Career in Textile and Fashion Designing

COVER......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Part I - Textile Designing
......Page 8
Careers in Textile Designing......Page 9
Tasks and Skills of a Textile Designer......Page 11
Job Outlook for Textile Designers......Page 15
Textiles - A Historical Perspective......Page 17
Preparing Fabric for Use......Page 19
Check the Grain Line Before You Buy......Page 21
Returning the Fabric to Grain Perfection......Page 23
Pre-shrinking of Fabrics......Page 25
Wool Fabric Types......Page 27
Wool Preparation......Page 29
Ramie......Page 31
Micro-fibres......Page 34
Sewing with Knit Fabric......Page 36
Interfacings......Page 38
Selecting Interfacing......Page 40
Types of Interfacing: Fabric and Stretch......Page 42
Types of Interfacing: Application......Page 44
Jute: The Golden Fibre......Page 46
Twist Balance......Page 48
Technologies Used in Textile Designing......Page 50
Use of Computers in Textile Industry......Page 53
Various Systems Used in Apparel Industry......Page 56
Textile Terminology (A-H)......Page 59
Textile Terminology (I-Z)......Page 64
Part II - Fashion Designing
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Fashion......Page 71
The Purpose of Clothing......Page 73
Haute Couture......Page 75
Haute Couture Caters for Exclusive Customers......Page 77
Fashion Designers......Page 79
Natural Fibres......Page 81
Man-made Fibres......Page 83
Types of Cotton......Page 85
Other Types of Fabrics......Page 87
Cross Stitch......Page 90
Exploring Pattern Possibilities with Cross Stitch......Page 92
Pattern Making in Cross Stitch......Page 94
Giving New Look to Normal Clothes......Page 96
How to Start a Good Pattern......Page 98
Tips for making a T-shirt......Page 100
Making a Neat and Round Neck......Page 102
About Blueprints......Page 104
Tips for copying a Design onto Fabric......Page 107
Choosing Fabric for Plus-sized Designs
......Page 109
Types of Fabric for Plus-sized Designs......Page 111
Wide or Narrow Pants......Page 113
Gowns......Page 115
Designing the Perfect Gown......Page 117
Computers in the Field of Fashion Designing......Page 119