Textiles and Fashion : From Fabric Construction to Surface Treatments

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Title: Textiles and Fashion : From Fabric Construction to Surface Treatments
Description: Textiles and Fashion explores the integration oftextile design with fashion, showing the manyways designers use fibre, fabric construction andsurface treatments within a garment and on thebody. It begins with a brief history of textiles infashion, showing the links with technical innovationand social developments. You'll then briefly learnabout the processes of textile design, includingethical and environmental considerations, aswell as fibre production, dyeing and finishintechniques, before moving on to making the most ofdifferent surface treatments and the ways in whichcolour and trend influence fashion and textiles.This 3rd edition includes updated coverage ofemerging technologies, including smart textilesand 3D printing, and interviews with fashiondesigners to offer insight into how they use textilesin their work. Overall, this is the ideal introductionto using textiles within a fashion context.
Authors: Jenny Udale
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Textile design, Textile fabrics, Fashion design
Categories: DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Fashion, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Fiber Arts & Textiles
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:Textiles and Fashion explores the integration oftextile design with fashion, showing the manyways designers use fibre, fabric construction andsurface treatments within a garment and on thebody. It begins with a brief history of textiles infashion, showing the links with technical innovationand social developments. You'll then briefly learnabout the processes of textile design, includingethical and environmental considerations, aswell as fibre production, dyeing and finishintechniques, before moving on to making the most ofdifferent surface treatments and the ways in whichcolour and trend influence fashion and textiles.This 3rd edition includes updated coverage ofemerging technologies, including smart textilesand 3D printing, and interviews with fashiondesigners to offer insight into how they use textilesin their work. Overall, this is the ideal introductionto using textiles within a fashion context.
ISBN:9781350094895
9781350094918
9781350241855