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Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
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First published January 10, 1996
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May 8, 2021
I found the information very helpful in my Historic clothing construction hobby. It's well researched and dependable in choice of fabrics for definite time frames.
December 12, 2022
Fun for perusing
The quickest way to become a textile literate is to dive into this dictionary. It is also good to keep them next to your favorite books so you do not have to guess at the occasional workday that they do not take the time to elaborate on. 10 minutes into the dictionary and I finally learned that "carbonate" is not some sort of BBQ. Really though professions and avocations require unique terminology if you are going to do it well.
The dictionary has interesting items in the margins as on page 290 there are drafts of regular and irregular satin weaves. There are pictures of reeds and reels. Just about anything that needs a graph to explain is in the margin.
"Definitions of key terms can be fairly extensive, with comprehensive descriptions including details about historic background, geographic references, and uses both past and present."
The quickest way to become a textile literate is to dive into this dictionary. It is also good to keep them next to your favorite books so you do not have to guess at the occasional workday that they do not take the time to elaborate on. 10 minutes into the dictionary and I finally learned that "carbonate" is not some sort of BBQ. Really though professions and avocations require unique terminology if you are going to do it well.
The dictionary has interesting items in the margins as on page 290 there are drafts of regular and irregular satin weaves. There are pictures of reeds and reels. Just about anything that needs a graph to explain is in the margin.
"Definitions of key terms can be fairly extensive, with comprehensive descriptions including details about historic background, geographic references, and uses both past and present."
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