Looking at Textiles: A Guide to Technical Terms
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606060805 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Daughter's textbook Elizabeth Thomas This was ordered for my daughter. It arrived when promised and didn't appear to have any damage at a glance.. "Excellent Resource" according to AmberzPeople. Excellent encyclopedia-style resource of textile terms and definitions. Anyone studying and writing about textiles will find this a useful and thorough resource.. "Short, but still useful" according to A. C.. A slim volume. Looking at Textiles is easy to use but by no means exhaustive. If you need a brief overview and a fairly wide range, this is an affordable option.
“This guide should be worthwhile for amateurs and professionals interested in historical textiles.”—Choice
The selected technical terms explain what textiles are, how they are made, and what they are made of, and include definitions of terms relating to fibers, dyes, looms and weaving, and patterning processes. The many illustrations, including macro- and microscale photographs of a range of ancient and historic museum textiles, demonstrate the features described in the text. . Textiles have been made and used by every culture throughout history. However diverse—whether an ancient Egyptian mummy wrapping, a Turkish carpet, an Italian velvet, or an American quilt—all textiles have basic elements in common. They are made of fibers, constructed into forms, and patterned and colored in ways that follow certain principles. Looking at Textiles serves as a guide to the fundamentals of the materials and techniques used to cr