Textiles and fibres Books
Search Press Ltd An Introduction to Whitework Embroidery with
Book SynopsisDiscover a colorful, contemporary approach to traditional whitework with best-selling embroidery expert Trish Burr.Fresh and uplifting, Trish Burr?s use of color brings a joyful lease of life to her stunning whitework designs.Complete with a comprehensive guide to getting started, and arranged in order of difficulty, this inspiring book contains 10 complete, brand-new projects, each with clear step-by-step instructions, an iron-on transfer, a full-size template and sumptuous photography.An expert teacher, and best-selling author, Trish has carefully constructed the book to appeal to beginners looking for a simple, no-nonsense approach to the technique, as well as more advanced embroiderers looking for inspiration.With subjects ranging from striking florals to birds, bees and butterflies, this book will inspire and delight with its variety of subjects. Contained within are: Re-usable iron-on transfers for all 10 designs, as well as full-size traceable templates A comprehensive illustrated stitch library of all the stitches used throughout A handy guide to selecting materials, preparing your fabric and using color Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions with plenty of inspiring photography
£13.49
Editions Flammarion Sneaker Obsession
Book SynopsisKikikickz is France's leading online sneaker reseller, specializing in rare and limited-edition models. Fashion and lifestyle journalist Alexandre Pauwels is the copywriter at Kikikickz.
£15.16
HarperCollins Publishers A Partridge in a Pear Tree: Crochet the 12 birds
Book Synopsis A unique collection of crochet patterns for the 12 birds of Christmas. Taking inspiration from the famous Christmas carol, Kerry Lord, author of the Edward’s Menagerie series and founder of TOFT yarns, has created this unique crochet collection. Including John the Spotted Woodpecker for 12 Drummers Drumming, Lydia the Greylag Goose for 6 Geese a-laying and, of course, Felix the Partridge in a pear tree, this is Christmas fun at its most creative. Patterns include:12 Drummers Drumming – John the Spotted Woodpecker11 Pipers Piping – Nina the Sandpiper10 Lords-a-Leaping – Agnes the Heron9 Ladies Dancing – Loise the Cormorant8 Maids-a-milking – Delilah the Cattle Egret7 Swans-a-swimming – Margot the Black Swan6 Geese a-laying – Lydia the Greylag Goose5 Gold Rings – Gilbert the Pheasant4 Calling Birds – Peter the Blackbird3 French Hens – Ruth the Hen2 Turtle Doves – Beatrice the Turtle DoveAnd a Partridge – Felix the PartridgeTrade Review'There is no better way to celebrate every crafter’s favourite season.' * Let’s Knit *'It seems that Kerry Lord can do no wrong when it comes to designing delightful toys and her latest collection for Christmas is no exception!' -- Crochet Now'Perfect for decorating your tree or for giving as gifts' -- Simply Sewing
£11.39
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Textile Surface Manipulation
Book SynopsisA practical and inspirational book to learn how to develop a variety of textile techniques from personal visual sources. This book teaches you how to develop a diverse range of textile surface design techniques from personal visual inspiration sources, and apply them to your projects. Discover an assortment of traditional and unconventional methods, from smocking to soldering, through projects such as fashion and interiors items and textile art. The book encourages you to explore visual sources to discover their potential for imagery, texture, structure and manipulation, supporting you in the development and creation of your own unique pieces. Learn how to explore alternative possibilities, manipulate existing textile surfaces or create new ones. Whether you are a student, experienced artist or maker looking for new inspiration and techniques, this is an essential practical book.Trade Review[T]his is an exceedingly useful book that is well presented, with plenty of inspiring images of results you can achieve. * Textile Fibre Forum *Table of ContentsIntroduction Visual Research Repeat Structures Building Surfaces From Scratch Decorating Existing Surfaces Manipulating Surfaces Through Stitch Deconstructing and Disrupting Surfaces Trims and Edges Suppliers Gallery About the Authors Acknowledgements Index
£21.25
Batsford Ltd Bojagi - Korean Textile Art: technique, design
Book SynopsisAn exploration of traditional Koran textile art techniques. Bojagi, sometimes called Pojagi, is a traditional Korean textile art. Centuries old, it was originally textiles made for every day living with scraps of left-over fabrics artfully put together. They often resemble works of modern artists such as Mondrian and Klee. Today, the technique now produces beautiful textiles that are fast influencing textile art in the West, particularly amongst quilters. Using her own work and the work of other artists, leading expert on the subject Sara Cook demonstrates the techniques and how modern textilers can interpret the principles of Bojagi creatively in exciting new work. The book covers a brief history and understanding of Bojagi in Korean culture, then covers: Fabrics and sewing equipment (incl. silk, hemp and ramie); Obanseak – technique and designs of bojagi colours and symbolism; Colour Seams and Embellishments; and Jagokbo – textiles pieced from tiny scraps. A beautiful book that offers textile artists and quilters a range of ideas to use i their own work. As with the obsession with Shibori, this technique brings one of the East's most creative textiles to a Western audience for the first time.
£18.36
Chelsea Green Publishing Co Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion
Book SynopsisA new "farm-to-closet" vision for the clothes we wear--by a leader in the movement for local textile economies There is a major disconnect between what we wear and our knowledge of its impact on land, air, water, labor, and human health. Even those who value access to safe, local, nutritious food have largely overlooked the production of fiber, dyes, and the chemistry that forms the backbone of modern textile production. While humans are 100 percent reliant on their second skin, it’s common to think little about the biological and human cultural context from which our clothing derives. Almost a decade ago, weaver and natural dyer Rebecca Burgess developed a project focused on wearing clothing made from fiber grown, woven, and sewn within her bioregion of North Central California. As she began to network with ranchers, farmers, and artisans, she discovered that even in her home community there was ample raw material being grown to support a new regional textile economy with deep roots in climate change prevention and soil restoration. A vision for the future came into focus, combining right livelihoods and a textile system based on economic justice and soil carbon enhancing practices. Burgess saw that we could create viable supply chains of clothing that could become the new standard in a world looking to solve the climate crisis. In Fibershed readers will learn how natural plant dyes and fibers such as wool, cotton, hemp, and flax can be grown and processed as part of a scalable, restorative agricultural system. They will also learn about milling and other technical systems needed to make regional textile production possible. Fibershed is a resource for fiber farmers, ranchers, contract grazers, weavers, knitters, slow-fashion entrepreneurs, soil activists, and conscious consumers who want to join or create their own fibershed and topple outdated and toxic systems of exploitation..Trade Review“Collectively, we’ve been slowly waking up to the urgent need to farm our food in ways that restore and regenerate soils and whole landscapes; create connections between people, land, animals, and seasons; and rebuild local economies. Fibershed turns our attention to a parallel, equally urgent frontier: our clothes. We need this book, and we need it now.”—Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Defending Beef“Fibershed is a must-read for all clothing brands, whether years into their sustainability journey or just at the beginning. Burgess encourages us to think deeply and holistically about the impacts of fashion, reconsider our industry’s model of overconsumption, and to approach flashy biotech solutions with a critical eye. Fibershed proves that fashion can be a force for good, empowering farmers and makers while supporting local communities with Climate Beneficial textile supply chains.”—Megan Meiklejohn, Sustainable Materials and Transparency Manager, Eileen Fisher“Fibershed is a deeply informed exploration of the political ecology of clothing and an urgent invitation to a new way of being in the world; one that respects the soil, the cycles of the year, and life itself. In this visionary manifesto of hope, Rebecca Burgess chronicles a personal journey with profound global implications: Human economies need not result in the degradation of either human culture nor the environment, but might, if done well, lead to the enrichment of both.”—Jeffrey Creque, PhD, Director of Rangeland and Agroecosystem Management, Carbon Cycle Institute“This is an important book. It is bold, practical, optimistic––a vision of how things must be.”—Kate Fletcher, professor, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, University of the Arts, London, UK“Rebecca has made an incredible contribution to the slow fashion movement through her organizing and advocacy work with the Fibershed organization. I’m thrilled to know that this work is now available to a broader audience through this thoughtful book. May we all learn from her wisdom, research, and knowledge as we create even deeper connections between farms, fiber art, and fashion.”—Katrina Rodabaugh, author of Mending Matters“We clothe ourselves using fibers from cotton, trees, animals, and oil. The sins of oil-based fibers are well known, but lesser known are those of plant- and animal-based fiber production—themselves major contributors to global desertification and climate change. If we want to offer hope to future generations, we will have to root not only the food we eat, but the clothing we wear in a new, regenerative agriculture that manages livestock using the holistic planned grazing process. Fortunately, movement in this direction is underway. Rebecca Burgess’s well-researched book stokes a fire that has already been lit by many organizations collaborating and networking around the globe, and connects the dots between our clothing and our life-supporting environment. I would encourage everyone who wears clothes and has any concern for future generations to read this highly educational book.”—Allan Savory, president and cofounder, Savory Institute“Rebecca Burgess is the Alice Waters of the slow fiber movement. Within the pages of Fibershed, she proves that carefully clothing oneself is a revolutionary act. While many wait for distant corporations and governments to curb toxic, unethical, and extractive industrial practices, Burgess demonstrates that the revolution is at hand in our own backyards. Fibershed is required reading for any clothing company that claims environmental and ethical responsibility.”—Dan Malloy, surfing ambassador, Patagonia; cofounder, Poco Farm, Ojai, CA“Fibershed is a story of vision, persistence, and kindness. With patience and grace, Rebecca has restored a sense of gratitude for the overlooked grasses and herbaceous plants that were once our second skin. From the living world around her, she has stitched together the broken strands of textile arts, creating an economy of place where makers are artists and clothing is revered.”—Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest; editor of Drawdown
£20.69
Chelsea Green Publishing Co Field, Fork, Fashion: Bullock 374 and a
