Textiles - 6th edition Author:Norma Hollen, Jane Saddler With an emphasis on serviceability, this popular text focuses on three major end uses of textiles: apparel, furnishing and industrial products. Comprehensive coverage of new fibers and finishes, legislation, production issues, and cost is presented in a clear, straight-forward manner, making this one of the best textile books available. — Contain... more »s 37 chapters covering all varieties of natural and man-made fiber and their finishes. w/index, illustrations.
This edition includes new developments in fibers, yarns, fabrication and finishes. A chapter on care was added because of the importance of understanding how to properly clean and store textile products. The book presents in cohesive units, and keeps like materials together. For example, man-made fibers and fiber modification are combined into one chapter. Technical information is presented to assist students in understanding the material and how to provide background information to those students who have had courses on chemistry.« less