Prentice Hall

Fashion & Interior Design

Understanding Textiles, 7/E
Billie J. Collier, University of Tennessee
Martin Bide
Phyllis G. Tortora

ISBN-10: 0131187708
ISBN-13: 9780131187702

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Cloth; 600 pp
Published: 04/21/2008

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For one-term/semester, sophomore/junior-level introductory textiles courses.

This text helps students understand how the components of textiles–fiber, yarn, fabric, dye, and finish–contribute to the performance of products for specific end uses. With a focus on the why behind the material, it encourages students to understand and predict textile properties and performance. This edition emphasizes the global environment and offers separate chapters in fiber properties; fabrics and structures; and nonwoven fabrics. Finishes are now separated into two chapters (physical/mechanical finishes and chemical finishes) and Take a Closer look sections bring an in-depth perspective to select chapter topics.

For one-term/semester, sophomore/junior-level introductory textiles courses. This text helps students understand how the components of textiles–fiber, yarn, fabric, dye, and finish–contribute to the performance of products for specific end uses. With a focus on the why behind the material, it encourages students to understand and predict textile properties and performance. This edition emphasizes the global environment and offers separate chapters in fiber properties; fabrics and structures; and nonwoven fabrics. Finishes are now separated into two chapters (physical/mechanical finishes and chemical finishes) and Take a Closer look sections bring an in-depth perspective to select chapter topics.

New to this Edition:

New! An emphasis on the global textile industry–and the global reach of the supply chain.

· Encourages students to consider the supply chain and the sourcing of the components of textile products.

· Gives students the context for studying textile products and the textile industry today, since it has largely moved from the United States to other countries.

New! Chapter 3, Fiber Properties–is now a separate chapter.

· Establishes the relationship of fiber properties to fiber behavior.

New! Chapter 15, Fabrics and Related Structures–appears in this edition.

· Introduces fabrics in general, and related structures such as leather.

New! Chapter 19, Nonwoven Fabrics–is now a separate chapter.

· Addresses a current trend in the field.

New! Chapters on “finishes” are reorganized–and now divided into physical/mechanical finishes (Ch. 24) and chemical finishes (Ch. 25).

· Helps readers determine how finishes can be used for end uses and the production processes involved with each.

New! Take a Closer Look sections–appear in selected chapters and were previously known as Consumer Briefs.

· Highlights an aspect of the chapter and gives students a more in-depth perspective on chapter topics.

· Includes diverse topics such as how to select carpet, developments in manufacture of recycled polyester, washable silk apparel, and ink jet printing.

Features:

An emphasis on the “why” behind fiber, yarn, and fabric characteristics.

· Discusses the interrelationships of fibers, yarns, fabric constructions, dyes, and finishes.

· Helps students understand and predict textile properties and performance.

Basic presentation of chemical and physical concepts–makes it appropriate for students without knowledge of chemistry or physics.

· Gives instructors an easy way to include or omit this material based on the goals of the course.

· Provides students with some background for understanding fiber, yarn, and fabric properties, and dyeing and finishing.

Consistently organized fiber chapters–with tables that summarize important characteristics of the major fiber groups.

· Adds consistency and makes it easier to draw comparisons between fibers.

Putting It All Together sections–offer unique case studies and examples of specific end uses.

· Examines a particular textile product to point out how selection of fabric components–fiber, yarn structure, fabric construction, and/or finish–can affect or improve end use performance.

· Encourages students to see beyond individual textile components, and how an end product is often more than the sum of its parts.

A summary of textile legislation–appears in the text.

· Provides students with a handy reference to laws regulating selling, use, and care of textile products.

Diagrams and photographs–illustrate the concepts, processes, and machinery described in the text.

· Allows readers to view the various textile processes, especially in situations where they may not have access to textile manufacturing sites.

Historical development of textiles–highlight how the industry has changed over time.

· Helps students understand modern processes and the textiles of today.

A glossary–with many terms drawn from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.

· Provides students with a quick reference of terminology used in the textile industry.