Name/Title
Fabrics : a guide for interior designers and architectsEntry/Object ID
NK2115.5.F3.Y38Description
Fabrics provides designers with the information needed to make their fabric specifications easy, informed, and appropriate to the job at hand, considering aesthetics, performance, application, and green design.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
fabrics in interior decoration, interior decoration, textile fabricsBook Details
Author
Marypaul YatesPublisher
NortonPlace Published
City
New York, NY, LondonCountry
England, United KingdomContinent
EuropeDate Published
2002Call No.
NK2115.5.F3.Y38ISBN
039373062X, 9780393730623LCCN
2001044549Notes
Length: 312General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Aesthetics -- Color -- Light and Lighting -- Texture -- Pattern -- Market Appropriateness -- Sustainable Design -- Green Manufacturing -- Fabric Use Issues -- Considerations for Specific Materials -- Fibers and Yarns -- Natural Fibers -- Man-Made Fibers -- Yarn -- Fabric Structure -- Wovens -- Knits -- Embroideries -- Quilted Fabrics -- Bonded Fabrics -- Casements and Laces -- Nonwovens -- Films and Vinyl -- Fabric Designs -- Motifs and Effects -- Layouts -- Color Application -- Colorfastness and Color Matching -- Dyeing -- Printing -- Other Printing and Dyeing Techniques -- Finishing and Treatment -- Standard Finishes -- Special Aesthetic Finishes -- Functional Finishes -- Backing and Lamination -- Fabric Applications -- Seating -- Windows -- Walls -- Panel Systems -- Floors -- Fabric and Fiber Art -- Performance, Testing, and Flaws -- Durability -- Flammability -- Flaws and Defects -- The Fabric Industry -- Designers' Sources -- Fabric Manufacture -- Worldwide Textile Sourcing -- The Role of Fabric Designers -- Custom Services -- Professional Practices -- Fabric Selection -- Specification and Purchase-Order Writing -- Costs and Budgets -- Guidelines and Pitfalls.