Handbook of Textile Design: Principles, Processes, and Practice

✍ Scribed by Jacquie Wilson

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 159
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This thorough and practical book deals not only with the textile design process itself but also with the development and day-to-day running of a textile design business. The handbook begins with a comprehensive overview of the textile design and manufacturing processes. The author then discusses such important topics as the personnel and processes involved, factors influencing fashion, design principles and elements, the professional practice of design, commercial considerations, trend forecasting, and factors influencing purchasing decisions.Handbook of Textile Design: Principles, Processes, and Practice examines the work of the individual textile designer within the wider context of the global textile industry. The information provided in this text will aid you in securing design jobs and carrying out the tasks of sizing up the job, agreeing to terms and fees, keeping records, and invoicing. It also offers the needed guidelines to legally protect your business and your products. Written by a very experienced academic, the book will be a valuable resource for both newcomers and established professional designers alike.

✦ Table of Contents

Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 3
Preface......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
1 An overview of textiles and textile design from fibre to product purchase......Page 9
2 Textile designers......Page 18
3 The textile design function......Page 27
4 The principles and elements of textile design......Page 40
5 Commercial aspects of design......Page 52
6 The professional practice of design 1......Page 63
7 The professional practice of design 2......Page 72
8 Designing for the future......Page 80
9 Weave and woven textile design......Page 90
10 Weft knitting weft knitted fabric and knitwear design......Page 101
11 Printing and printed textile design......Page 114
Appendix A Sample Gantt chart for a textile design project......Page 126
Appendix B Some tips for presenting work......Page 127
Appendix C Example of a simple structure for letters......Page 129
Appendix D Example fabric specification sheet for a woven fabric......Page 131
Appendix E Example fabric specification sheet for a knitted fabric......Page 132
Appendix F Calculating percentage compositions......Page 133
Appendix G Getting press coverage......Page 135
Appendix H A structure for fee letters......Page 136
Appendix I Sample fee letter......Page 140
Appendix J Calculating an hourly rate......Page 142
Glossary......Page 144