Textile Design

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