Book SynopsisFrom one of the Vogue Business 100 Innovators List - 2023 ‘[T]his wonderful project and book, executed with great charm and creativity, is an important message.’ Anya Hindmarch In this personal investigation into ethical and traceable leather, fashion designer Alice Robinson begins a ground-breaking journey into the origin story of leather and its connection to food and farming. As a fashion student, Alice started to question the material she worked with. Leather is universally acknowledged as a luxury material, from which desirable bags, shoes and clothing are made. But how much do we know about where it comes from? Alice’s questions led back to her childhood home in rural Shropshire, where she decided to buy Bullock 374 and follow its journey from a local farm to the abattoir, then to the butchery and finally to the tannery. The journey culminates with Alice’s own design practice as she creates a collection based on this single hide. In doing so, Alice would begin to see the bigger picture – and connect farm, food and fashion for the first time to understand the true meaning of provenance, value and beauty.Trade Review‘The idea that fashion is grown and comes from a farm always surprises people as we are so disconnected from where the things we wear come from. So, this wonderful project and book, executed with great charm and creativity, is an important message.’ Anya Hindmarch‘Alice has conjured a fire inside my belly with her book. I'm pulling out and questioning every garment in my wardrobe, asking myself why it's not made from natural fibres. Her words, her methods and her ideology all have meaning and spirit threaded through them so deeply you can't stop yourself being drawn into her world. The fashion industry better watch out, they have a hurricane coming their way.’ Zoë Colville, farmer and author of The Chief Shepherdess ‘Alice’s dedication to her art takes her to realms where few artists would go; seeing an animal through its life, building relationships with it, before butchering it and turning each part into something of extraordinary value. At times grotesque, we’re nevertheless taken on a journey where it transcends to a thing of pure beauty. We all need to look through her eyes in order to understand what it takes to find a respectable, renewable and sustainable future. ’ Gizzi Erskine, chef, food writer and author of Restore‘Sometimes the best innovation is about looking back to move forward. Alice’s work epitomises this concept: the way that she unravels past processes in order to understand how things were made before industrialisation is truly an exploration of what fashion could become, just as much as what fashion was. Fashion should not anymore be just about products, we have too many products and we have lost sight as to how they are made and by whom. Fashion should be about its processes just as much. We should be able to choose what we wear not just because of what it looks like, but because of what it went through. We should choose to wear things of minimum environmental impact and maximum storytelling potential. Fashion should be an exploration of our soil, nature, instincts and capabilities. Alice’s work is incredibly original because it takes into account all of the above, from both a creative design and a philosophical perspective.’ Orsola de Castro, co-founder of Fashion Revolution and author of Loved Clothes Last‘I consider it an absolute privilege to have first met Alice Robinson a few weeks after she caused a storm feeding the fashion world her sheep. Meeting Malcolm the farmer was the catalyst that such a genuine and driven person needed to connect farming and fashion in a way that can make both industries proud. I’m lucky to count some of the country's most innovative chefs and farmers as friends. I can honestly say Alice will make the most impact with this illustrious bunch. Rebooting the UK leather supply chain is actually a near-impossible task. But by the last page you will, like me, think she just might do it.’ Matt Chatfield, farmer and founder of The Cornwall Project
£21.60
Batsford Ltd Contemporary Weaving in Mixed Media
Book SynopsisThis glorious book is a modern guide to weaving, an ancient craft that is reaching new heights of popularity, from acclaimed contemporary weaver and textile artist Rachna Garodia. It contains a wealth of practical advice and tons of inspiration for every aspect of this endlessly adaptable craft, from gathering materials to making and exhibiting ambitious woven masterpieces, bringing in a wide selection of mixed media. Meditative and calming, a session at the loom is a great way to relax, and create something beautiful in the process. And you don’t need expensive equipment: you can start your weaving journey on a small wooden frame or even a piece of cardboard, and it’s now easy to book time on larger looms outside the home. The book includes: • Setting up and using your loom, from the simplest small frames to sophisticated table and floor looms. • Design and planning: taking inspiration from the natural world, sketching, photographing, making moodboards and exploring colour. • Gathering materials: from natural straw, grass, flowers, feathers, bark and seedpods to more traditional yarns and threads and even paper and photographs. • Personalising your work by incorporating well-loved old fabrics and precious sentimental items. • Unusual techniques: weaving with photographs or directly onto handmade paper, three-dimensional sculptural weaving, non-loom techniques such as looping and netting. • Gorgeously illustrated with work from the author and other artists from around the world, this book is an engaging and beautiful introduction to weaving for established textile artists or those coming to the craft for the first time.Table of ContentsIntroduction 6 Woodland Walk 8 River Walk 28 Walk Through the Seasons 50 Daily Commute 70 A Walk Down Memory Lane 88 Walk With a Poem in Your Heart 106 Weaving Basics 122 Resources 126 Acknowledgements 127 Index 128
£18.36
HarperCollins Publishers Silk
Book SynopsisThere is not just one story of silk.In silk is science, history and mythology.In silk is the future.Aarathi Prasad's Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global history, natural history, and future of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.For silk, prized for its lightness, luminosity, and beauty is also one of the strongest biological materials ever known. More than a century ago, it was used to make the first bulletproof vest, and yet science has barely even begun to tap its potential. As the technologies it has inspired from sutures to pharmaceuticals, replacement body parts to holograms continue to be developed in laboratories around the world, they are now also beginning to offer a desperately needed, sustainable alternative to the plastics chokiTrade Review‘A tour of the anecdotal, the industrial and the gruesome . . . Readers coming to this globetrotting and species-leaping volume expecting vignette after genteel vignette of 5,000-odd years of Chinese silk manufacture are in for a nasty shock. Here be spiders, and not just spiders, but metre-long Mediterranean clams, and countless moth species spinning their silks everywhere from Singapore to Suriname’ Financial Times ‘The global scope of Prasad’s book draws out its most compelling material links’ Daily Telegraph, four-star review ‘Prasad is such an infectious and knowledgeable enthusiast that it is hard not to be swept away by her enticing facts’ Literary Review 'Both scientific and poetic, this remarkable book shows how the great tides of history are shaped through human encounters with the intricate variety of the non-human world'David Wengrow, co-author of the international bestseller The Dawn of Everything ‘Fascinating . . . Prasad cross-crosses centuries and cultures to tell of the intrepid explorers, botanists, scientists and entrepreneurs who were determined to unravel the secrets of silk production. Her book captures their persistence and her own in the search for the little-told but revelatory stories of human curiosity and ingenuity’ Clare Hunter, author of Threads of Life 'A wonder of a narrative. Like the transformation of caterpillar to moth that she explores so beautifully, this is a network of threads that spin around the world and tell a story of science, of history, of humanity itself' Kate Strasdin author of The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes ‘An incredible read. Deeply researched, dazzling’ Seirian Sumner, author of Endless Forms ‘Prasad weaves her strands of science, history and culture to create a rich narrative tapestry that's as sumptuous as the material itself. Full of fascinating detail’Gaia Vince, author of Nomad Century
£19.80
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Woodwork Step by Step
Book SynopsisMaster key carpentry skills, from simple joinery techniques to fine woodworking.Learn about basic woodworking techniques to more advanced types of wood joints, finishing, woodturning, and furniture restoration. This book provides all the information you need to become a master carpenter. It''s the ultimate step-by-step guide to essential woodworking tips and tricks. Inside the pages of this beginners guide, you''ll find:- Over 100 key techniques and 20 easy projects to get you started- Clear step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow instructions - Advice on all major wood types and veneers and how to use them- Tips and tricks on restoring old furnitureThis visual guide is packed with clear instructions, detailed photography, and expert advice on how to master more than 20 woodcraft techniques such as joinery and finishing. Discover how to get the best out of your woodworking tools by learning how to use and maintain them. This informative guide also includes a visual directory of all major wood types and veneers, explaining what they are best used for and tips on how to work with them.Woodworking 101 This updated edition includes a fresh design and brand-new photography making the step-by-step techniques and projects even clearer to understand. The ideal gift for Father''s Day, or for anyone who''s looking for an introduction to carpentry.Complete the Series:Fully illustrated and easy to use, the DK Step by Step series covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to succeed in a specific activity. Once you''ve mastered key carpentry skills with Woodwork Step by Step, sharpen up your survival skills with Knots Step by Step.
£13.49
Taylor & Francis Ltd Electronics in Textiles and Clothing
Book SynopsisElectronics in Textiles and Clothing: Design, Products and Applications covers the fundamentals of electronics and their applications in textiles and clothing product development. The book emphasizes the interface between electronics and textile materials, detailing diverse methods and techniques used in industrial practice. It explores ways to integrate textile materials with electronics for communicating/signal transferring applications. It also discusses wearable electronic products for industrial applications based on functional properties and end users in sectors such as defense, medicine, health monitoring, and security.The book details the application of wearable electronics and outlines the textile fibres used for wearable electronics. It includes coverage of different yarn types and fabric production techniques and modifications needed on conventional machines for developing fabrics using specialty yarns. The coverage includes problems faceTable of ContentsWearable Electronics. Fabric Production Techniques for Wearable Electronics. Design of Circuits and Integration Into Wearable Electronic Fabrics. Product Development Using Wearable Electronic Integrated Fabrics. Software Development for Wearable Electronics. Design and Development of Wearable Electronic Flexible Solar Tent. Garment Integrated Wearable Electronic Products. Scope for the Research Work. References.
£45.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd FABRICated
