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Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Excerpt from Textile Fabrics Under its widest acceptation the word "textile" means every kind of stuff, no matter its material, wrought in the loom. Whether, therefore, the threads are spun from the produce of the animal, vegetable, or mineral kingdom; whether of sheep's wool, goats' hair, camels' wool, or camels' hair; whether of flax, hemp, mallow, or the filaments drawn out of the leaves of plants of the lily and asphodel tribes of flowers, or the fibrous coating about pods, or cotton; whether of gold, silver, or of any other metal; the webs from all such materials are textiles. Unlike these are other appliances for garment-making in many countries; and of such materials not the least cur...
This book details the development of textile products and deals with different aspects of fabric structure and textile design. It covers topics essential to understanding textile fabrics – such as intertwined and non-woven fabrics, pique design, mosaic knitting, and spot designs. The subject matter of this book also includes: Properties of plain, twill and satin weave Types of jacquard Tubular fabrics Two-bar fabric structure Color effect on twill weaves Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)