Description

Here’s the fabric and textile directory that fashion designers have been longing for!

This book will will let you find the fabrics that suit the affects you need to succeed in, show you how the fabric will perform, and recommend ways of the use of it. This new edition has information that is key to industry professionals (including designers and owners of fashion businesses) and explains textile issues and their affect on the environment. Find the perfect fabric for every design:

• Do you need a fabric for structure, drape, added volume, definition, or decoration? Do you need something that clings or a silhouette? Do you need a finish that is simple and pretty or lustrous and magnificent? The directory is organized by function, so you can at all times be capable of find exactly what you need
• Each fabric in the directory is accompanied by color photos of samples that illustrate its properties, helping you keep in mind how and why a particular fabric is suitable for specific items of apparel
• At the back of the book you’re going to discover essential field guides to fiber properties, weaves, knits, weights, characteristics, and care advice