Book SynopsisFABRIC[ated] examines fabric as a catalyst for innovation, reflection, change and transformation in architecture.This book explores the ways in which research and development of fabric can, and historically has, influenced and revolutionized architecture, teaching and design. Responsive, flexible, impermanent, fluid and adaptivefabric interacts with, and influences architecture, offering innovative solutions and increased material responsibility. Foundation and theory chapters establish clear precedent and futures for fabric's position in architectural discourse. The case study section examines 14 international projects through three different threads: Veiling, Compression and Tension. Case studies include a diverse range of projects from the HiLo unit at Nest and CAST's fabric formed concrete projects to a discussion of the impact of fabric on SO-IL and Kennedy Violich Architect's professional work, demonstrating new and fresh methods for addressing sustainability aTrade Review'FABRIC[ated] situates the historical, theoretical, and etymological roots of textiles in contemporary architectural research, practice, and discourse to substantiate the important role that fabric has as an active and pliable interface for transformation, resiliency, and change in architecture. Moving fluidly between research and practice, the book surveys academic experiments in studio pedagogy to 1:1 full-scale built projects. Through critical essays and case study projects that span gender and expression to minimizing waste through fabric formwork and digital fabrication, FABRIC[ated] positions textiles as a timely and innovative contributor to sustainable, responsive, and socially driven architecture at a time of ecological and sociopolitical crisis. FABRIC[ated] provides a fresh look at the historically intertwined relationships between textiles and architecture to open new design and fabrication strategies, digital methods, material efficiencies, and collaborative models to address pressing issues in our built and natural environments.' - Jenny E. Sabin, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture and Associate Dean for Design; Director, Sabin Lab; Department of Architecture / AAP, Cornell University; Principal, Jenny Sabin Studio; President, ACADIA'FABRIC[ated] is a surprising and stimulating compilation of thoughts and experiences that vindicate the transcendence and possibilities of fabric and membranes in the future of architecture and society. A first part develops the theoretical framework underlying the academic and professional experiences that are presented in the second part, so that the case studies do not appear as a miscellany of remarkable curiosities, but rather as contributions to interdisciplinary, sustainable and digitalized innovations engaged with people to contribute to a positive society.' - Josep I. de Llorens Duran, Senior Professor, School of Architecture, Barcelona, Author: Fabric Structures in Architecture'If architecture is to be understood as a third skin, as has been described, then a closer relationship between building and clothing—the so-called second skin—is in order. In Fabric[ated], Tolya Stonorov assesses the expansive capacities of textiles in architecture. Through invited essays, case studies, interviews, and documented experiments, she constructs a broad and compelling depiction of fabric innovation in the designed environment. As we scrutinize many aspects of construction and resource use today, FABRIC[ated] reveals how buildings can be more flexible, interactive, and imaginative—and embody a smaller footprint.' - Blaine Brownell, FAIA LEED AP, Professor and Director, Ravin School of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte'There is a revolution happening in architectural materials. Not many years ago, there were five groups that covered the field: metal, wood, masonry, concrete and glass. Now new options such as printed ceramics and engineered wood have been increasing the opportunities of built solutions. Tolya Stonorov’s new publication, FABRIC[ated], thoroughly introduces and explores the history and exciting possibilities of fabric, a material that offers a wide range of spatial solutions. Importantly these go beyond form-making to consider potential positive impacts of social justice and sustainability at a time when these are greatly needed.' - Bryan Bell, Executive Director, Design Corps, Professor, NC State University, Co-Founder, SEED Network'FABRIC[ated] situates the historical, theoretical, and etymological roots of textiles in contemporary architectural research, practice, and discourse to substantiate the important role that fabric has as an active and pliable interface for transformation, resiliency, and change in architecture. Moving fluidly between research and practice, the book surveys academic experiments in studio pedagogy to 1:1 full-scale built projects. Through critical essays and case study projects that span gender and expression to minimizing waste through fabric formwork and digital fabrication, FABRIC[ated] positions textiles as a timely and innovative contributor to sustainable, responsive, and socially driven architecture at a time of ecological and sociopolitical crisis. FABRIC[ated] provides a fresh look at the historically intertwined relationships between textiles and architecture to open new design and fabrication strategies, digital methods, material efficiencies, and collaborative models to address pressing issues in our built and natural environments.' - Jenny E. Sabin, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture and Associate Dean for Design; Director, Sabin Lab; Department of Architecture / AAP, Cornell University; Principal, Jenny Sabin Studio; President, ACADIA'FABRIC[ated] is a surprising and stimulating compilation of thoughts and experiences that vindicate the transcendence and possibilities of fabric and membranes in the future of architecture and society. A first part develops the theoretical framework underlying the academic and professional experiences that are presented in the second part, so that the case studies do not appear as a miscellany of remarkable curiosities, but rather as contributions to interdisciplinary, sustainable and digitalized innovations engaged with people to contribute to a positive society.' - Josep I. de Llorens Duran, Senior Professor, School of Architecture, Barcelona, Author: Fabric Structures in Architecture'If architecture is to be understood as a third skin, as has been described, then a closer relationship between building and clothing—the so-called second skin—is in order. In Fabric[ated], Tolya Stonorov assesses the expansive capacities of textiles in architecture. Through invited essays, case studies, interviews, and documented experiments, she constructs a broad and compelling depiction of fabric innovation in the designed environment. As we scrutinize many aspects of construction and resource use today, FABRIC[ated] reveals how buildings can be more flexible, interactive, and imaginative—and embody a smaller footprint.' - Blaine Brownell, FAIA LEED AP, Professor and Director, Ravin School of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte'There is a revolution happening in architectural materials. Not many years ago, there were five groups that covered the field: metal, wood, masonry, concrete and glass. Now new options such as printed ceramics and engineered wood have been increasing the opportunities of built solutions. Tolya Stonorov’s new publication, FABRIC[ated], thoroughly introduces and explores the history and exciting possibilities of fabric, a material that offers a wide range of spatial solutions. Importantly these go beyond form-making to consider potential positive impacts of social justice and sustainability at a time when these are greatly needed.' - Bryan Bell, Executive Director, Design Corps, Professor, NC State University, Co-Founder, SEED NetworkTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Philosophy of Fabric Innovation in Architecture 3. Digital Fabrication and Fabric Innovation 4. The Sustainability of Tensile Structures 5. The Art and Science of Fabric Forming; 6 Case Studies: VEILING: Gender, Fabric and Woven Structures A. Seaming: The Fabrication of Keswa, B. Translation: Female Garment to Architecture Studio C. Pipeline Resistance and Feminist Spatial Practice D. GEO|TEXTILES: Weaving Restoration Ecology and Cultural Narratives E. Weaving a Home F. Communal Architecture: A More Finely Calibrated Set of Relationships 7. Case Studies: COMPRESSION: Fabric Formed Concrete and Dense Applications A. Spacer Fabric Pavilion - Advanced 3D Textile Applications in Architecture B. Lightweight cable-net and fabric formwork system for the HiLo unit at NEST C. The Flexible Way D. Joseph Sarafian and Ron Culver, Form-Finding the MARS Pavilion, USA 8. Case Studies: TENSION: Tensile Structures and Inflatables A. Fabric[ating] Act[ivat]ion B. Hollygrove Shade-Water Pavilion C. AirDraft D. PATCHWORKS: A Report from Three Fabricated Futures 9. Conclusion
£34.19
Princeton University Press The Art of Cloth in Mughal India
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Charles Rufus Morey Book Award, College Art Association""Winner of the R.L. Shep Memorial Book Award, Textile Society of America""[The Art of Cloth in Mughal India] maps a history of a specific art form while offering a multilayered methodological corrective to the field of art history. . . . [This book] is a crucial, multidisciplinary addition to the field that combines art and architectural history with explorations into comparative literature, botany, and the history of trade."---Murad Khan Mumtaz, caa.reviews"Drawing on a superb range of material . . . Houghteling weaves a lively and comprehensive tale of the production, circulation and sensory experience of textiles during the age of the Great Mughals (155-1700). . . . A remarkable aesthetic sensitivity permeates her erudite research in this superb account of the lives and meanings of Mughal textiles."---Emily Hannam, World of Interiors"Houghteling compels us to rethink the history and historiography of textiles from the subcontinent through methodological forays that engage recent debates on global/local binaries, ecology and the environment, sensorial histories, artisanal practices, and commodity cultures, among other themes. . . . What emerges from this insightful study . . . is a dazzling social, cultural, political, and aesthetic history of textiles. Lavishly illustrated and exquisitely produced, The Art of Cloth in Mughal India will undoubtedly become a major landmark in the field of early modern art history."---Sugata Ray, West 86th
£48.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Polyester The Indestructible Fashion Schiffer
Book SynopsisExplores the art of prints in collectable and wearable polyester clothing from the 1970's.
£23.79
American Society of Civil Engineers Load and Resistance Factor Design LRFD for
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£71.25
University Press of New England Amoskeag
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£34.61
John Wiley & Sons Inc Frontiers of Textile Materials
Book SynopsisThe book Frontiers and Textile Materials will deal with the important materials that can be utilized for value-addition and functionalization of textile materials. The topics covered in this book includes the materials like enzymes, polymers, etc. that are utilized for conventional textile processing and the advanced materials like nanoparticles which are expected to change the horizons of textiles. The futuristic techniques for textile processing like plasma are also discussed.Table of ContentsPreface xv 1 Introduction to Textiles and Finishing Materials 1Mohd Shabbir and Javed N. Sheikh 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Polymers 2 1.3 Nanomaterials 3 1.4 Enzymes 4 1.5 Plasma and Radiations for Textiles 6 1.6 Flexible Electronics 7 References 8 2 Polymers for Textile Production 13Mohammad Tajul Islam, Md. Mostafizur Rahman and Nur-Us-Shafa Mazumder 2.1 Polymers 13 2.2 History of Polymer 15 2.3 Classification of Polymers 16 2.4 Polymerization 19 2.4.1 Chain Polymerization 19 2.4.2 Step Polymerization 21 2.5 Polymers in Textile Fibers 23 2.5.1 Natural Polymers 24 2.5.1.1 Cellulose 24 2.5.1.2 Cotton 25 2.5.1.3 Jute 26 2.5.1.4 Keratin 26 2.5.1.5 Wool 27 2.5.1.6 Fibroin 28 2.5.1.7 Silk 28 2.5.2 Synthetic Polymers 29 2.5.2.1 Polyethylene 29 2.5.2.2 Polypropylene 33 2.5.2.3 Polytetrafluoroethylene 36 2.5.2.4 Poly Vinyl Chloride 38 2.5.2.5 Poly Vinylidene Chloride 40 2.5.2.6 Polyamide 41 2.5.2.7 Polyethylene Terephthalate 47 2.5.2.8 Polyacrylonitrile 50 2.5.2.9 Modacrylic Fiber 52 2.5.2.10 Spandex Fiber 52 2.6 Polymers in Textile Processing 54 2.6.1 Polyvinyl Alcohol 54 2.6.2 Starch 56 2.6.3 Sodium Alginate 56 2.7 Conclusion 57 References 57 3 Advances in Polymer Coating for Functional Finishing of Textiles 61Asma Bouasria, Ayoub Nadi, Aicha Boukhriss, Hassan Hannache, Omar Cherkaoui and Said Gmouh 3.1 Introduction 62 3.2 Polymer Coating Methods 63 3.2.1 Dip Coating 63 3.2.2 Transfer Coating 64 3.2.3 Kiss Roll Coating 64 3.2.4 Gravure Roll Coating 64 3.2.5 Slot Die or Extrusion Coating 65 3.2.6 Powder Coating 65 3.2.7 Knife Coating 66 3.2.7.1 Choice of the Thickness 67 3.2.7.2 The Viscosity 67 3.2.7.3 Drying 67 3.2.7.4 Type of Knife 68 3.2.7.5 Knife Use Technologies 69 3.2.7.6 Type of Knife Coating 70 3.3 New Technologies in Polymer Coatings 71 3.3.1 Plasma Treatment Technology 71 3.3.2 Electrofluidodynamic Treatment Technology 72 3.3.3 Supercritical Carbon Dioxide-Based Method Technology 73 3.4 Coating Materials 73 3.4.1 Polyvinylchloride (PVC) 74 3.4.2 Polyacrylics (PA) 74 3.4.3 Polyurethane (PU) 75 3.5 New Functionalities of Polymer Coatings 77 3.5.1 Application in Smart Textile 77 3.5.2 Flame Retardant 77 3.5.3 Water Repellence 79 3.5.4 Antibacterial Function 81 3.6 Conclusions and Future Outlook 82 References 82 4 Functional Finishing of Textiles