Fabric for Fashion: The Swatch Book, Second Edition

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It is like a heavy ring-binder folder and also has a section on felting, knitting, weaving along with practical information on the sourcing of fabrics, their costing, and an annex on fabric terminology. Wholly researched by experts in their respective fields, the Fabric for Fashion is an invaluable must-have resource. 2. The Fashion Designer’s Textile Directory: The Creative Use of Fabrics in Design by Gail Baugh Having a compiled fabric swatch book can help you choose a fabric or compare fabrics from your book to ones you wish to buy to get a good match. The Marnie Fogg fabric swatch book is one of the most comprehensive sourcebooks. It is exhaustive and presents the most eye-catching pieces from the list of the world’s fashion designers. This book covers both contemporary and classic fashion designs. The Fashion Swatch Book sets a benchmark in the fashion world.

Textile f. 37v: Bronze plain weave ground (taffeta), brocaded (patterned) in a design of meanders of foliage and lace, alongside bouquets of multi-coloured flowers. The bouquets are in gold and a tightly twisted yarn (cordonnet), their hearts are green, red and white; the meanders of foliage and lace are in cordonnet and silver, and intertwine with multi-coloured floss floral swags in reds, greens, blues and yellow. The “Fabric for Fashion” is a perfect fabric swatch book for fashion students, designers, and anyone who works closely with fabrics. It has over 120 swatches of fabrics such as kinds of cotton, silks, wools, linens, and also synthetic fabrics like nylon, soya fabrics, microfibers, and fabrics made from alternative plant fibers like bamboo and hemp. Along with the swatches, it has diagrams and photographs of the garments to illustrate the behavior of the fabric. This fabric swatch book also contains detailed information on the basics of fabrics, weave comparison, construction, and weights.

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Textilepedia book makes development from fiber, explaining the process of making the fabric and the finishing techniques and is very enriching. This fabric swatch book is very informative and beautifully presented. It is comprehensive and is a thorough guide for every fashion professional as well as the student. 5. Color Swatch Book by Artsy Betsy

Firstly there are a few key pieces of information you want to include. These are basic things that will go a long way to keeping your fabric swatch book tidy, easy to use and helpful for future projects. Angleterre changeant, rayé et cadrillé ; batavia broché nué ; batavia rayé et cadrillé; boutida a mouches ; boutida broché ; boutida broché a bouquet ; boutida broché nué ; brillantés façonnés ; cannellé glacé leger ; cannellé glacé fort ; cannetillé ; cannetillé velouté ; cannetillé velouté fort ; carrellé ; florences brochés ; florence chiné ; florence rayé et cadrillé ; florentine ; gros de florence ; gros de naples ; gros de naples façonné ; gros de tours rayé et cadrillé ; hollandoise ; italienne ; jusurgent ; jusurgent satiné ; peau de poulle ; persanne a grand bouquet ; persienne rayé a bouquet ; royale ; satin des indes ; satin plein ; satin façonné fort ; satin réduit ; taffeta a mouches et façonné ; taffetas broché ; taffetas peint ; taffetas rayé. Their width and price is given and initials of supplier. Fibre content and breakdown – 100% cotton, 45% polyester etc ( ask the vendor or look at the label for this information) Color Charts XI provides ample space for you to record color gradients and all your different color combinations, which will help you never forget which colors you earlier used to make the shade. This book is budget-friendly as well as it is a generous size to fit in your art studio as well as workplace and comes in handy to you. 7. Swatch Reference Guide for Fashion Fabrics by Deborah E. Young

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This fabric swatch book by Deborah E. Young is the current and high-quality fashion fabric and is on every fashion professional’s list. This book is centered on the needs of fashion students. This fashion book kit has 208 unique fabric samples. Written by Ingrid Johnson, J.J. Pizzuto’s Fabric Science Swatch Kit meets the technological advances in fibers through fabrications meeting the explicit performance requirements. It has a ring binder format for inserting new information with the study questions and the assignments.