Textile Design

Introduction Who this book is for 7 / How to use this book 7 1. Context Early history 11 / Industrial and technological innovations 15 / Twentieth and twenty-first century textile design 22 / Environmental concerns 32 / Summary 34 2. Printed textile design Historical background 37 / Screen-printed textile designs 39 / Inks and dyes 50 /Motifs, patterns and styles 54 / Digital design and digital inkjet printing 64 / Textile design, the environment and science 72 / Summary 74 3. Woven textile design Historical background 79 / Hand-woven textile designs 80 / Digital jacquard weaving 94 / New technologies 100 / New applications 102 / Summary 104 4. Mixed media textile design Historical background 108 / Embroidered textile design 109 / Fabric manipulation 120 / Summary 134 5. Design principles Design tools 138 / Concepts and trends 140 / Colour 143 / Drawing and imagery 149 / Pattern 154 / Visualization, styling and design tools 162 / Summary 166 6. Creating a collection What is design? 168 / The textile design process 169 / Planning 177 / Textile collections 178 / Presentation 183 / Marketing, promotion and sales 185 Display 191 / Summary 194 / 7. Education and employment The entry experience 196 / The degree course 196 / Finding a job 210 / Summary 214 Glossary 216 / Further reading and additional resources 220 / Textile museums and galleries 221 / Selected textile departments and schools 221 / Textile trade fairs 221 / Index 222 / Picture credits 224 / Related study material is available on the Laurence King website at www.laurenceking.com