with β-Cyclodextrin 87Aminoddin Haji 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Properties of Cyclodextrins 89 4.3 Chemical Modification of Cyclodextrins 91 4.4 Methods for Attachment of β-CD on Textiles 91 4.5 Functional Properties Obtained by Attachment of β-CD on Textiles 100 4.5.1 Antimicrobial Activity and Drug Delivery 100 4.5.2 Fragrance Release and Anti-Odor Finishing 101 4.5.3 Improved Dyeing and Printing 105 4.5.4 Wastewater Treatment 105 4.5.5 Flame Retardant Finishing 105 4.6 Conclusion 109 References 109 5 Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Textile Industry 117Rizwan Arif , Sapana Jadoun and Anurakshee Verma 5.1 Introduction 118 5.2 Synthesis of Nanomaterials 119 5.2.1 Preparation of Chitosan Nano-Fibers 119 5.2.2 Preparation of Polyethylene Glycol Capped Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) 120 5.2.3 Preparation of Silk Textile Nano-Composite Materials of TiO2 Nanoparticles 122 5.3 Synthesis of Nano-Fiber-Based Hydrogels (NFHGs) 122 5.3.1 Electrospinning 123 5.3.2 Weaving 123 5.3.3 Freeze Drying 124 5.3.4 3D Printing 124 5.4 Application of Nano Textiles 124 5.5 Conclusion 130 References 131 6 Modification of Textiles via Nanomaterials and Their Applications 135Sapana Jadoun, Anurakshee Verma and Rizwan Arif 6.1 Introduction 136 6.2 Nanotextiles and Its Properties 137 6.3 Modification of Textiles via Nanoparticles 138 6.3.1 Modification via Silver Nanoparticle 139 6.3.2 Modification via Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle 143 6.3.3 Modification via Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle 144 6.3.4 Modification via Magnesium Oxide (MgO) Nanoparticles 144 6.3.5 Modification via Polymer Nanoparticles 146 6.4 Applications 146 6.5 Conclusion 147 References 148 7 UV Protection via Nanomaterials 153Kunal Singha, Subhankar Maity and Pintu Pandit 7.1 Introduction 154 7.1.1 Different Types of Nano-Finishing on Textile Materials 154 7.1.1.1 UV Protection 154 7.1.1.2 Nano-Silver (Ag) (Antimicrobial Activity) 155 7.1.1.3 Water Repellence Finishing 155 7.1.1.4 Self-Cleaning or “Lotus Effect” 155 7.1.1.5 New-Age Nano-Finishing on Textile Materials Nano-Care 156 7.2 Zinc Oxide Particle (ZnO) Physical Properties 156 7.2.1 Chemical Properties 156 7.2.2 Nanophase ZnO 157 7.2.3 TiO2 Structure and Properties 157 7.2.3.1 TiO2 Nanoparticle 157 7.3 UV Protective Applications 157 7.3.1 Nanocoating of ZnO–TiO2 on Textile Fabric 158 7.3.2 Polymer Dispersion Methods of Nanocoating 158 7.4 Applications as UV Absorber and Sunscreen 159 7.4.1 Nanomaterials Used in UV Protective Finishing 159 7.5 Nano-ZnO-TiO2 Finishing 161 7.5.1 Mechanism of UV Protection 162 7.5.2 UV Protection Through Nano-Finishing of Textiles 162 7.6 Evaluation of UV Protection Finishes 163 7.7 Conclusions 164 References 165 8 Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Modified Textile Nanomaterials 167Anurakshee Verma, Rizwan Arif and Sapana Jadoun 8.1 Introduction of Textile Nanomaterials 167 8.2 Synthesis of Textiles Nanomaterials 168 8.2.1 Synthesis via Hydrothermal Method 169 8.2.2 Synthesis via Solvo-Thermal Method 169 8.2.3 Synthesis via Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Method 169 8.2.4 Synthesis via Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Method 170 8.2.5 Synthesis via Template Method 170 8.2.6 Synthesis via Conventional Sol–Gel Method 170 8.2.7 Synthesis via Microwave Method 170 8.2.8 Synthesis via Fabrication Process 170 8.3 Characterization 171 8.3.1 Microscopic Characterization of Textile Nanomaterials 172 8.3.1.1 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) 172 8.3.1.2 Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) 172 8.3.1.3 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) 173 8.3.1.4 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) 174 8.3.2 Spectroscopic Characterization of Textile Nanomaterials 175 8.3.2.1 Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-VIS) Spectroscopy 175 8.3.2.2 Raman Spectroscopy 175 8.3.2.3 Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) 175 8.3.3 Characterization of Textile Nanomaterials by X-Ray 176 8.3.3.1 Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX) 176 8.3.3.2 Wide Angle X-Ray Diffraction 176 8.3.3.3 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) 176 8.3.3.4 Particle Size Analyzer 177 8.3.4 Characterization of Textile Nanomaterial by Some Other Technique 178 8.3.4.1 Physical Testing 178 8.3.4.2 Determination of Recovery Angle and Tensile Properties 178 8.3.4.3 Determination of Absorbency by Wicking Test and Bending Length 179 8.3.4.4 Evaluation of Water and Air Permeability 179 8.4 Application of Textiles Nanomaterials 179 8.4.1 Application Based on Properties of Textile Material 179 8.4.1.1 Anti-Bacterial Properties of Textile Nanomaterial 179 8.4.1.2 UV Protective Properties of Textile Nanomaterial 180 8.4.1.3 Water Repellence Properties of Textile Nanomaterial 180 8.4.1.4 Anti-Static Properties of Textile Nanomaterial 180 8.4.1.5 Flame Retardant Properties of Textile Nanomaterial 180 8.4.1.6 Wrinkle-Free Properties of Textile Nanomaterial 181 8.4.1.7 Self-Cleaning Properties of Textile Nanomaterial 181 8.4.1.8 Economical and Environmental Aspects of Textile Nanomaterial 181 8.4.2 Application in Textile Industry 182 8.4.2.1 Textile Nanomaterial Used in Swimming Costume 182 8.4.2.2 Textile Nanomaterial Used in Sports Goods 182 8.4.2.3 Textile Nanomaterial Used Inflexible Electronic Circuit 182 8.4.2.4 Textile Nanomaterial Used in Lifestyle 182 8.5 Current Trends and Future Prospects 183 8.6 Conclusion 183 References 184 9 Biomaterials-Based Nanogenerator: Futuristic Solution for Integration Into Smart Textiles 189S. Wazed Ali, Satyaranjan Bairagi and Pramod Shankar 9.1 Introduction 190 9.2 Biomaterial-Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerator 191 9.2.1 Cellulose-Based 191 9.2.2 Collagen-Based 194 9.2.3 Protein-Based 197 9.3 Conclusion 198 Acknowledgment 199 References 199 10 Textiles in Solar Cell Applications 203Khursheed Ahmad 10.1 Introduction 203 10.2 Basic Principle and Types of Solar Cells 205 10.3 Textiles in Solar Cells 206 10.3.1 Textiles in Perovskite Solar Cells 206 10.3.2 Textiles in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells 210 10.4 Conclusion 212 References 213 11 Multifunctionalizations of Textile Materials Highlighted by Unconventional Dyeing 219Vasilica Popescu 11.1 Introduction 220 11.2 Functionalization of Textile Materials: Functionalization Techniques 220 11.3 PAN: Functionalization/Multifunctionalization by Chemical Treatments 223 11.3.1 Dyeing of Functionalized Acrylic Fibers with Different Reagents 229 11.3.2 Functionalization of PAN-M with Basic Reagents 230 11.3.3 Dyeing of PAN-M Functionalized with Basic Reagents 238 11.4 Multi-Functionalization of Acrylic Fiber by Grafting with Polyfunctional Agents 244 11.4.1 Multifunctionalization of PAN Fiber with Chitosan 244 11.4.1.1 Multifunctionalization of PAN-M Fiber with Chitosan by Means of Electrostatical Bonding 245 11.4.1.2 Multifunctionalization PAN-M Fiber with Chitosan via Covalent Bonds 247 11.4.1.3 Multifunction of PAN Fiber with MCT-β-CD 248 11.5 Polyethylene Terephthalate: Functionalization Ways 249 11.5.1 Functionalization of PET with Basic Reagents 250 11.5.1.1 Dyeing of PET Functionalized with Agents Having Basic Character 253 11.5.2 PET Functionalization with Alcohols 255 11.5.2.1 Multifunctionalized PET Dyeing with Alcohols 257 11.5.3 PET-Multifunctionalization with MCT-β-CD 260 11.5.4 Functionalization of the PET Surface with Plasma Treatment 261 11.5.4.1 Dyeing of PET Functionalized by Means of Plasma and Grafting with Polyfunctional Compounds 264 11.6 Cotton: Multifunctionalization Ways 266 11.6.1 Surface Activation with Plasma Followed by Grafting with Polyfunctional Compounds 267 11.6.1.1 Dyeing of Multifunctionalized Cotton by Plasma and Grafting Treatments 269 11.6.2 Alkyl Chitosan Grafting on Cotton 269 11.6.2.1 Dyeing of Cotton Grafted with Alkyl Chitosans 273 11.6.3 Multifunctionalization of Cotton with Polyfunctional Compounds and Unconventional Dyeing 275 11.6.3.1 Functionalization of Cotton with Tetronic 701 and Chitosan 275 11.6.3.2 Functionalization of Cotton with a Tetrol (Tetronic 701) and MCT-β-CD 277 11.6.3.3 Successive Functionalization of Cotton with a Tetrol (Tetronic 701), Chitosan, and MCT-β-CD 277 11.6.4 Multifunctionalization of Cotton with Carbonyl Compounds and MCT-β-CD 278 11.7 Conclusions 279 References 280 12 Advanced Dyeing or Functional Finishing 291Kunal Singha, Subhankar Maity and Pintu Pandit 12.1 Introduction 292 12.2 Mechanism of Dyeing by Phase Separation 293 12.3 Advanced Dyeing and Finishing Techniques 293 12.3.1 Ultrasound Technology 293 12.3.2 Ultraviolet (UV) Technology 294 12.3.3 Ozone Technology 294 12.3.4 Plasma Technology/Ion Implantation Technology 295 12.3.5 Gamma Radiation Technology 295 12.3.6 Laser Technology 296 12.3.7 Microwave Technology 296 12.3.8 E-Beam Radiation Technology/Mass-Analyzed Ion Implantation 296 12.3.9 Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (Sc. CO2) Technology 296 12.4 Applications of Ultrasonics in Textiles 297 12.4.1 Principle of Ultrasound Dyeing Technique 298 12.4.2 Basic Design of the Ultrasound Dyeing Instrument Developed by SASMIRA, India 299 12.4.3 Different Section of the Machine 299 12.4.4 K/S Value 300 12.4.5 Dye Uptake 301 12.4.6 Comparison of Ultrasound Dyeing Technique with the Conventional Dyeing Technique for Various Textile Materials 301 12.4.7 Dyeing of Polyester by Disperse Dye 303 12.5 Conclusions 304 References 305 13 Plasma and Other Irradiation Technologies Application in Textile 309Kartick K. Samanta, S. Basak and Pintu Pandit 13.1 Introduction 310 13.2 Plasma Treatment of Textile 312 13.3 Optical Properties of Plasma 314 13.4 Improvement in Hydrophobic Attribute 316 13.4.1 Surface Chemistry of Hydrophobic Textile 317 13.5 Improvement in Liquid Absorbency and Coloration 320 13.6 Plasma Treatment of Protein Fiber 322 13.6.1 On Silk Fiber 322 13.6.2 On Wool Fabric 324 13.7 UV Irradiation 325 13.8 Laser Irradiation 326 13.9 Electron Beam Irradiation 327 13.10 Summary 327 References 328 14 Bio-Mordants in Conjunction With Sustainable Radiation Tools for Modification of Dyeing of Natural Fibers 335Shahid Adeel, Shumaila Kiran, Tanvir Ahmad, Noman Habib, Kinza Tariq and Muhammad Hussaan 14.1 Natural Dyes 336 14.2 Health and Environmental Aspects 336 14.3 Isolation Process 336 14.3.1 Conventional Methods 337 14.3.2 Modern Methods 337 14.4 Role of US and MW in Isolation 337 14.5 Fabric Chemistry 338 14.6 Shade Development Process 338 14.6.1 Chemical Mordant 339 14.6.2 Bio-Mordant 339 14.7 Arjun 340 14.8 Neem 340 14.9 Coconut 340 14.10 Harmal 340 14.11 Recent Advances 341 Acknowledgments 344 References 344 Index 349
£164.66
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Coloration of Wool and Other Keratin Fibres
