Textile Design Products and Processes

This book includes fundamentals of textile processing technology with explanation of craft techniques, various stages of processing fibres and yarns with useful, readily understandable, line drawings. Fibrous types, dyes, yarns and cloths have been explained and material is supported by glossary and explanation of processing stages from fibre to finished cloth. Further, the considerations of relevance to the development and preparation of a design collection are outlined and discussed. Various testing procedures, including fibre, yarn and cloth identification methods, and important innovations in textile products and processing are identified and explained as well. Focused mainly on the needs of students specializing in textile or fashion design, at first year undergraduate university level, this book: Covers all stages from fibre to finished cloth. Discusses various stages of processing fibres and yarns. Explains fibrous types, dyes, yarns and cloths supported by relevant glossary. Presents explanations of both tactile and aesthetic aspects of textiles used in clothing.

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Textile fibres2.1 Introduction2.2 Plant fibres2.3 Animal fibres2.4 Regenerated fibres2.5 Synthetic fibres2.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 3: Yarns3.1 Introduction3.2 Filament, staple and other yarn types3.3 Blending, cleaning and sliver formation 3.4 Drawing, doubling, roving and spinning 3.5 Twisting and winding and fancy yarns3.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 4: Weaving4.1 Introduction4.2 Techniques and variations 4.3 Principles and structures4.4 Product types 4.5 World-wide distribution of techniques and products4.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 5: Knitting and other forms of yarn manipulation5.1 Introduction 5.2 Knitting technique variations 5.3 Basic knitted structures5.4 Netting, macramé, lace making, sprang, braiding and crochet 5.5 Embroidery5.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 6: Felt, bark and other nonwovens 6.1 Introduction6.2 General types 6.3 Techniques and variations 6.4 Characteristics and properties6.5 Products 6.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 7: Dyes and their application7.1 Introduction7.2 Dye types7.3 Dye techniques7.4 Screens and other means7.5 Digital printing 7.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 8: Block-printing and resist-dyeing techniques 8.1 Introduction8.2 Block printing8.3 Tie-and-dye 8.4 Wax-, rice- and paste-resist techniques8.5 Ikat techniques 8.6 SummaryReferences Chapter 9: Finishing9.1 Introduction9.2 Pre-finishing processes9.3 Fibre-specific processes9.4 Mechanical processes9.5 Chemical processes9.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 10: Motifs and patterns10.1 Introduction10.2 Motifs, patterns and thematic types10.3 Grids10.4 Means of production10.5 Worldwide distribution 10.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 11: Design development and presentation11.1 Introduction11.2 Market research 11.3 Sources 11.4 Observation, visualisation and representation11.5 Theme boards and the presentation of ideas11.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 12: Testing and appraisal12.1 Introduction12.2 Fibre, yarn and cloth identification12.3 Colour, strength, stretch and abrasion 12.4 Flammability and absorption12.5 Suitability for purpose12.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 13 Further considerations 13.1 Introduction13.2 Research and development13.3 Examples of product innovations13.4 Sustainability and ethical manufacture13.5 Smart textiles13.6 SummaryReferencesChapter 14: In conclusionGlossary

Professor Michael Hann (BA, M.Phil, PhD, FRSA, FRAS, FTI) holds the Chair of Design Theory at the University of Leeds. He is also Director of ULITA – An Archive of International Textiles, an important international archive (and, in the context of this book, a rich source of illustrative material). He has published across a wide range of subject areas, has made numerous key-note addresses at international conferences, and is an acknowledged international authority on the geometry of design. He has held adjunct, visiting or invited professorships at institutions in Belgium, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and China. Recent book publications include: Structure and Form in Design (Berg, 2012), Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Stripes, Grids and Checks (Bloomsbury, 2015). A co-authored treatise entitled Patterns: Design and Composition (Routledge) is anticipated for publication in 2019, as is the single authored work The Grammar of Pattern (Taylor and Francis)