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Textiles and Fashion

From Fabric Construction to Surface Treatments
By Jenny Udale
Series: Basics Fashion Design
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Textiles and Fashion explores the fusion of textile design and fashion, illustrating how designers employ fibre, fabric construction, and surface treatments in garments and on the body. It begins with a concise history of textiles in fashion, linking technical innovations and social changes. The book then covers textile design processes, including ethical and environmental aspects, fibre production, dyeing, and finishing techniques. Further sections focus on surface treatments, colour, and trends influencing fashion and textiles. The 3rd edition includes updates on emerging technologies like smart textiles and 3D printing, plus interviews with fashion designers, offering unique insights into their textile use. This makes it an ideal introduction to textiles within a fashion context.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is suitable for students, designers, and anyone interested in the creative and technical aspects of integrating textiles with fashion. It provides a broad yet accessible overview, making it useful for both beginners and those seeking updated knowledge on current technologies in textile design.

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"Introduces the processes behind creating and using textiles in fashion design. Offers an overview of the processes involved in fibre production, dyeing and finishing and also explores weaving and knitting"--

Introduces the processes behind creating and using textiles in fashion design. Offers an overview of the processes involved in fibre production, dyeing and finishing and also explores weaving and knitting.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Textiles and Fashion explores the integration of textile design with fashion, showing the many ways designers use fibre, fabric construction, and surface treatments within a garment and on the body.

It begins with a brief history of textiles in fashion, showing the links with technical innovation and social developments. You will then briefly learn about the processes of textile design, including ethical and environmental considerations, as well as fibre production, dyeing, and finishing techniques.

The book proceeds to make the most of different surface treatments and explores the ways in which colour and trend influence fashion and textiles.

This 3rd edition includes updated coverage of emerging technologies, including smart textiles and 3D printing, and features interviews with fashion designers to offer insight into how they use textiles in their work.

Overall, this is the ideal introduction to using textiles within a fashion context.

Series: Basics Fashion Design

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350094895

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Edition: 3rd edition

Illustration: 200 colour illus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 502g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Jenny Udale is a lecturer in fashion textiles at the Open College of the Arts, UK. She has previously taught at Middlesex University and Ravensbourne College. She is a freelance textile and womenswear designer and her textiles have been stocked in Liberty’s and Selfridges.

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