Book SynopsisKeratin fibers, particularly wool fibers, constitute an important natural raw material in the textile field due to its comfort and thermal proprieties. Filling a gap in the literature, this book covers all general topics related to the dyeing and printing of wool, wool blends, and other keratin fibers.Trade Review“If you know 'Wool Dyeing' and have appreciated it, this is a valuable and thorough replacement. If you do not, this book will tell you everything you need to know and more about The Coloration of Wool and other Keratin Fibers.” (AATCC Review, 2014) “This groundbreaking and innovative book is highly recommended for all who have interests in the collaboration of wool and human hair.” (International Dyer, 1 March 2014) Table of ContentsList of Contributors xv Society of Dyers and Colourists xvii Preface xix 1 The Structure of Wool 1John A. Rippon 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Composition of Wool 2 1.3 Chemical Structure of Wool 5 1.4 Morphological Structure of Wool 14 1.5 Chemical Reactivity of Wool 32 1.6 Damage in Wool Dyeing 32 1.7 Conclusion 35 References 35 2 The Chemical and Physical Basis for Wool Dyeing 43John A. Rippon 2.1 Introduction 43 2.2 The Chemical Basis for Wool Dyeing 43 2.3 Standard Affinity and Heat of Dyeing 50 2.4 Classification of Dyes Used for Wool 52 2.5 Dye Aggregation 55 2.6 The Role of Fibre Structure in Wool Dyeing 60 2.7 Effect of Chemical Modifications on Dyeing 66 2.8 Conclusion 68 References 69 3 The Role of Auxiliaries in the Dyeing of Wool and other Keratin Fibres 75A.C. Welham 3.1 Introduction 75 3.2 Surface Activity of Wool-Dyeing Auxiliaries 76 3.3 Brightening Agents 81 3.4 Levelling Agents 82 3.5 Restraining and Reserving Agents in Wool Blend Dyeing 88 3.6 Antiprecipitants 89 3.7 Wool Protective Agents 89 3.8 Low-Temperature Dyeing 90 3.9 Correction of Faulty Dyeings 92 3.10 Aftertreatments to Improve Wet Fastness 93 3.11 Antifrosting Agents 95 3.12 Antisetting Agents 95 3.13 Sequestering Agents 96 3.14 Conclusion 96 References 97 4 Ancillary Processes in Wool Dyeing 99D.M. Lewis 4.1 Introduction 99 4.2 Wool Scouring 99 4.3 Wool Carbonising 100 4.4 Shrink-Resist Treatments 102 4.5 Insect-Resist Treatments 108 4.6 Flame-Retardant Treatments 115 4.7 Antisetting Agents 116 4.8 Fibre Arylating Agents 120 References 126 5 Bleaching and Whitening of Wool: Photostability of Whites 131Keith R. Millington 5.1 Introduction 131 5.2 Wool Colour 132 5.3 Wool Bleaching 138 5.4 Fluorescent Whitening of Wool 144 5.5 Photostability of Wool 145 References 153 6 Wool-dyeing Machinery 157Jamie A. Hawkes and Paul Hamilton 6.1 Introduction 157 6.2 Top Dyeing 158 6.3 Loose Stock Dyeing 162 6.4 Hank-Dyeing Yarn 166 6.5 Yarn Package Dyeing 171 6.6 Piece Dyeing 178 6.7 Garment Dyeing 179 6.8 Carpet Piece Dyeing 182 6.9 Drying 183 6.10 Dyehouse Automation 186 6.11 Laboratory Dyeing 192 References 203 7 Dyeing Wool with Acid and Mordant Dyes 205P.A. Duffield 7.1 Introduction 205 7.2 Acid Dyes 208 7.3 Natural Dyes 213 7.4 Mordant Dyes 214 7.5 Specific Dyeing Methods 226 References 227 8 Dyeing Wool with Metal-complex Dyes 229Stephen M. Burkinshaw 8.1 Introduction 229 8.2 Dye Structure 230 8.3 Dye Application 242 8.4 Environmental Aspects 248 References 248 9 Dyeing Wool with Reactive Dyes 251D.M. Lewis 9.1 Introduction 251 9.2 Commercial Reactive Dyes for Wool 252 9.3 The Chemistry of Reactive Dyes 253 9.4 Application Procedures 260 9.5 Novel Reactive Dye Systems for Wool 281 9.6 Identification of the Reaction Sites in the Fibre 285 9.7 Conclusion 287 References 287 10 Dyeing Wool Blends 291D.M. Lewis 10.1 Introduction 291 10.2 Wool/Cotton 293 10.3 Amination of Cellulosic Fibres 303 10.4 Wool/Silk 305 10.5 Wool/Nylon 310 10.6 Wool/Polyester 323 10.7 Wool/Acrylic 341 10.8 Conclusion 351 References 352 11 The Coloration of Human Hair 357Robert M. Christie and Olivier J.X. Morel 11.1 Introduction 357 11.2 Structure and Morphology of Human Hair 359 11.3 Natural Colour of Hair 360 11.4 Physical Chemistry of Hair Dyeing 364 11.5 Toxicology of Hair Dyes 365 11.6 Oxidative Hair Coloration 366 11.7 Alternative Approaches to Permanent Hair Dyeing 369 11.8 Nonoxidative Hair Dyeing 375 11.9 Conclusion 386 References 387 12 Wool Printing 393P.J. Broadbent and M.L.A. Rigout 12.1 Introduction 393 12.2 Preparation for Printing 394 12.3 Direct Printing 399 12.4 Discharge Printing 405 12.5 Resist Printing 408 12.6 Digital Printing 412 12.7 Wool Blends 418 12.8 Cold Print Batch 420 12.9 Transfer Printing 421 12.10 Novel Effects 425 References 426 Index Color plate
£111.56
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Textile Reader
Book SynopsisAddressing textiles as a distinctive area of cultural practice and field of scholarly research, The Textile Reader introduces students to the key issues essential to the exploration of the textile from both a critical and a creative perspective. The second edition brings together lectures, catalogue essays, academic articles, fiction and poetry, as well as several articles available in English translation for the first time, to capture the diversity of voices informing textile studies today.Content is organized around the themes of touch, memory, structure, politics, and production plus a new section exploring the role of community. With 22 new contributors, this revised edition includes selected work from Maria Fusco, Ursula le Guin, Elaine Igoe, Faith Ringgold, and T''ai Smith. Extended introductions and annotated suggestions for further reading by the editor Jessica Hemmings make the second edition an invaluable resource to students of textiles, craft and material culture.Trade ReviewThis Reader is not merely a collection, but more of an interrogation that speaks from the past to the future. With this in mind, The Textile Reader is not a ‘page turner’, but a constant companion, a new friend that has been there and done that, and thus offers the reader a platform from which to consider and develop the future of the discipline. -- Textile History (of the 1st edition)[T]he pieces are well chosen: they read as though they were selected because someone likes them and finds them interesting, and this gives the selection personality and integrity ... Its greatest value is, however, in its general sense of opening out the genres and the way in which it creates a space for different types of writing on textiles to be considered on an equal footing. -- The Journal of Modern Craft (of the 1st edition)Will undoubtedly become a key resource for all those interested in considering the location of textile practice, but also for those who seek to understand and challenge textile practice's perceived inferiority as a mode of practice. -- Embroidery Magazine (of the 1st edition)An ideal foundational text to give an overview of the broad field of Textile Research. It allows students access to a range of themes and key authors in the field which can then be researched in more depth. -- Dr Fiona Curran, Royal College of Art, UK (of the 1st edition)Evocative, expansive, and enchanting. Hemmings weaves together essays, poems, and literary gems that reveal the nuanced, complex, curious, intimate and political touchpoints of textiles in our lives for a more inclusive, affective reading of our world. I recommend this brilliant anthology to creative scholars, enquiring readers, and knitters, weavers, makers, designers and textile artists worldwide. - Dr Erica de Greef, Co-Director, African Fashion Research Institute, South AfricaThe Textile Reader is an essential companion to anyone studying, researching or critically thinking about textiles. Compelling new essays, wider geographies and a greater diversity of voices bring added depth and richness to this distinctive anthology. The excerpts from novels, short stories and poetry within each thematic section, hold the attention and are reminders of the potential power of textiles to speak both cross-culturally and transnationally. - Dr Christine Checinska, Senior Curator, V&A MuseumTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Touch 1. Victoria Mitchell (1997) ‘Textiles, Text and Techne’ 2. T’ai Smith (2014) ‘The Haptics of Optics: Weaving and Photography’ (excerpt) 3. Elaine Igoe (2010) ‘The Tacit-Turn: Textile design in design research’ 4. Pennina Barnett (1999) ‘Folds, Fragments, Surfaces: Towards a poetics of cloth’ 5. Catherine Harper (2005) “Meditation on Translation and Seduction” 6. Isak Dinesen (1957) ‘The Blank Page’ 7. Birgitta Nordstro¨m (2020) ‘How do you Footnote a Smile? One Dialog about Two Extremes of Textile Research’ 2. Memory 8. Jenni Sorkin (2000) ‘Stain: On Cloth, Stigma, and Shame’ 9. Isabel Cristina González Arango (2013/2021) ‘Claiming the Right to Memory, Stitch by Stitch: The experience of the Costurero Tejedoras por la Memoria de Sonsón’ (the Sonsón Memory Sewing Group) 10. Marit Paasche (2019) ‘We Are Living on a Star’ (excerpt) 11. Roger Hutchinson (2011) The Silent Weaver (excerpt) 12. Faith Ringgold (2019) ‘Interview: Faith Ringgold and Hans Ulrich Obrist’ (excerpt) 13. Sue Prichard (2005) ‘Collecting the Contemporary: Love Will Decide What Is Kept and Science Will Decide How It Is Kept’ 14. Sarah Scaturro (2020) ‘(Im)mortal Fashion: Iris van Herpen’s “Skeleton” Dress’ 15. Takahashi Mizuki (2019) ‘Hong Kong’s Textile Industrial Heritage: Transformations to a place of weaving creative experiences for all’ 3. Structure 16. Gottfried Semper (1851/1989) ‘The Four Elements of Architecture’ (excerpt) 17. Philip Beesley (1999) ‘Reflexive Textile’ 18. Otti Berger and Judith Raum (1930/2019) ‘Fabrics in Space’ & ‘Weaving and Interior Design’: Voice-over for the video Discussion of Material (excerpt) 19. Catherine de Zegher (1997) ‘Ouvrage: Knot a Not, Notes as Knots’ 20. Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari (1987) ‘1440 The Smooth & the Striated’ (excerpt) 21. Sabrina Gschwandtner (2008) ‘Knitting Is…’ 22. Kate Goldsworthy, Rebecca Earley and Kay Politowicz (2019) ‘Circular Speeds: A Review of Fast & Slow Sustainable Design Approaches for Fashion & Textile Applications’ 4. Politics 23. James Fenimore Cooper (1843) Autobiography of a Pocket Handkerchief (excerpt) 24. Arthur C. Danto (2006) ‘Weaving as Metaphor and Model for Political Thought’ 25. Sarat Maharaj (1991) ‘Arachne’s Genre: Towards Intercultural Studies in Textiles’ 26. Susan S. Bean (1989) ‘Gandhi and Khadi, the Fabric of Indian Independence’ 27. Pamela Johnson (2011) ‘100% Cotton’ 28. Galina Kareva (2011/2021) ‘Ivanovo’s Agitprop Textiles: Design and Inscriptions’ 29. Elisa Auther (2008) ‘Fiber Art and the Hierarchy of Art and Craft, 1960–80’ 30. Julia Bryan-Wilson (2017) ‘Queer Handmaking’ (excerpt) 31. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892) ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (excerpt) 5. Production 32. Roger MacDougall (1951) The Man in the White Suit (excerpt) 33. Maria Fusco (2018) ‘machine oil smells sweet (piecework)’ 34. Melanie Miller (2007) ‘The Romance of Modern Manufacture: A Brief History of Embroidered Embellishment’ 35. Sadie Plant (1997) Zeroes + Ones: Digital women + the new technoculture (excerpt) 36. Ele Carpenter (2010) ‘Open Source Embroidery: Curatorial Facilitation Of Material Networks’ 37. Boatema Boateng (2011) ‘Why Should the Copyright Thing Work Here?’ (excerpt) 38. Sarah Rhodes (2015) ‘Contemporary textile imagery in Southern Africa: a question of ownership’ 39. Yosi Anaya (2016/2021) ‘Heneque´n, A Green Fiber with a Complex History in Yucatan’ 6. Community 40. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850) The Scarlet Letter (excerpt) 41. Joseph McBrinn (2021) ‘Needlework and the creation of masculinities: “The prick” of patriarchy’ (excerpt) 42. Jools Gilson (2012) ‘Navigation, Nuance and half/angel's Knitting Map: A series of navigational directions…’ 43. Rose Sinclair (2020) ‘Tracing Back to Trace Forwards: What does it mean/take to be a Black textile designer’ 44. Alice Walker (1973) ‘Everyday Use’ 45. Ursula K. Le Guin (1984) ‘The Trouble with the Cotton People’ (excerpt)
£35.14
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Textile Reader
Book SynopsisAddressing textiles as a distinctive area of cultural practice and field of scholarly research, The Textile Reader introduces students to the key issues essential to the exploration of the textile from both a critical and a creative perspective. The second edition brings together lectures, catalogue essays, academic articles, fiction and poetry, as well as several articles available in English translation for the first time, to capture the diversity of voices informing textile studies today.Content is organized around the themes of touch, memory, structure, politics, and production plus a new section exploring the role of community. With 22 new contributors, this revised edition includes selected work from Maria Fusco, Ursula le Guin, Elaine Igoe, Faith Ringgold, and T''ai Smith. Extended introductions and annotated suggestions for further reading by the editor Jessica Hemmings make the second edition an invaluable resource to students of textiles, craft and material culture.Trade ReviewThis Reader is not merely a collection, but more of an interrogation that speaks from the past to the future. With this in mind, The Textile Reader is not a ‘page turner’, but a constant companion, a new friend that has been there and done that, and thus offers the reader a platform from which to consider and develop the future of the discipline. -- Textile History (of the 1st edition)[T]he pieces are well chosen: they read as though they were selected because someone likes them and finds them interesting, and this gives the selection personality and integrity ... Its greatest value is, however, in its general sense of opening out the genres and the way in which it creates a space for different types of writing on textiles to be considered on an equal footing. -- The Journal of Modern Craft (of the 1st edition)Will undoubtedly become a key resource for all those interested in considering the location of textile practice, but also for those who seek to understand and challenge textile practice's perceived inferiority as a mode of practice. -- Embroidery Magazine (of the 1st edition)An ideal foundational text to give an overview of the broad field of Textile Research. It allows students access to a range of themes and key authors in the field which can then be researched in more depth. -- Dr