Fabric for Fashion: The Swatch Book Revised Second Edition

'This updated version of the bestselling Fabric for Fashion: The Swatch Book, includes additional swatches, new close-up photography to show fabrication, yarn windings as well as finished fabric swatches and more!

This unique resource with 142 swatches and yarns of the most recognized and widely used varieties of fabric encourages consideration of not just fabric's aesthetic appeal but also their structure, feel and weight. Natural fabrics such as cottons, silks, wools and linens are included, as are a wide range of manmade ones including alternative plant fibers like bamboo and hemp.

With accompanying information on fabrication, weights, and construction, this book will help student fashion designers to make informed textile choices based upon an understanding of raw materials together with the processes that make up a fabric.

Author: Clive Hallett, Amanda Johnston
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Laurence King
Published: 12/21/2021
Pages: 100
Weight: 2.5lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781913947613
2nd Edition