The quilter’s definitive resource on the selection, use, and care of today’s textiles. This book from an internationally known quiltmaker and teacher is a thorough reference filled with fabric facts. Along with easy-to-understand directions for testing fiber content, thread count, colorfastness, lightfastness, washfastness, and shrinkage, you’ll find: Information on the effects of water and detergents on different fabrics and dyes Thread compatibility and batting selection charts Recommendations for storing quilts With a better understanding of how textiles are made, what to consider when buying them, and how to care for them once you bring them home, you will have much more enjoyment and less stress as you create your wonderful quilts.
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-01-01 - Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
The quilter’s definitive resource on the selection, use, and care of today’s textiles. This book from an internationally known quiltmaker and teacher is a thorough reference filled with fabric facts. Along with easy-to-understand directions for testing fiber content, thread count, colorfastness, lightfastness, washfastness, and shrinkage, you’ll find: Information on the
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983 - Publisher: Gregg Division McGraw-Hill
Providing a comprehensive survey of the textile field, this program reflects the trends in this fast-moving industry. It features a separate chapter on each major type of fiber and an unit on the consumer use and evaluation of apparel and home furnishings, as well as use of relevant illustrations. Metrications
Traces the history and process of fabric making from the earliest weaving by primitive people to modern factory methods, including discussions of sources and types of fibers, bleaching and dyeing, and growing and processing of wool and cotton.