To those who are interested in fashion or thinking about stepping into the fashion industry, this easy-to-read dictionary is the book for you.

Textilepedia: The Complete Fabric Guide - Fashionary (PDF/ePub) Textilepedia: The Complete Fabric Guide - Fashionary

Encompassing practical tips for a range of textiles and detailed visuals, this ultra-accessible manual is the perfect companion for fashion aficionados and aspiring fashion designers.An Easy Guide for Fabric Textilepedia helps to provide answers for your fabric selection: Light or heavyweight? Textilepedia is an extensive textile dictionary that covers all essential fabric knowledge - from deciphering different types of materials to understanding your finishing options. From outerwear to underwear, this chapter contains all common fashion items with illustrations and technical terms used in the fashion industry. Products include sketchbooks, planners, handbooks, and practical tools which are aimed at all levels of the fashion industry. Each section provides an extensive database fundamental to good design and is instrumental to its success.

Textilepedia | WHSmith

Textilepedia is an extensive textile dictionary that covers all essential fabric knowledge – from deciphering different types of materials to understanding your finishing options. Its development from the fiber, through yarn, following the process of making the fabric itself and leading into finishing techniques is absolutely enriching.From the most basic of plain weaves, through twill weaves, textured weaves such as seersucker, crepe, and corded cloths to more complicated designs created with extra threads woven in, a wide range of patterns are covered. From how to choose fibers, the formation of yarns, the characteristics of common fabrics, and the effects of textile finishing, the book serves as an all-in-one textile information hub. Professors and field experts in textile engineering of selected countries describe the potential and prospects of textile education and how it can lead to internationalization in the various chapters.