Price: $135.00 - $73.09
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‘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.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing; 2nd edition (December 21, 2021)
Language : English
Hardcover : 100 pages
ISBN-10 : 1913947610
ISBN-13 : 978-1913947613
Item Weight : 2.62 pounds
Dimensions : 9.5 x 2 x 11 inches
Customers say
Customers find this book a helpful resource for sewing and fabric education. It provides informative content about fabrics, including how they’re made, used, and history. Many readers describe it as a textbook for fashion majors with pictures of fashions using the fabrics. The book reads like a textbook and is considered worth the money. However, some customers mention that some swatches are creased or missing.
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