Fiona Curran, Royal College of Art, UK (of the 1st edition)Evocative, expansive, and enchanting. Hemmings weaves together essays, poems, and literary gems that reveal the nuanced, complex, curious, intimate and political touchpoints of textiles in our lives for a more inclusive, affective reading of our world. I recommend this brilliant anthology to creative scholars, enquiring readers, and knitters, weavers, makers, designers and textile artists worldwide. - Dr Erica de Greef, Co-Director, African Fashion Research Institute, South AfricaThe Textile Reader is an essential companion to anyone studying, researching or critically thinking about textiles. Compelling new essays, wider geographies and a greater diversity of voices bring added depth and richness to this distinctive anthology. The excerpts from novels, short stories and poetry within each thematic section, hold the attention and are reminders of the potential power of textiles to speak both cross-culturally and transnationally. - Dr Christine Checinska, Senior Curator, V&A MuseumTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Touch 1. Victoria Mitchell (1997) ‘Textiles, Text and Techne’ 2. T’ai Smith (2014) ‘The Haptics of Optics: Weaving and Photography’ (excerpt) 3. Elaine Igoe (2010) ‘The Tacit-Turn: Textile design in design research’ 4. Pennina Barnett (1999) ‘Folds, Fragments, Surfaces: Towards a poetics of cloth’ 5. Catherine Harper (2005) “Meditation on Translation and Seduction” 6. Isak Dinesen (1957) ‘The Blank Page’ 7. Birgitta Nordstro¨m (2020) ‘How do you Footnote a Smile? One Dialog about Two Extremes of Textile Research’ 2. Memory 8. Jenni Sorkin (2000) ‘Stain: On Cloth, Stigma, and Shame’ 9. Isabel Cristina González Arango (2013/2021) ‘Claiming the Right to Memory, Stitch by Stitch: The experience of the Costurero Tejedoras por la Memoria de Sonsón’ (the Sonsón Memory Sewing Group) 10. Marit Paasche (2019) ‘We Are Living on a Star’ (excerpt) 11. Roger Hutchinson (2011) The Silent Weaver (excerpt) 12. Faith Ringgold (2019) ‘Interview: Faith Ringgold and Hans Ulrich Obrist’ (excerpt) 13. Sue Prichard (2005) ‘Collecting the Contemporary: Love Will Decide What Is Kept and Science Will Decide How It Is Kept’ 14. Sarah Scaturro (2020) ‘(Im)mortal Fashion: Iris van Herpen’s “Skeleton” Dress’ 15. Takahashi Mizuki (2019) ‘Hong Kong’s Textile Industrial Heritage: Transformations to a place of weaving creative experiences for all’ 3. Structure 16. Gottfried Semper (1851/1989) ‘The Four Elements of Architecture’ (excerpt) 17. Philip Beesley (1999) ‘Reflexive Textile’ 18. Otti Berger and Judith Raum (1930/2019) ‘Fabrics in Space’ & ‘Weaving and Interior Design’: Voice-over for the video Discussion of Material (excerpt) 19. Catherine de Zegher (1997) ‘Ouvrage: Knot a Not, Notes as Knots’ 20. Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari (1987) ‘1440 The Smooth & the Striated’ (excerpt) 21. Sabrina Gschwandtner (2008) ‘Knitting Is…’ 22. Kate Goldsworthy, Rebecca Earley and Kay Politowicz (2019) ‘Circular Speeds: A Review of Fast & Slow Sustainable Design Approaches for Fashion & Textile Applications’ 4. Politics 23. James Fenimore Cooper (1843) Autobiography of a Pocket Handkerchief (excerpt) 24. Arthur C. Danto (2006) ‘Weaving as Metaphor and Model for Political Thought’ 25. Sarat Maharaj (1991) ‘Arachne’s Genre: Towards Intercultural Studies in Textiles’ 26. Susan S. Bean (1989) ‘Gandhi and Khadi, the Fabric of Indian Independence’ 27. Pamela Johnson (2011) ‘100% Cotton’ 28. Galina Kareva (2011/2021) ‘Ivanovo’s Agitprop Textiles: Design and Inscriptions’ 29. Elisa Auther (2008) ‘Fiber Art and the Hierarchy of Art and Craft, 1960–80’ 30. Julia Bryan-Wilson (2017) ‘Queer Handmaking’ (excerpt) 31. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892) ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (excerpt) 5. Production 32. Roger MacDougall (1951) The Man in the White Suit (excerpt) 33. Maria Fusco (2018) ‘machine oil smells sweet (piecework)’ 34. Melanie Miller (2007) ‘The Romance of Modern Manufacture: A Brief History of Embroidered Embellishment’ 35. Sadie Plant (1997) Zeroes + Ones: Digital women + the new technoculture (excerpt) 36. Ele Carpenter (2010) ‘Open Source Embroidery: Curatorial Facilitation Of Material Networks’ 37. Boatema Boateng (2011) ‘Why Should the Copyright Thing Work Here?’ (excerpt) 38. Sarah Rhodes (2015) ‘Contemporary textile imagery in Southern Africa: a question of ownership’ 39. Yosi Anaya (2016/2021) ‘Heneque´n, A Green Fiber with a Complex History in Yucatan’ 6. Community 40. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850) The Scarlet Letter (excerpt) 41. Joseph McBrinn (2021) ‘Needlework and the creation of masculinities: “The prick” of patriarchy’ (excerpt) 42. Jools Gilson (2012) ‘Navigation, Nuance and half/angel's Knitting Map: A series of navigational directions…’ 43. Rose Sinclair (2020) ‘Tracing Back to Trace Forwards: What does it mean/take to be a Black textile designer’ 44. Alice Walker (1973) ‘Everyday Use’ 45. Ursula K. Le Guin (1984) ‘The Trouble with the Cotton People’ (excerpt)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sewing Techniques
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEasy to follow. Nice graphics, visual imagery and layout of pages. Another excellent offering from Basics Fashion Design range - Complimentary to fashion design use. * Jayne Littlehales, Staffordshire College, UK *Table of ContentsChapter one: Planning Planning the project Essential equipment Lockstitch Machine accessories/ lockstitch needle Sewing threads Activity 1: Basic seams Troubleshooting Interview 1: Mada Van Gaans Chapter two: Preparation Design interpretation Crucial measurements Shaping Fabric types and selection Pressing and steaming Sample folio Activity 2: Needle control Activity 3: Curved seams Troubleshooting Interview 2: Ada Zanditon Chapter three: Closures Zips Buttons and buttonholes Hooks and eyes and press studs Sample portfolio – recording/reviewing the process Activity 4: Inserting a zip into a seam Troubleshooting Interview 3: Jonathan Jepson Chapter four: Professional finishing Behind the scenes Interview 3: Yvonne Lin Interview 4: Emma Hardstaff Interview 5: Funmilayo Deri Interview 6: Louise Bennetts Case study 1: Elie Saab Chapter five: Toile/muslin/prototype development Fit model/mannequin/form Form and silhouette Garment balance Making alterations Deconstruction and reconstruction Developing your own portfolio Texture Darts Sleeves Collars and cuffs Pockets Case study 2: Victoria Whittaker Interview 7: Léa Peckre Chapter six: Innovation within industry Introduction to technology Technology vs. traditional methodsFuture textiles Conclusion; Glossary of sewing terms; Online resources; Bibliography; Index;Acknowledgements and picture credits
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd A History of the Cotton Industry
Book SynopsisThis book is about technology and how it has changed the lives of people on three continents over the last three hundred years. The development of the cotton industry was the starting point for one of the great turning points in history the industrial revolution. It began with the importation of cloth into Britain from India and that created a new fashion. As the demand for cotton cloth grew, British inventors began to find ways of making the same cloth using powered machinery and built the first cotton mills. The old way of life of the textile workers was transformed, as work moved from home to factory and thousands of small children were brought in to tend the new machines. If conditions in the cotton towns were bad, they were far worse in America where, thanks to the work of slaves, the country took over the supply of raw material from India. During the American Civil War, Britain turned again to India for its supplies. Today, positions have changed dramatically. India again has a
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Read Books A Guide to Making Wooden Stools
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de Gruyter Biopolymers and Composites
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de Gruyter Circular Plastics Technologies
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de Gruyter Heat Sealing in Packaging
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Polypropylene: Properties, Uses & Benefits
Book SynopsisPolypropylene (PP) is a typical polymorphic polymer with α-form, β-form, γ-form, and mesomorphic smectic form modifications, and crystallises into diverse morphologies. In this book, Chapter One comprehensively reviews the kinds of self-assembly β-nucleating agents and the manipulation strategies in the practical processing to control the crystal structure and prepare high-performance PP products. Chapter Two discusses the molecular structure at the cross-linking point of stereoregular isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP) gels in comparison with the crystal formed in the solid state such as film. Chapter Three investigates the thermal insulation performance of polypropylene as thermal insulator for a solar air collector in comparison with coconut fibre. Chapter Four reviews the mechanical properties, crystallisation and degradation of polypropylene due to nucleating agents, fillers and additives. Chapter Five examines polypropylene biodegradation. Chapter Six addresses the potential utilisation of different lignocellulosic biomasses for the development of green materials based on polypropylene, with the objective to elucidate the possibility of using the bio based materials for various industrial applications.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Textiles: Advances in Research and Applications
Book SynopsisTextile materials or materials made from textiles are probably among the most important materials in the world. Textile materials are not only present everywhere in modern daily life, but have been for thousands of years. Besides obvious textile applications such as clothes or hometextile there are also many more hidden applications. For example, textile filters, textiles in production processes or composite materials are just a few ways that they can be applied. Altogether, it is implied that modern civilization without textiles is not possible. This book is dedicated to the advances in textile research and application. Here, readers must keep in mind that the final textile in the final application is the product of many different production steps, which is known as the textile chain. Many different disciplines contribute to this textile chain, such as chemistry and machine engineering but also less obvious influences like agricultural science in terms of cotton or wool fiber production. The life of a textile material starts with fiber production; this can be a natural process for plant fibers, animal fibers or regenerated fibers from natural resources. In contrast, chemical fibers see their origin via chemical synthesis. After fiber production, yarn production follows, which is in the field of spinning technology. From the yarn comes the textile materials as fabrics or non-wovens are produced using processes such as weaving, knitting, braiding, etc. These textile products are further modified by dyeing and printing processes. Finishing is often also used to realize special functional properties on a textile product. Finally, the textile product is realized as either cloth, home textile or technical application. Besides technical aspects, design and marketing also play an important role. After following this summary, it is obvious that this book cannot cover every single aspect of textile and textile products. Therefore, this book headlines with every chapter a topic in the area of textile research and application, which is a topic in actual scientific research but also in industrial development. The main topics include: microwave based processes, plasma technology, photoactive textiles, electrospinning, braiding processes, wool materials, coatings, textile functionalization, and UV-protective and light responsive materials This book is dedicated to readers from universities and industries that engage in some form of textile production. For the industry, it can help to promote ideas for new innovative processes and products. For university students especially graduates s it can help to broaden their expertise in very different fields of the textile world. Also, established scientists could benefit from this text to use as a tool to generate new ideas for further research.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Cotton Fabrics: Preparation, Synthesis and
