Fabrics and How to Know Them

"Fabrics and How to Know Them" is an essential and practical guide designed for anyone working with textiles, from students of home economics to professionals in the garment and retail industries. Written by Grace Goldena Denny, this comprehensive handbook offers a clear and systematic approach to the identification and classification of a wide variety of fabrics. The work is divided into distinct sections covering the definitions of fabrics, providing readers with a robust vocabulary for describing materials, and practical textile tests that can be performed to determine quality and fiber content. Through detailed explanations of textile tests-such as burning tests and chemical reactions-Denny provides the reader with the tools necessary to distinguish between various fibers and weave structures. The book also features a thorough classification system that categorizes fabrics based on their construction, finish, and intended use. "Fabrics and How to Know Them" remains a valuable historical resource for understanding the standards and varieties of textiles used during the early twentieth century, making it an indispensable reference for researchers of fashion history, textile conservators, and sewing enthusiasts.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Pages: 160, Paperback, Tradd Street Press