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This seminal text demystifies all the terminology around working with textiles today, providing definitions of processes, techniques, features, and even some historical terms that you need to know. The dictionary now includes coverage of sustainability, smart materials and biobased textiles, intelligent and 3D manufacturing, new technologies, and processes. Entries cover everything from fibers, fabrics, laws and regulations affecting textile materials and processing, inventors of textile technology, and business and trade terms relevant to textiles. Highly illustrated with over 400 images, entries include pronunciation, derivation, definition, and uses.

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Preface Acknowledgments How to Use the Dictionary Credits A-Z Entries Appendix: Trade, Professional, and Educational Organizations Related to the Textile Industry Suggested References

The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles

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    A Hardback by Dr. Ajoy K. Sarkar, Phyllis G. Tortora, Ingrid Johnson

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 16 January 2021
      ISBN-13 9781501366703
      978-1501366703
      Also in:
      Fashion and textile design Apparel, garment and textile industries Textiles and fibres

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This seminal text demystifies all the terminology around working with textiles today, providing definitions of processes, techniques, features, and even some historical terms that you need to know. The dictionary now includes coverage of sustainability, smart materials and biobased textiles, intelligent and 3D manufacturing, new technologies, and processes. Entries cover everything from fibers, fabrics, laws and regulations affecting textile materials and processing, inventors of textile technology, and business and trade terms relevant to textiles. Highly illustrated with over 400 images, entries include pronunciation, derivation, definition, and uses.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments How to Use the Dictionary Credits A-Z Entries Appendix: Trade, Professional, and Educational Organizations Related to the Textile Industry Suggested References

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