TEXTILE FABRICS AND THEIR SELECTION
Seventh Edition
Hardback Book with Dust Jacket Written by Isabel B. Wingate Over 615 pages Copyright © 1976 by Prentice Hall, Inc. "The best-selling guide on how to choose, sew, and care for all fabrics, including man-made woven and knitted cloths used in apparel and home furnishings." " Permanent Care Labeling Act, innovations in textured and stretch yarns, computer-aided control in Jacquard weaving, knitting, and shade-matching, new fabric printing processes, improvements in man-made fibers, and many more. These are but a few of the new topics covered in this best selling, up-to-date book that tells you everything you need to know about the selection, care, and use of textile fabrics. " " A special committee of the Man-Made Fiber Producers Association aided the up dating of the man-made fiber chapters, including one that is new. Many textile experts assisted in the revision of other chapters. An entirely new section on home sewing has been added that includes how to buy fabrics, tips on how to make a garment last, and how to sew the variety of new textured woven and knitted fabrics. " " This single source guide is lavishly illustrated and is the most authoritative and useful volume in the field. " Contents include: " FOREWORD
Preface PART ONE: FABRIC CONSTRUCTION AND BUYING MOTIVES
1. Why Study Textiles
2. Fiber Content of Textile Fabrics
3. Textile Yarns: Their Manufacture and Uses
4. Basic Weaves: Plain, Twill, and Satin
5. Fancy Weaves: Pile, Jacquard, Dobby, and Leno
6. Knitting and Other Constructions
7. Finishes
8. Dyeing and Printing
9. Cotton and the Consumer
10. Linen and the Consumer
11. Silk and the Consumer
12. Wool and the Consumer
13. Rayon and Acetate and the Consumer
14. General Purpose Non-Cellulosic Fibers and the Consumer
15. Special Purpose Non-Cellulosic Fibers and the Consumer
16. Care of Textile Fabrics PART TWO: SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE FABRICS
17. Women's and Girl's Wear
18. Men's and Boy's Wear
19. Household Textiles
20. Period Styles In Home Furnishings and In Rugs
21. Draperies, Curtains, and Upholstery APPENDICES
A: Photomicrographs of Textile Fibers
B: Generic Groups of Man-Made Fibers With Producers' Trademarks
C: School's Prominent In Advancing Textile Education D: Organizations Engaged In Textile Research
E: Period Styles With Appropriate Woods, Rugs, and Upholstery and Drapery Fabrics
F: Metric Conversions
REFERENCES
INDEX " This book is in good condition with minor wear to the cover.
The dust jacket is worn along the edges and has several tears.
The edges of the pages have a few dirt marks.
The previous owner's name is written on the first blank page.
No torn or ripped pages.
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