Textiles (11th Edition)

This is the text for my college level Textiles class, which is a required course for someone who's trying to get a certificate in Fashion Design, Interior Design or Theatrical Costuming. It is pretty informative, as I would expect a text published by Fairchild (publishers of Women's Wear Daily and W periodicals), but my god, it's so flipping academic and boring. It is a chore getting through the individual chapters. The thing is that our professor pretty much lectures in the same order that the chapters are organized in, and she can make the same information sound so much more interesting, and importantly, accessible. Face it - more people in these sorts of classes are interested in style rather than substance. I know that academics do a lot of writing for each other, but there has to be a way to make this information easier to read! The other beef I have is that this book cost a small fortune, and our instructor informed us last week that a new edition is already being ordered for the next academic year, so I'm not going to be able to sell this back! Grrrrrrr! She's saying that because of FTC changes in labeling laws, the information on bamboo fibers is already outdated. Whatever. As far as the rest of the information, the basics on weaves and the different plant and synthetic fibers themselves doesn't change that much from year to year. What does change is the technology, so I suppose that's the main reason that these editions only last a few years.The (grudging) good is that there is good bibliography and source material referenced in this book if there are some souls out there who are interested into getting deeper into the technical and scientific aspects of textile production.Caveat emptor.

A great introduction to textiles and the properties of natural and manufactured fabrics. I work at a fine men's clothing store and what I've learned from this book is so helpful in educating customers about the various benefits of different fabrics!

A little dry at times, but thorough. Definitely want to keep for future reference, as it has all you need to know about the qualities, uses, etc. of many different textiles. I would trust this book to tell me what to use for construction whenever in doubt. However, I will still be on the lookout for some sort of book with a physical textiles library in it – do those exist?

I purchased this for a class, but the book has become a great asset to my design room. I love knowing about the textiles I am using in my projects.

Great book!I'm teaching a textiles course, and this book is super informative and meets all of the NYS objectives for Family and Consumer Science.

Excellent textbook about fibers and textiles.

Very interesting information in this textbook!

I purchased this book for a college course, and so far I like the book. There are a lot of charts that do a good job of comparisons and summarizing information.

This is a good book that is well organized. The illustrations are very helpful.

The book is in great shape, and just as I expected. It is simply a textbook, though, so I can't truthfully say I love it.

Was in excellent condition

took a bit long, otherwise the textbook is in great condition and i am happy :)

Book came right on schedule and it looks great! Thanks!