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Read more About the Author: Gail Baugh teaches textiles and merchandising at both San Francisco State University and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. She has extensive fashion industry experience, particularly in global product development and sourcing for large retail chains. The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory A Guide to Fabrics' Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential Illustrated and explained with photographs of fabric samples, garments, and diagrams, each entry has all the information you need to make the right decision about the fabric for your design. Graphic icons representing fabric structure, weight, and any special finishes provide a wealth of information without the need for lots of reading, and facts and figures are summarized in bullet lists. This thorough guide to fashion textiles comprises four sections: Section One: Responsible Design Section Two: The Language of Textiles Section Three: The Textile Directory Section Four: The Charts Read more The Directory of Textiles features everything from natural-fiber textiles to the latest man-made fabrics. It is organized into five chapters intended to lead the designer quickly to the right fabric: Structure Structure is about creating form that stands away from the body and can create line through shaping and seam detail. Whether you are a new designer or a designer who is reinventing a concept, fabrics providing structural support to the design are the most plentiful in the textile world. However, having too many options can be as difficult as having too limited a choice. Fluidity Fluidity is about fabrics flowing over the body. It is aqueous movement of the fabric that is important. The designer's goal is to select a fluid fabric that follows the curve of the human form. There is a sensuousness to letting the body create the design form, and the fabric chosen for this purpose should communicate this sensuality. Ornamentation Ornamentation is about creating interesting details that the designer finds attractive and that will enhance the design. Designers often use simple fabrics and then apply decorative elements to the design using cut fabric or other trimming details that will add visual texture and interest to the garment. Expansion and Compression Expansion is about expanding the design shape and requires fabrics that literally stand alone. Unlike fluid fabrics that follow the body's form, expansion fabrics do the opposite. They enlarge the body's form, expand the silhouette, exaggerate, and accentuate. Compression is about compacting the body, following the exact shape of the body. Contracting and expanding with the body, like breathing, is the designer's purpose. Compression describes how fabric helps a garment to fit the human form. Read more

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🗸 Author(s): Gail Baugh
🗸 Title: The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics' Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential
🗸 Rating : 4.8 from 5 stars (294 reviews)
🗸 Languange: English
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