The Fashion Designer’s Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics’ Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential (2nd Edition)

UPDATE (08/15/2021): The Fashion Designer’s Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics’ Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential is the Best Selling Book on Fashion Trendsetter!

Here’s the fabric and textile directory that fashion designers have been longing for!

This book will help you find the fabrics that suit the affects you want to achieve, show you how the fabric will perform, and recommend ways of using it. This new edition has information that is key to industry professionals (including designers and owners of fashion businesses) and explains textile issues and their impact on the environment.

Find the perfect fabric for every design:

• Do you want a fabric for structure, drape, added volume, definition, or decoration? Do you want something that clings or a silhouette? Do you want a finish that is simple and pretty or lustrous and magnificent? The directory is organized by function, so you’ll always be able to find exactly what you need.
• Each fabric in the directory is accompanied by color photos of samples that illustrate its properties, helping you understand how and why a particular fabric is suitable for specific items of apparel.
• At the back of the book you will discover essential field guides to fiber properties, weaves, knits, weights, characteristics, and care advice.

Product details:

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series; 2 edition (June 1, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1438011555
ISBN-13: 978-1438011554
Product Dimensions: 8 x 1.1 x 9.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
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About The Author

Gail Baugh teaches textiles and merchandising at both San Francisco State University and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. She has extensive fashion industry experience, particularly in global product development and in sourcing for large retail chains.

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Editor-in-Chief’s Note: Special thanks to Gail Baugh and Barron’s Educational Series for sending us a copy of “The Fashion Designer’s Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics’ Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential “, as we found it as a great and practical directory about the fashion and textile industries. This book is a must have/read source for fashion students and industry professionals. 

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