Book SynopsisWritten by a group of international experts, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the main scientific and technological advances that ensure the continued functionality of cellulosic textile supports. It begins with a discussion on the chemical and physical structure of cotton and its different properties and provides a review of the main vancées regarding textile surface modification. The second chapter is devoted to the use of cotton supports in comfort, and more specifically the importance of the textile structure for the management of heat and mass transfers. These different concepts are discussed from the description of recent models applied in this field of expertise. The third chapter is dedicated to the fire retardant properties of textile substrates, with a more specific focus on textile finishing treatments to improve this type of surface functionality. Finally, the last chapter is oriented towards the chemical grafting of microcapsules from the DOPA, which currently constitutes a possible new application path in the textile field. This book covers a wide range of textile finishing treatments for cotton, allowing the reader to learn about new technologies in this field.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Coir (Cocos nucifera): A Sustainable Industrial
Book SynopsisThis monograph is intended to present an overview- most of which is based on ideas and conclusions presented in published literature, the rest representing our own concepts developed through extensive research. Here, the reader will discover the rational relationships between basic mechanisms, and experimental data, and theoretical expressions which were developed over several years by scientists for coir fibre characterisation and utilisation in particular. It will help to those who deal with coir fibre in both industry and academia specially to teachers, students and technologists. It contains the perspective of coir, its textile related structure and properties with a comparison between few other allied lingo-cellulosic fibres. Coir fibre are coarser for textile applications and possesses highly variable properties. So segregation of fibres from the bulk considering properties may give suitable fibre for spinning, composite making and other applications. The optimum value addition of coir can be realized, when a fully systematic supply chain of quality fibre with proper gradation system can be developed. The fibre shows high flexural rigidity and lower inter-fibre frictional resistance for which it is difficult to spin finer yarn and indicates its suitability for coarse textile applications. Coir fibre is circular and multi-fibrillar. Moisture regain is moderate. Thermal and component analyses reveal the presence of similar amount of lignin and celluloses in the fibre. SEM image reveals that surface of the fibre is waxy, irregular, and having micro-imperfections. Microbial resistance makes the coir suitable for using it in different engineering and geotechnical applications in conjunction with soil and water. The property-based advantages of coir are resistant to fungi and rot, excellent insulation against temperature, not easily combustible, flame-retardant, resistant to moisture and dampness, tough and durable, highly resilient, totally static free, easy to clean etc. It is not suitable for technical uses due to low strength, high extensibility and very low modulus. Sometimes high bulk and low coefficient of friction act as the disadvantages. The age old manual spinning technology should be replaced by mechanised system. The fibres can be highly suitable to form compressed mat for various products of geotextile, agro-textiles, and sound and heat insulators with improved softness and fineness property. Being an ecofriendly, natural product from renewable sources, coir products serve mankind in several ways as a substitute for many synthetic products which are extensively used but are harmful to nature. Coir wood substitute will help to protect valuable forests.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Coconut Plant and Cultivation; Retting; Fibre Extraction; Fibre Properties Evaluation; Chemical Composition; Structure; Physical and Mechanical Properties; Chemical Properties; Segregation and Grading; Yarn Preparation; Fabric Preparation; Wet Processing; Applications; Value Chain; Coir Pith; Fibre Board; Marketing and Economics; Conclusion and Future Trends; Glossary of Terms; References; Bibliography.
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Basic Books The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the
Book SynopsisThe story of humanity is the story of textiles-as old as civilization itself. Textiles created empires and powered invention. They established trade routes and drew nations' borders. Since the first thread was spun, fabric has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel traces this surprising history, exposing the hidden ways textiles have made our world. The origins of chemistry lie in the coloring and finishing of cloth. The beginning of binary code-and perhaps all of mathematics-is found in weaving. Selective breeding to produce fibers heralded the birth of agriculture. The belt drive came from silk production. So did microbiology. The textile business funded the Italian Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; it left us double-entry bookkeeping and letters of credit, the David and the Taj Mahal. From the Minoans who exported woolen cloth colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to the Romans who wore wildly expensive Chinese silk, the trade and production of textiles paved the economic and cultural crossroads of the ancient world. As much as spices or gold, the quest for fabrics and dyes drew sailors across strange seas, creating an ever-more connected global economy. Synthesizing groundbreaking research from economics, archaeology, and anthropology, Postrel weaves a rich tapestry of human cultural development.
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Hanser Publications Runner and Gating Design Handbook: Tools for
Book SynopsisThe first book to shed light on the critical role the melt delivery system plays in successful injection molding has received a major update in its 3rd edition. This successful book will give you an immediate leg up by reducing mold commissioning times, increasing productivity, improving customer satisfaction, and achieving quality goals such as Six Sigma.How do you determine the optimum design of your runners and gates; what type of runner system (hot or cold variations) do you use for a specific application; how do you identify molding problems generated by the gate and runner vs. those stemming from other molding issues; what should you consider when selecting a gating location? The “Runner and Gate Design Handbook” will give you the means to get to the bottom of these issues as well as provide specific guidelines for process optimization and troubleshooting.Highlights among the numerous new updates include coverage and analyses of critical shear induced melt variations that are developed in the runners of all injection molds, expanded content on hot runners, and a new subchapter on injection molding process development.
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Hanser Publications Structure and Rheology of Molten Polymers: From
Book SynopsisRecent advances in polymer science have made it possible to relate quantitatively molecular structure to rheological behavior. At the same time, new methods of synthesis and characterization allow the preparation and structural verification of samples having a range of branched polymeric structures. This book unites this knowledge to enable production of polymers with prescribed processability and end-product properties.Methods of polymer synthesis and characterization are described, starting from fundamentals. The foundations of linear viscoelasticity are introduced, and then the linear behavior of entangled polymers is described in detail. This is followed by a discussion of the molecular modeling of linear behavior. Tube models for both linear and branched polymers are presented. The final two chapters deal with nonlinear rheological behavior and tube models to describe nonlinearity.In this second edition, each chapter has been significantly rewritten to account for recent advances in experimental methods and theoretical modeling. It includes new and updated material on developments in polymer synthesis and characterization, computational algorithms for linear and nonlinear rheology prediction, measurement of nonlinear viscoelasticity, entanglement detection algorithms in molecular dynamics, nonlinear constitutive equations, and instabilities.Table of Contents Introduction Structure of Polymers Polymerization Reactions and Processes Linear Viscoelasticity--Fundamentals Linear Viscoelasticity--Behavior of Molten Polymers Tube Models for Linear Polymers--Fundamentals Tube Models for Linear Polymers--Advanced Topics Determination of Molecular Weight Distribution Using Rheology Tube Models for Branched Polymers Nonlinear Viscoelasticity Tube Models for Nonlinear Viscoelasticity of Linear and Branched Polymers
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Hanser Publications Leadership & Management of Machining: How to
Book SynopsisThe intent of all technological advancements in the machining universe is to increase productivity and precision with less involvement of the endangered species known as the Machinist. Connectivity, data, and digitization are providing opportunities for significant improvements in modeling, programming, simulation, machine/people productivity, and real-time decision making. Advances in chip technology and processing speeds yield more sophisticated controls. Software enhancements create advanced CAM systems which interpret more complex models and produce higher precision programs.This book demonstrates how to integrate these technological advancements with Lean /Six Sigma, CNC Programming, Quality, and machining best practices to create an agile machining organization capable of winning against competition anywhere in the world.While most publications are written for executives the author has deliberately designed this publication for the entire organization. The role of everyone on the organizational chart or in the shop is discussed and reviewed. The premise of the book is that the demands of global competition on the modern machining organization are so great that success requires a foundation of Leadership, People, Equipment, Quality, IT, robust processes, and all employees executing to yield exceptional quality, delivery, and profits. The author provides the architecture and blueprint for high performance.With the purchase of this book, you also receive a free personal access code to download the eBook.
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Hanser Publications Die Design for Extrusion of Plastic Tubes and
Book SynopsisDie Design for Extrusion of Plastic Tubes and Pipes covers this topic from a uniquely practical perspective. The content draws on the author's over 50 years of experience in the plastics processing industry, most recently as head of the successful extrusion die manufacturing company he established in 1995. His approach is oriented toward solving production problems at the design stage using computer aided techniques for design and simulation of the plastic flow.The book provides a step-by-step guide to extrusion die design, with worked examples to illustrate problem solving. It is shown how important melt flow variables (e.g., pressure drop, shear stress, shear rate, temperature variations, and distribution variations, etc.) of key materials are determined using FEM software. The detailed drawings of complete dies for various applications that are provided constitute a rare and valuable resource. Both mono- and multilayer pipes are covered.Using the proven methods and examples from this book, the reader is well-equipped to understand dies for successful manufacture of tubes and pipes of many types.With the purchase of this book, you also receive a free personal access code to download the eBook.Table of Contents Basic Considerations Project Planning Design of a Simple Die Simulation of Melt Flow Spiral Die Monolayer Die for Tubes 1 mm t6 mm Monolayer Die for Tubes 4 mm t16 mm Monolayer Die for Pipes 50 mm t125 mm Monolayer Die for Pipes 140 mm t315 mm Coextrusion Pipe Dies Coextrusion Die (5 mm t16 mm) Coextrusion Three-Layer Die (20 mm t65 mm) Three-Layer-Plus-Striping Die for 25 mm t110 mm Pipes Materials for Extrusion Dies.
