Fabric manufacture : a handbook

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Fabric manufacture : a handbook

Alan Newton

(Small-scale textiles)

Intermediate Technology, c1993

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Bibliography: p.43-44

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Aimed at small, rural communities this book offers an introduction to simple methods of making textile fabrics which are used throughout the world. Includes sections on weaving, knitting, fibre entanglement, lace-making, braiding and knotting (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements vi
  • Foreword vii
  • Preface viii
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to fabric manufacture 1
  • Chapter 2 Basic principles and processes of fabric manufacture 7
  • Chapter 3 Simple methods of determining the quality of fabrics 26
  • Chapter 4 Types of hand-looms and knitting machines 32
  • Chapter 5 Planning for production 37
  • Chapter 6 Equipment suppliers 42
  • Chapter 7 Sources of further information 43
  • Appendices
  • 1 Woven cotton fabric specification
  • 2 Comparison of Tex with other count systems
  • 3 Cloth (worsted) setting chart : yarn count/cm
  • 4 Cloth (cotton) setting chart : yarn count/in
  • 5 Glossary

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Details

  • NCID
    BA46139035
  • ISBN
    • 1853391336
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 50 p.
  • Size
    30 cm
  • Classification
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