Textiles And Fashion Av Jenny (Open College Of The Arts Uk) Udale

Textiles and Fashion explores the integration oftextile design with fashion, showing the manyways designers use fibre, fabric construction andsurface treatments within a garment and on thebody. It begins with a brief history of textiles infashion, showing the links with technical innovationand social developments. You’ll then briefly learnabout the processes of textile design, includingethical and environmental considerations, aswell as fibre production, dyeing and finishintechniques, before moving on to making the most ofdifferent surface treatments and the ways in whichcolour and trend influence fashion and textiles.This 3rd edition includes updated coverage ofemerging technologies, including smart textilesand 3D printing, and interviews with fashiondesigners to offer insight into how they use textilesin their work. Overall, this is the ideal introductionto using textiles within a fashion context.