512 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-500)

Introduction: Fabric formation and design -- Fabric formation -- Design form and structure -- Professional textile design and the designer -- pt. 1. Weaving -- History of weaving -- Weaving in ancient times -- Weaving in Europe during the Middle Ages -- Weaving during the Renaissance -- Weaving in the United States since 1800 -- II: Textile fibers and yarns and their uses -- Textile fibers -- Spinning and related processes -- Yarns and threads -- Calculating yarn needs for weaving -- Planning patterns and plotting drafts -- Preparation of the warp yarns for the loom -- Knots used in weaving -- Shuttles used in weaving -- III: Simple looms and their uses -- Free-warp looms -- Warp-weighted looms and twining techniques -- Card and frame looms -- Bow looms -- Back-strap looms -- Continuous-warp looms -- Hole-and-slot heddle looms -- Fixed-heddle looms -- Hole-board heddle looms -- IV. Belt looms and belt weaves -- Inkle looms -- Card-heddle belt looms--tablet weaving -- Bow belt looms -- Miscellaneous belt looms -- Pick-up pattern weaves for belt looms -- V. Rug looms and rug-making techniques -- Flat-surfaced rug and fabric weaves and their looms -- Pile-surfaced rug and fabric weaves and their looms -- Vertical rug looms -- Rugs made on regular foot-power looms -- Mechanically powered rug looms -- Nonwoven rug-making techniques -- VI. Mechanically operated looms -- Table looms -- Foot-power looms -- Multiple-harness and mechanical looms -- VII. Basic weaves -- Plain weaves -- Twill weaves -- Extra warp and weft pattern weaves -- Double-cloth weaves -- Open, lacelike weaves -- Tension and texture-treated weaves -- Combination weaves -- Planning patterns and plotting drafts for weaving -- pt. 2.: Nonweaving structural processes -- VIII. Nonwoven fabrics--the single-element processes -- Braiding and meshwork -- Looping techniques -- Knot work -- Lace -- Trimmings (passementerie) -- IX. Embroidery and needlework -- General directions for doing embroidery -- Embroidery stitches -- Types of embroidery -- pt. 3. Nonstructural ornamentation -- X. Dyes and dyeing processes -- Color--what it is -- Sources of dyes -- Properties of dyes -- Methods of handling yarns and fabrics during dyeing -- Dyeing procedures--for home and school use -- Formulas for dyes, dye-pastes, and paste-paints -- Mordants and mordant pattern dyeing and printing -- Discharge dyeing and printing -- Tie and dye work -- Batik -- XI. Textile painting processes -- Direct hand painting -- Stencil painting -- XII. Textile stamping and printing processes -- Stick-stamp printing -- Block printing -- Silk-screen printing -- Textile rotary press printing processes -- Fabric finishes

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