Textiles and Fashion

• Author : Rose Sinclair
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 08 November 2014

This major textbook is designed for students studying textiles and fashion at higher and undergraduate level, as well as those needing a comprehensive and authoritative overview of textile materials and processes. The first part of the book reviews the main types of natural and synthetic fibres and their properties. Part two provides a systematic review of the key processes involved first in converting fibres into yarns and then transforming yarns into fabrics. Part three discusses the range of range of

• Author : Jenny Udale
• Publisher : AVA Publishing
• Release : 19 August 2008

Textiles and Fashion explores the art of creating fashion textiles, from practical processes including fibre production, dyeing and finishing, to construction techniques such as weaving and knitting.

• Author : Erin Cadigan
• Publisher : A&C Black
• Release : 13 February 2014

Sourcing and Selecting Textiles for Fashion provides students with an analysis of fashion textiles and instruction for their use in fashion design.

• Author : Jenny Udale
• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release : 01 October 2020

Textiles and Fashion explores the integration of textile design with fashion. It begins with a brief history of textiles, showing the links with technical innovation and social developments. It then focuses on the processes of textile design, including the ethical and sustainable issues around textiles today. The book also provides practical information on fibre production, dyeing and finishing techniques. Various surface treatments are explored, as well as the way in which colour and trend influences fashion and textiles. Through case

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 14 August 2022

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release : 29 September 2020

Chemical Management in Textiles and Fashion helps readers understand current pressures on the textile industry surrounding the responsible management of chemicals. The book was written in response to industrial movements like Greenpeace’s Detox Campaign and Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals, which have both helped to motivate retailers, manufacturers and regulatory bodies on this issue. Chapters cover the entire supply chain, taking into account the use of chemicals in processing, manufacturing and recycling garments. In addition to environmental sustainability, this

• Author : Mutiat Titilope Oladejo
• Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Release : 05 January 2022

From the local to the global, Yoruba people cherish textile consumption and fashion in everyday life. Central to this is the role of Yoruba women in the making of a fashion culture. As this book shows, textile commodities are entangled in global economic histories, yet the local consumption culture has created a fashion industry that portrays new ways of work and talent display beyond the twentieth century. This text is useful for researchers who wish to gain deeper insights into

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release : 26 November 2018

Water in Textiles and Apparel: Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment provides a thorough analysis of one of the most urgent issues facing the textiles industry. As water is essential to the textile production system, and as availability of water is reduced due to natural and anthropogenic factors, the industry must respond. With a thorough treatment of both life cycle assessment and water footprint perspectives, this book provides practical strategies for responsible water use across the textile supply chain. Readers

• Author : Miguel Angel Gardetti,Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 10 September 2015

The second volume of handbook explores different dimensions of the sustainable luxury textiles and fashion, broadly based on the following topics: Sustainable luxury Luxury and consumption Luxury, innovation and design potential Luxury and entrepreneurship Sustainable Luxury Management

• Author : Management Association, Information Resources
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 11 August 2017

Management technique and operation strategies vary depending on the particular industry. This allows businesses in that industry to thrive and increase competitive advantage. Fashion and Textiles: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a critical source of academic knowledge on the latest business and management perspectives within the fashion and textiles industry. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as marketing, consumer behavior, and value creation, this book is an ideal reference source for academics, professionals, researchers, students, and practitioners interested

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 06 August 2016

This book discusses in detail the concepts of recycling and upcycling and their implications for the textiles and fashion sector. In addition to the theoretical concepts, the book also presents various options for recycling and upcycling in textiles and fashion. Although recycling is a much-developed and widely used concept, upcycling is also gaining popularity in the sector.

• Author : Rajkishore Nayak
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing Limited
• Release : 01 October 2019

Sustainable Technologies for Fashion and Textiles combines the latest academic research and industrial practices to shed light on a wide range of activities that influence how the textiles industry affects the natural environment. Pressure from regulators, customers and other stakeholders has pressed companies to translate general sustainability concepts and ideas into business practices. This is leading to improvements in how the industry consumes water, electricity and chemicals, and to a reduction in the amount of waste generated by textile processes.

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 10 August 2016

This is the first book to introduce and explain the concept of sustainable consumption with reference to the clothing sector. It uses various case studies to detail sustainable consumption behavior in the industry. Consumption is a key issue and is a major driver when it comes to sustainability in any industry, including clothing sector. Several studies which have highlighted the need for sustainable consumption in the clothing sector are discussed in this book.

• Author : Sandy Black
• Publisher : Black Dog Pub Limited
• Release : 14 August 2022

Whilst it may at first seem obvious that textiles play a pivotal role in fashion design, the use of fabric is not often discussed in its own right, but is seen merely as a material with which a designer can execute their vision. Fashioning Fabrics seeks to redress this (as it were). Using profiles of numerous iconic designers as well as emerging talents, all of whom put fabric development at the centre of their practices, Fashioning Fabrics attempts to create

• Author : Miguel Angel Gardetti,Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 10 August 2015

The first volume of this handbook explores different aspects of sustainable luxury textiles and fashion, broadly based on the following topics: Sustainability and business management, Value chain management, Use of materials and Sustainable production processes.