The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics' Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764146289 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. She has extensive fashion industry experience, particularly in global product development and sourcing for large retail chains. Gail Baugh teaches textiles and merchandising at both San Francisco State University and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Excellent! Wow, what a great book. Anyone getting into fashion and sewing will love this book. Extremely detailed. I didn't know there were so many fabrics to choose from. It talks about the positives and negatives of various fabrics. It is a great help for someone like me. I'm getting back into sewing and fashion. It helps me zero in on good quality fabrics to focus on and which on. The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics' Properties, This book is great addition to my very small sewing library/reference. I know most everyday fabrics just from common knowledge adn minor personal sewing but this book has it all. Each fabric has information/history, sometimes how its made with close up clear color photos (most maybe 3" x 3") of swatches so you can see exactly what each textile looks like. Great pictures f. The only book needed regarding textile PorchiaDD This book is a very informative and detailed book. It has everything you need referencing textiles. Definitely a book for anyone in fashion school or in the fashion industry. The pictures in the book are an extra reward. With each textile the book will have a picture of a garment made from that textile.It got me through a class, where as the instructor had no idea the dif
“The book’s discussion of responsible design and fabric production provides the foundation for detailed descriptions of over 120 fabrics and fabric manipulations. This directory will be a valuable addition for university and college libraries supporting fashion and textiles programs, as well as industry professionals.” CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
The book's additional features include: Fiber characteristics charts Weave charts and knit charts with fabric names and photos A glossary of terms and definitions Lists of textile suppliers, online stores, and study resources This directory of textiles and their uses is profusely illustrated with more than 500 color photos.. This valuable materials directory for professional dressmakers and fashion designers is also a good reference source for students of fashion design, as well as for those who make their own garments. The author points out the best fabrics for creating specific garments, explaining how each fabric's qualities make it suitable for various items of apparel. Ornamentation is also discussed, and includes advice on how to work with different fabrics to create what author Gail Baugh classifies as opulent, simple, and in-between decorative effects. Knowing which fabrics can support a structured silhouette is fundamental to fashion design, and this book explains the use of stiff or crisply textured fabrics for tailored garments, as well as soft textured fabrics for rounded forms