Designing a Knitwear Collection: From Inspiration to Finished GarmentsDesigning a Knitwear Collection, 2nd Edition, is an essential and comprehensive overview of the knitting design and development process. Featuring more than 475 color images, emerging fashion designers will find inspiration from the work of featured knitwear designers and practical information to design their own knitwear collection. The book follows the history of the industry to present day, introducing yarn and stitch basics, knitting methods, and machinery. It explores the process of preparing the design package from initial concept and sketches to specifications of samples and documents for production-through the presentation of a final collection. Updates to this edition include advances in technology in the knitwear industry, expanded coverage of sample development, and more than 50% new images including new designer profiles and current knitwear designs. New to this Edition Introducing Designing a Knitwear Collection STUDIO: PLEASE NOTE: Purchasing or renting this ISBN does not include access to the STUDIO resources that accompany this text. To receive free access to the STUDIO content with new copies of this book, please refer to the book + STUDIO access card bundle ISBN 9781501317859. |
Contents
Chapter One 133 Chapter Five | 1 |
Hand Knitters Oppose | 6 |
004 | 62 |
The History of Knitwear Creative Development Design Package and the 65 Chapter Two 173 Chapter | 65 |
Chapter Three 197 Chapter Seven | 83 |
Technology | 100 |
Stitch Fundamentals ComputerAided for Knitwear Design 111 Chapter Four 215 Chapter Eight | 111 |
Chapter Five | 133 |
Chapter Seven | 197 |
Document Samples | 253 |
| 265 | |
Glossary | 273 |
Endnotes | 281 |
Credits | 283 |
| 287 | |