Textiles: A Handbook For DesignersPractical information usually gained only through years of work experience and word of mouth is presented in this handbook for textile designers, students, interior designers and others who use textiles in their work. Textiles: A Handbook for Designers is a thorough study of the textile industry and the design processes and techniques used by professionals. With an overview of the textile industry and a thorough explanation of the designer's role, the text encourages adaptation of any design expertise into the processes, techniques, and formats characteristic of the textile industry. Textiles is a compilation of information obtained from many different designers. Because each designer may work for years within only one segment of the market, this comprehensive view of studio practices throughout the industry should be meaningful even to practicing professionals. An indispensable reference work for artists who aspire to work with textile design as well as for professionals in the textile industry and related fields of interior and apparel design, the revised edition of Textiles covers the most recent developments as well as traditional practices. |
Contents
2 | 20 |
3 | 32 |
TYPES OF PRINTED TEXTILE DESIGNS | 38 |
THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING PRINTED FABRIC | 63 |
TRANSFER TECHNIQUES | 91 |
7 | 105 |
8 | 133 |
9 | 139 |
MILL STYLING | 147 |
GREEN DESIGN | 160 |
Common terms and phrases
acetate apparel areas artist batik blotch bottled watercolor Brunschwig & Fils brush called Cantoni Satilai chinoiserie Clarence House cloth color combinations color wheel colorways croquis designer's desired developed discharge printing drapery drawing edge effect fabric fibers filling stripe floral design geometric gouache on paper ground home furnishings horizontal industry Jacquard woven Jay Yang Designs jobbers Koh-I-Noor Kolinsky sable loom manufacturers marked motifs N.J. Cohen Paisley design palette Palinkas pattern pencil photograph courtesy piece of tracing plaid point paper polished layout print on cotton PRINTED FABRIC produced rendered repeat sizes repeat unit roller printing rough layout ruling pen screen printing sell sheets shown in figure specific spliced stippling straightedge strike-offs studio surface T-square tape textile company textile design texture threads tion tjanting tracing paper transfer trompe l'oeil unwaxed masa paper upholstery usually vertical weave width woven fabric yarn yarn-dyed