Fabric Reference, 2/e (book)

Mary Humphries, Institute of Textile Science

©2004 Prentice Hall, 368 pages, Spiral Bound
#PH-0-13-098548-1, Price $65

Features

• Today's fabrics, today's fashions—Reflects the latest tools, trends, and techniques affecting the industry today.
• Develops a working knowledge of the same textiles, trademarks, and equipment students will most likely encounter in the professional world.
• All aspects of textile production and behavior—Covers fibers thoroughly; yarns, including novelty yarns; all categories of weaves and knits; other constructions such as tufted, twisted lace, felt, non-woven, stitchknit, and others; the “natural fabric” leather; fabrics whose character is made by finishing, including examples related to dyeing; plus printing and other applied design.
• Gives students valuable exposure to a wide variety of textiles, providing them with a broad base of knowledge and preparing them to work with any/all of these fabrics in a professional setting.
• Focus on terminology—Defines key terms throughout the narrative and in quick-reference glossaries.
• Gives students a working knowledge of terms drawn from today's consumer marketplace, public media, advertisements, and trademarks.
• A wealth of visuals—Graphics, photos, and computer scans of actual fabrics—many unraveled or arranged to reveal structure.
• Convenient Cerlox spiral binding— Allows book to be opened and laid flat when displaying contents in class.
• Updated world production of textile fibers, characteristics and trademarks of these fibers, hemp grown for fiber in Canada, new logos from the Woolmark Company which has introduced new brands like Merino ExtraFine, new types of lyocell, polyester, Lycra spandex, and others.
• Introduces students to the latest in textile fibers and who's producing them.
• Examines the leading edge of technology and its effect on new textile fibers.
• Exposes students to the most up-to-date information in technology and how it has affected the textile market.
• Extensive fabric care and assessment coverage—Includes care instructions, assessment guidelines, and discussions on commercial cleaning, textile testing, quality control, dyeing, and more.
• Builds students' confidence in predicting the basic colorfastness and performance of today's materials, helping them avoid surprising results and permitting them to make the best selection of fabric depending on the project.
• Metric in textiles—Devotes a full section to metric measurement in the fabric industry, calling on the author's experience as a member of the Metric Committee of the Canadian Home Economics Association.
• Develops students' knowledge of metric units and conversions so that they can understand textiles information in international terms.
• Consideration of fabrics and ecology—Explores clothing as environment—keeping warm or cool, protection from UV rays—textiles and pollution, recycling—21st century developments.
• Includes an often ignored perspective that the students of today and tomorrow should have when working with fabrics.
• We also carry a swatch set correlated to this edition of Fabric Reference. Click here for more information.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.

Fabrics—Everyday and Extraordinary. Guide to Using This Reference. Equipment Helpful in Fabric Study. Fabrics—An Overview. Basic Terms Used with Fabrics and Fibers

2. Textile Fibers.

Fibers are Fundamental. Textile Fibers Are Special. What's in a Name? (Generic Names). Fiber Properties. Fibers—Relative Position in World Production. Natural Fibers. Manufactured Fibers. Blending of Fibers. Fiber Identification.

Yarn Types and Constructions. Yarn Classification. Yarn Notation. Spun Yarn. Continuous Filament Yarn. Novelty (Fancy or Complex-Ply). Thread.

Fabric Right Side versus Wrong Side, Face versus Back. Weaving. Knitting. Other Construction Methods Using Yarns. Fabrics Without Yarns. Fabrics Without Fibers. Compound Fabrics.

Role of Fabric Finishing. Finishing the Natural Fibers. Other General and Basic Finishes. “Added Value” and Special-Purpose Finishes. Application of Color—Dyeing and Printing.

Home Care. Commercial Cleaning. Dyes and Colorfastness. Brighteners: What to Expect of “Whiter than White”. Care Labeling. Storage of Textile Articles.

7. Fabrics and Ecology.

Clothing as Environment. Textiles and the Environment—How Green?

Fabric Assessment—How It's Done. Standard Tests and Rating. Nontechnical Fabric Tests.

Origin of Metric Measurement. SI Usage. Metric in Home Sewing. Metric in Home Furnishing. Metric in Miscellaneous Textile Articles. Metric in Home Maintenance of Textile Articles. Metric in Textiles Study.

Instructors Only: Request examination copy and instructor's manual direct from the publisher by calling 1-800-526-0485.

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