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Hanser Publications Continuous–Discontinuous Fiber-Reinforced
Book SynopsisDiscontinuous long fiber-reinforced polymer structures with local continuous fiber reinforcements represent an important class of lightweight materials with broad design possibilities and various technical applications, eg, in vehicle construction. However, in contrast to continuous fiber-reinforced composites, extensively used in the aircraft industry, there is still a lack of integrated and experimentally proven concepts for manufacture, modeling, and dimensioning of combinations of discontinuously and continuously reinforced polymer structures. This is partly ascribed to the complexity of the manufacturing processes of discontinuously reinforced polymers, heterogeneous, anisotropic, and nonlinear material and structural properties, but also to the resulting bonding problem of both material types.This book addresses these issues, including both continuous and discontinuous fiber processing strategies. Specific design strategies for advanced composite reinforcement are provided with an integrated and holistic approach for composites material selection, product design, and mechanical properties. Characterization, simulation, technology, design, future research, and implementation directions are also included.In the field of application of three-dimensional load-bearing structures, this book provides an excellent foundation for the enhancement of scientific methods and engineers who need an interdisciplinary understanding of process and materials techniques, as well as simulation and product development methods.
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Hanser Publications Specialty Thermoplastics: Preparations,
Book SynopsisSpecialty thermoplastics command a US$3 billion market worldwide. Their use is proliferating in aerospace and transportation, medical applications including implants, electrical and electronics, textiles and general engineering, and the oil and gas industries. This book provides the key details of all specialty thermoplastics in one volume, uncluttered by information on other commodity and engineering plastics. It covers the spectrum of manufacturing methods, major properties, processing, and applications.The extraordinary resistance of specialty thermoplastics to high temperature, oxidation, hydrolysis, other chemicals, and radiation, as well as outstanding mechanical properties at temperatures from -40 to 300 °C make them attractive materials for challenging applications. R&D scientists will appreciate the coverage here of different polymer structures for specialty plastics and why certain structures are technically and commercially preferred. Plastics engineers and product design engineers are empowered to select the right plastic in the right grade for the desired applications.Guidance on processing of specialty plastics using injection and compression molding, extrusion, and coating is provided, together with a wealth of details regarding applications, including aspects that are not readily visible, such as touch and feel.In addition to users in industry and academic research, this work is also applicable as a textbook for special courses on polymer science and engineering for graduate and undergraduate students.
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Hanser Publications The Physics of Polymer Interactions: A Novel
Book SynopsisUnderstanding of polymer interactions is important for effective processing of plastics and their blends, mixing with nanoparticles, and understanding of their mechanical and physical (e.g., electrical) properties. This book describes a new physics of interactions in polymers that challenges existing theories, and explains the concept of entanglement in a very different way.Rheology is formulated with different parameters defi ning the physics of dual-phase and cross-dual-phase. The rubbery behavior of thermoplastics is explained quite differently to conventional theory.Rheo-fluidification experiments which are applicable to industry (injection molding, extrusion, sheet forming, etc.) are described and analyzed, including molding under conditions of reduced viscosity (up to several hundred percent). The application of this theory to industry has already been proven by a number of successful derived inventions.
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Hanser Publications Polymer Science: A Textbook for Engineers and
Book SynopsisThis is an introductory textbook on polymer science aimed at lecturers/professors, undergraduate and graduate students of polymer science and technology courses as well as engineering (materials, chemical, civil, food, etc.), chemistry, and physics. It is also aimed at engineers and technologists.Each chapter is written starting from simple concepts and progressively getting more complex towards its end, to help the reader decide how deep to go into each topic. Each chapter also presents the solution of many proposed problems, guiding the reader to solve numerically the everyday problems polymer technologists face, by applying theoretical concepts. Additionally, at every chapter’s end there is a list of problems for the reader to check his/her understanding of the topics.The book contains a list of more than 10 experiments to perform in the laboratory, linked to some of the concepts discussed in the book. It also serves as a long-term reference with many figures, diagrams, tables, chemical equations containing frequently needed information. It contains as well an appendix with a long list of chemical structures of the main commercially available polymers.
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Hanser Publications Polymer Testing
Book SynopsisReliable and meaningful methods of polymer testing are necessary to support the plastics industry, being essential for understanding material and part properties, and evaluating materials for a part design, with important implications for product safety as well as operating conditions and lifetime. This book covers all the most important testing methods, from long-established basic techniques to recent developments, including the latest polymer testing standards. By means of examples for the optimization of materials as well as for the evaluation of part properties, an insight into modern polymer testing and its interdisciplinary character is provided. Included in this third edition is an all-new chapter on the testing of polymer films; additionally, many small updates and corrections have been made throughout the book. Numerous tables and figures are included, providing structures and physico-chemical data. A special section for beginners is dedicated to guiding formulations and test methods. A relatively short section deals with development trends in Europe. Sustainability is a major theme, and it is demonstrated that PVC has a strong potential to develop into a fully sustainable material. Another section deals with the everyday problems in the processing of PVC, such as the formation of specks, photo-effects, and plate-out. Plate-out is a common problem in the processing of PVC but only relatively few publications cover it. The causes, influencing factors, and mechanisms are still poorly understood. This section, unique in the literature, provides assistance in the selection and dosage of raw materials to PVC processor, based on the influencing factors during processing.
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Hanser Publications Carbon Fibers: Production, Applications,
Book SynopsisThis useful guide provides a hands-on approach to making carbon fibers and their composites for those who need to use these materials. The book begins with a brief history of carbon fiber development, with definition of the terminology for all forms of solid carbon, and the properties of elemental carbon and its allotropic forms. Various carbon fiber precursors, surface treatments, and sizes for a range of carbon fiber types available on the world market are presented. The book gives an excellent overview of the chemical and physical properties of carbon fibers and their composites. In addition, common test and analysis methods for demonstrating these properties are presented. Several chapters describe typical processing methods for carbon fibers with dry and also impregnated semi-finished products in applications such as aerospace, wind, and automotive, as well as the construction industry. The advantages and disadvantages of various manufacturing processes based on application examples are shown. Considerations regarding C-fiber recycling and sustainability (environmental footprint) as well as new developments in the field of carbon fiber manufacturing are intended to assist the reader in the selection and understanding of material, process, and design to achieve successful implementation.Table of ContentsDr.-Ing. Hauke Lengsfeld is General Manager Epoxy Products at Schill+Seilacher, Struktol“ GmbH, Germany. He also give lectures at the University of Applied Sciences, Wedel and the und der Hochschule 21 University of Applied Sciences on the production and processing of fiber composites. Dr.-Ing. Hendrik Mainka is Head of the Department of Product Innovation at the North American Engineering & Planning Center of Volkswagen Group of America. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Altstädt is, since 2000, head of the Department of Polymer Engineering at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.
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Hanser Publications Polyethylene: End-Use Properties and their
Book SynopsisThis book provides a necessary bridge between the values of engineering end-use parameters of polyethylene resins and their scientific molecular and structural characteristics. The main goal is to translate such common parameters, such as the melt index of a resin or the dart impact strength of a film sample, into the universal language of polymer science. After this translation is completed, many facets of the resin properties become transparent and easily explainable.The second edition is brought up to date with coverage of new types of catalysts and polymerization processes, and a new section on PE recycling. The chapter on melt indexes is modified and simplified, that on stress cracking has a significant update, and a new chapter on the nature of LLDPE extractables is added. Contents: Educational Minimum: Manufacture, Structure, and Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Resins Melt Index and Melt Flow Ratio of Polyethylene Resin Melting Point of Polyethylene Resin Crystallinity Degree and Density of Polyethylene Resins End-Use Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Film End-Use Testing of High Molecular Weight HDPE and MDPE Resins Nature of LLDPE Extractables
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Hanser Publications Injection Molding Advanced Troubleshooting Guide:
Book SynopsisThis highly practical troubleshooting guide solves problems at the machine systematically and quickly. Drawing on a wealth of hands-on experience from the authors, who have built strong reputations in the field, the book is structured by type of problem/solution. Thus, it is an ideal reference to be consulted at the machine. Included is valuable information on robust process windows, cycle time evaluations, scrap savings, and runners/gates with no existing standard in the industry. No other book provides the unique insights found here.
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Hanser Publications Plastics Compounding and Polymer Processing:
Book SynopsisPlastics production comprises the main process steps ""synthesis (reaction)"", ""preparation/compounding"" at the raw material manufacturer and compounder, and ""processing"" (shaping into semi-finished or finished products). In this handbook, the central middle step, preparation and compounding, is discussed. The preparation tasks include the removal of components, the incorporation of additives, and the change of particle size. Compounding is the incorporation of additives into a polymer or plastic. The process engineering fundamentals and the specific equipment and machines used are described. The specialist authors impart their knowledge from the fields of research, polymer production, and equipment/machine production with applications in plastics technology.
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Hanser Publications Understanding Plastics Recycling: Economic,
Book SynopsisThis book shows the true and often-underestimated market potential of plastics recycling, with analysis from economic, ecological, and technical perspectives. It is aimed at both technical and non-technical readers, including decision makers in material suppliers, plastic product manufacturers, governmental agencies, educators, and anyone with a general interest in plastics recycling.An overview of waste handling systems with a focus on the U.S. market is provided. Different methods of waste handling are compared from both economic and ecological perspectives.Since plastic waste recycling is essential from an ecological point of view, common strategies and new approaches to both increase the recycling rate and improve recycling economically and technically are presented. This includes processing and material properties of recycled plastics.Finally, a worldwide outlook of plastic recycling is provided with analysis of additional worldwide markets, encompassing highly developed, fast-developing, and less developed countries.Bonus HanserPLUS content: all the data and calculations presented in the book are provided as downloadable spreadsheets for the reader’s own analysis and updates.
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Hanser Publications Industrial Coloration of Plastics: Pigments,
Book SynopsisSuccessful coloration of plastics is a challenging exercise, requiring deep understanding of chemical, physical, and technological factors, as well as national and international regulations. Customer and regulatory demands are often very high, concerning toxicity, environmental factors, color specification/matching, stability, and cost, among others. This book enables the reader to identify the right color preparation for a particular product application, accounting for material and design.
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Hanser Publications Recycling of Plastics
Book SynopsisPlastics have a very important role to play in energy-efficient and low-carbon technologies of the present and future, but for them to be classified as sustainable materials, there is a great need for practical and economic recycling methods and infrastructure. This book fills the gap for a modern comprehensive technical guide to recycling of plastics, covering the whole value chain from raw materials to recycled materials.All important recycling technologies (mechanical, chemical/feedstock, dissolution) are discussed and compared to each other and alternative disposal methods such as energy recovery and gasification. Collecting, sorting, and purification methods are also covered, as are economic, legal, and political aspects.A strong emphasis is placed on data comparability, e.g. by standardized methods in measuring data. Although this is a challenge to implement, comparing data across technologies, regions, and stakeholders along the value chain yields important benefits. Key instruments for such a target are lifecycle assessments (LCAs), which are calculated in a standard way across the chapters to "calibrate" the messages among the numerous expert co-authors.Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Recycling technologies in overview 3. Value chain (EU, Americas, Asia) 4. Analytics and consumer safety 5. Properties of recycled materials 6. Design for recycling 7. Future developments
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