The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles: Bundle Book + Studio Access Card

This seminal text demystifies all the terminology around working with textiles today, providing definitions of processes, techniques, features, and even some historical terms that you need to know. The dictionary now includes coverage of sustainability, smart materials and biobased textiles, intelligent and 3D manufacturing, new technologies, and processes. Entries cover fibers, fabrics, laws and regulations affecting textile materials and processing, inventors of textile technology, and business and trade terms relevant to textiles. Highly illustrated with over 400 images, entries include pronunciation, derivation, definition, and uses. The ninth edition also includes online availability to vocabulary and image flashcards via STUDIO for easy on-the-go access.

Author: Ajoy K. Sarkar, Phyllis G. Tortora, Ingrid Johnson
Publisher: Fairchild Books
Published: 01/26/2023
Binding Type: Other
ISBN: 9781501365133

About the Author
Sarkar, Ajoy K.: - Ajoy K. Sarkar is a professor of Textile Development and Marketing at the Fashion Institute of Technology and an associate editor for the AATCC Journal of Research.Tortora, Phyllis G.: - Phyllis G. Tortora is Professor Emerita at Queens College, The City University of New York.Johnson, Ingrid: - Professor Ingrid Johnson has more than 40 years of experience in the textile industry. She holds a baccalaureate degree in textiles from Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science and a master's degree in textile from North Carolina State University. She is a full professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.) where she has been chair and long standing member of the Textile Development & Marketing department, acting Vice President for Academic Affairs for the institution and currently acting associate chair of the Home Products department. She has lectured both in the United States and internationally and is frequently sought by the media to offer insight into textiles and industry trends, including the Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, and Glamour Magazine, Real Simple among others. She is co-author of Fabric Science, published by Fairchild Publications, which has released the 11th edition of this widely used text and its companion swatch kit as well as co-author of Fairchild's Textile Dictionary 8th edition.

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