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The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles

by Phyllis G. Tortora
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781609015350
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Fairchild Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Fairchild Books
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  • Pages: 736
  • Original Price: GBP 170.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Revised
  • Item Weight: 1905 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Textile & Costume, Fashion & Accessories, and Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry

The eighth edition of this industry standard for textile terminology is fully revised and expanded featuring approximately 100 new entries and over 14,000 definitions of fibers, fabrics, laws and regulations affecting textile materials and processing, inventors of textile technology, and business and trade terms relevant to textiles. Trademark information has been thoroughly updated to reflect the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS), and current definitions from the industry associations American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists and American Society for Testing and Materials are included. Fully illustrated with over 400 photographs and line drawings, entries include pronunciation, derivation, definition, and uses. An extensive appendix provides a list of national and internationalindustry associations and organizations. From Abaca to Zyex, The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles contains essential reference information for professionals and scholars involved in the textile industry.

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.

Tortora, Phyllis G.: - Phyllis G. Tortora is Professor Emerita at Queens College, The City University of New York.

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