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9780393730623

Fabrics A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects

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  • ISBN13:

    9780393730623

  • ISBN10:

    039373062X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-05-17
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Summary

This thorough handbook by a textile professional describes and illustrates fibers and yarns, fabric structures, fabric design, dye and printing processes, finishes and treatments, styles and applications of cloth for furniture, window-, wall-, and floor coverings. Also covered are testing and flaws; the fabric industry, and professional practice.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9(2)
Introduction 11(2)
Aesthetics
13(14)
Color
14(2)
Light and Lighting
16(1)
Texture
17(1)
Pattern
17(4)
Market Appropriateness
21(6)
Sustainable Design
27(6)
Green Manufacturing
28(1)
Fabric Use Issues
29(1)
Considerations for Specific Materials
30(3)
Fibers and Yarns
33(26)
Natural Fibers
36(8)
Man-Made Fibers
44(8)
Yarn
52(7)
Fabric Structure
59(41)
Wovens
60(32)
Knits
92(1)
Embroideries
93(1)
Quilted Fabrics
94(1)
Bonded Fabrics
95(1)
Casements and Laces
96(1)
Nonwovens
97(1)
Films and Vinyl
98(2)
Fabric Designs
100(30)
Motifs and Effects
101(23)
Layouts
124(6)
Color Application
130(27)
Colorfastness and Color Matching
131(1)
Dyeing
132(7)
Printing
139(9)
Other Printing and Dyeing Techniques
148(9)
Finishing and Treatment
157(12)
Standard Finishes
158(2)
Special Aesthetic Finishes
160(4)
Functional Finishes
164(3)
Backing and Lamination
167(2)
Fabric Applications
169(78)
Seating
171(19)
Windows
190(16)
Walls
206(13)
Panel Systems
219(8)
Floors
227(14)
Fabric and Fiber Art
241(6)
Performance, Testing, and Flaws
247(11)
Durability
249(3)
Flammability
252(1)
Flaws and Defects
253(5)
The Fabric Industry
258(10)
Designers' Sources
259(2)
Fabric Manufacture
261(2)
Worldwide Textile Sourcing
263(1)
The Role of Fabric Designers
264(1)
Custom Services
265(3)
Professional Practices
268(9)
Fabric Selection
269(1)
Specification and Purchase-Order Writing
269(1)
Costs and Budgets
270(1)
Guidelines and Pitfalls
271(6)
Appendix 277(3)
Glossary 280(17)
Sources 297(2)
Illustration Details and Photographers 299(4)
Bibliography 303(3)
Index 306

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