'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.