This seminal text demystifies all the terminology around working with textiles today, providing definitions of processes, techniques, features, and even some historical terms that you need to know. The dictionary now includes coverage of sustainability, smart materials and biobased textiles, intelligent and 3D manufacturing, new technologies, and processes. Entries cover everything from fibers, fabrics, laws and regulations affecting textile materials and processing, inventors of textile technology, and business and trade terms relevant to textiles. Highly illustrated with over 400 images, entries include pronunciation, derivation, definition, and uses.
| ISBN: | 9781501366703 |
| Publication date: | 16th December 2021 |
| Author: | Dr Ajoy K Fashion Insititue of Technology, USA Sarkar, Phyllis G Queens College, USA Tortora, Ingrid Fashion Johnson |
| Publisher: | Fairchild Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 576 pages |
| Genres: |
Subject dictionaries Apparel, garment and textile industries Textiles and fibres |