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The textile arts : a handbook of fabric structure and design processes : ancient and modern weaving, braiding, printing, and other textile techniques /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Birrell, Verla Leone, 1903-2001
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, [1959]
Series:Harper's home economics series.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics.
Decorative arts > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Weaving > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Textiles et tissus.
Arts décoratifs > Guides, manuels, etc.
Tissage > Guides, manuels, etc.
cloth.
Decorative arts.
Weaving.
handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Fabric formation and design
  • History of weaving
  • Textile fibers and yarns and their uses
  • Simple looms and their uses
  • Belt looms and belt weaves
  • Rug looms and rug-making techniques
  • Mechanically operated looms
  • Basic weaves
  • Nonwoven fabrics
  • the single-element process
  • Embroidery and needlework
  • Dyes and dyeing processes
  • Textile stamping and printing processes.