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Fabric Manufacture
A handbook
Aimed at small, rural communities this book offers an introduction to simple methods of making textile fabrics which are used throughout the world. Includes sections on weaving, knitting, fibre entanglement, lace-making, braiding and knotting (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).
Published: 1993
Pages: 60
eBook: 9781780442136
Paperback: 9781853391330
Aimed at small, rural communities this book offers an introduction to simple methods of making textile fabrics which are used throughout the world. Includes sections on weaving, knitting, fibre entanglement, lace-making, braiding and knotting (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).
| Acknowledgements vi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreword vii | |||
| Preface viii | |||
| Chapter 1 Introduction to fabric manufacture 1 | |||
| Chapter 2 Basic principles and processes of fabric manufacture 7 | |||
| Chapter 3 Simple methods of determining the quality of fabrics 26 | |||
| Chapter 4 Types of hand-looms and knitting machines 32 | |||
| Chapter 5 Planning for production 37 | |||
| Chapter 6 Equipment suppliers 42 | |||
| Chapter 7 Sources of further information 43 | |||
| Appendices | |||
| 1 Woven cotton fabric specification | |||
| 2 Comparison of Tex with other count systems | |||
| 3 Cloth (worsted) setting chart : yarn count/cm | |||
| 4 Cloth (cotton) setting chart : yarn count/in | |||
| 5 Glossary |
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