Complete Textile Glossary

This Complete Textile Glossary is intended to be a convenient reference for textile terminology published by Celanese Acetate LLC. Although it covers all types of textile terms broadly, its special emphasis is on manufactured fibers - what they are, how they are made, and how they are used.

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Textile lessons for GCSE

GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) lessons for textiles under design and technology category from BBC. Includes basics of textiles materials, design considerations and production techniques. Don't forget to take the test after each lesson to sharpen your knowledge. 

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Mastering Weave Structures

This is the most important new weaving book Interweave Press has published in almost 20 years. Sharon Alderman, one of the finest weavers in America, has written a book that teaches you the finer points of weave structure in the same personal way a friend would encourage and inspire you. Clear explanations, wonderful examples, and color photographs of stunning fabrics introduce you to the fundamental principles of weave structure. Beyond selecting or modifying a draft, Sharon also helps you make decisions about choosing the fibers and yarns you need to produce endlessly inventive fabrics. Comprehensive and detailed, the chapters cover plain weave, twills, satin, waffle weaves, distortions of the grid, three-element weaves, loom-controlled double weave, Bedford cords and piques, loom-controlled pile weaves, and crepe weaves. This book is destined to become a new classic and should be on every weaver's bookshelf.

ISBN: 978-1-59668-137-8

Pakistan Textile Journal

Pakistan Textile Journal is the leading monthly magazine for the textile industry of Pakistan for the last fifty eight years bringing their readers practical experiences and latest technical innovations in the fields of fibres both natural and synthetic, spinning, weaving, knitting, non-woven, embroidery, dyeing/ finishing printing of fabrics, garments and knitwear.

You can acceess most of the news and articles online for free.

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Nonwoven Science and Technology

A great site on Science and Technology of Nonwoven developed by the students of the department of Material Science and Technology, University of Tennessee.

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"Inter-relations between mechanics of production and mechanical properties of nonwoven fabrics; characterization of fiber morphology and web structure; chemistry of nonwoven binders and finishes; and engineering of specific fabric properties. Emphasis on the advances in the technology of nonwovens, comparison of the various modern production techniques and their special advantages and disadvantages."

Sports and Recreation Textiles

A powerpoint presentation on various textile materials used in sports and recreational items. Thanks to Amrita Govekar for providing me with the document for posting in the blog.

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USTER® Technologies

A video released on the occasion of 50th anniversary of USTER® Statistics. Uster Technologies provides total quality management control and solutions for the textile industry with testing instruments, statistics and services for laboratory and spinning mills from fiber to fabric.