarns and then transforming yarns into fabrics. Part three discusses the range of range of finishing techniques for fabrics. The final part of the book looks specifically at the transformation of fabric into apparel, from design and manufacture to marketing. With contributions from leading experts in their fields, this major book provides the definitive one-volume guide to textile manufacture. 
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