Manufacturing Processes for Textile and Fashion Design Professionals

摘要

This superbly illustrated and authoritative book provides an up-to-date encyclopaedic guide to over 70 established, traditional, emerging and innovative production techniques used in the textile, apparel and technical-textile sectors. The book has four main parts, the first section covering Fibre and Yarn Technology, Textile Technology, Construction Technology, while the second section is devoted to Materials. Each of the four parts is colour-coded for ease of reference, preceded by useful sections on how to use the book and an introduction providing insight into the opportunities for designers. Each manufacturing process has been deconstructed with the aid of clearly set-out text written by Rob Thompson, together with colour photographs taken mainly by his father, photographer Martin Thompson, illustrating the various parts of the manufacturing sequences. There are over 2,000 specially commissioned photographs and technical diagrams that greatly aid the understanding of the reader. The photographs are of current processes within leading textile, clothing and leather companies, many within the UK. There are also a useful glossary and abbreviations section, a list of featured companies, and publications for further reading, illustration credits, acknowledgements, and an excellent index.