Fabrics: A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects (Norton Professional Books for Architects & Designers)

Fabrics: A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects (Norton Professional Books for Architects & Designers) by Yates, Marypaul. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780393730623.

Fabrics provides designers with the information needed to make their fabric specifications easy, informed, and appropriate to the job at hand, considering aesthetics, performance, application, and green design. This thorough handbook by a textile professional describes and illustrates fibers and yarns, fabric structures, fabric design, dye and printing processes, finishes and treatments, styles and applications of cloth for furniture, window-, wall-, and floor coverings. Also covered are testing and flaws; the fabric industry, and professional practice. 500 color illustrations