TEXTILES AND FASHION: Materials, Design and Technology

Rose Sinchair (editor)

Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, England

Year 2015

Pages 895

This textbook presents a comprehensive and an authoritative overview of textile materials and processes. It reviews the main types of natural and synthetic fibres and their properties and provides a systematic review of the key processes involved first in converting fibres into yarns and then transforming yarns into fabrics. The author also discusses the range of finishing techniques for fabrics and looks specifically at the transformation of fabric into apparel, from design and manufacture to marketing.