Textile Design

<p>Contributor contact details</p> <p>Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles</p> <p>Foreword</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Part I: Principles: fabric construction approaches to textile design</p> <p>Chapter 1: Fibres, yarns and fabrics: fundamental principles for the textile designer</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Introduction</p> <p>1.2 Basic principles of fibres, yarns and fabrics</p> <p>1.3 Main types of fibres, yarns and fabrics, and their production methods</p> <p>1.4 Main properties and characteristics of fibres, yarns and fabrics</p> <p>1.5 Future trends</p> <p>1.6 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 2: Woven textile design</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Introduction</p> <p>2.2 Weave processes</p> <p>2.3 Overview of end uses</p> <p>2.4 Key issues affecting the designer</p> <p>2.5 Synopsis of different weave processes</p> <p>2.6 Computer technologies</p> <p>2.7 Practical design applications</p> <p>2.8 Future trends</p> <p>2.9 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 3: Knitted textile design</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction</p> <p>3.2 Context for knitted fabric design</p> <p>3.3 The principles of weft knitted textiles</p> <p>3.4 Practical design applications of knitted textiles</p> <p>3.5 Future trends</p> <p>3.6 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>3.7 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Part II: Principles: surface approaches to textile design</p> <p>Chapter 4: Surface design of textiles</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 What is surface design?</p> <p>4.3 Applications of surface design</p> <p>4.4 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 5: Printed textile design</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 Basic history and principles of applying colour to cloth: methods and types of textile printing</p> <p>5.3 The relationship between textile printing and design</p> <p>5.4 Contemporary principles and applications of printed textile design</p> <p>5.5 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 6: Embroidered textile design</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction</p> <p>6.2 Commercial production methods for embroidered textiles</p> <p>6.3 Digitising embroidery designs</p> <p>6.4 Pattern control in embroidered textile designs</p> <p>6.4 Applications of commercial embroidery production</p> <p>6.6 Location of embroidery production</p> <p>6.7 The embroidered textile design process</p> <p>6.8 Future trends</p> <p>6.9 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Chapter 7: Designing through dyeing and finishing</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Introduction</p> <p>7.2 Designing through dyeing</p> <p>7.3 Designing through dyeing techniques</p> <p>7.4 Designing through garment dyeing</p> <p>7.5 Designing through finishing</p> <p>7.6 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 8: The use of colour in textile design</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 The perception of colour</p> <p>8.3 Palette development</p> <p>8.4 Design</p> <p>8.5 Culture</p> <p>8.6 Trend and product</p> <p>8.7 Communicating colour</p> <p>8.8 Environmental and commercial issues</p> <p>8.9 Future trends</p> <p>8.10 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Part III: Applications and advances</p> <p>Chapter 9: Colour trend forecasting and its influence on the fashion and textile industry</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>9.1 Introduction</p> <p>9.2 Principles of colour forecasting in the fashion and textile industry</p> <p>9.3 Applications of colour and trend forecasting in the fashion and textile industry</p> <p>9.4 Future trends</p> <p>9.5 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Chapter 10: Sustainable textile design</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>10.1 Introduction: key issues affecting textile and fashion design</p> <p>10.2 Strategies for fashion and textile design</p> <p>10.3 Strategies for textile and fashion designers: recycling and reuse – beginning to close the loop</p> <p>10.4 The designer empowered</p> <p>Chapter 11: Fashion design: the dynamics of textiles in advancing cultural memes</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>11.1 Introduction</p> <p>11.2 Key issues: the relationships between fashion houses and textile merchants</p> <p>11.3 Suitability of different textiles for fashion design</p> <p>11.4 The ‘apparel-body construct’ (ABC) theory of fashion design</p> <p>11.5 Applications of CAD/CAM (computer-aided design/ computer-aided manufacturing) in fashion design</p> <p>11.6 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 12: Interior textile design</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>12.1 Introduction</p> <p>12.2 Overview</p> <p>12.3 The key issues and considerations of the design of interior textiles</p> <p>12.4 New trends and fashions</p> <p>12.5 Case studies</p> <p>Chapter 13: The interaction of two and three dimensional design in textiles and fashion</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>13.1 Introduction</p> <p>13.2 Triangulation: the body, textile and garment form</p> <p>13.3 Silhouette</p> <p>13.4 Spatial garment forms: sculptural, architectural and hybrid</p> <p>13.5 Different approaches to textile/garment integration</p> <p>13.6 The garment as canvas</p> <p>13.7 Sustainable design approaches</p> <p>13.8 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 14: The design of technical textiles</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>14.1 Introduction</p> <p>14.2 Sectors using technical textiles</p> <p>14.3 Recent innovations and directions in technical textiles</p> <p>14.4 Innovation and commercialization issues in technical textiles</p> <p>14.5 Technical textiles in education</p> <p>14.6 Future trends</p> <p>14.7 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Chapter 15: Designing future textiles: new developments in textile structures and surface treatments</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>15.1 Introduction</p> <p>15.2 Design of future fibers and yarns</p> <p>15.3 Design of future fabric structures</p> <p>15.4 Design of future fabric surface</p> <p>15.5 Conclusion</p> <p>15.6 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Index</p>