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Designers in the textile industry have a wide range of roles and responsibilities and are frequently required to make design decisions throughout the manufacturing process. This very practical handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the role of the textile designer within the textile industry. It deals with the all aspects of the design process from the beginning - from how to go about attracting clients through range planning and development to presentation. It firmly locates the work of the textile designer within the wider context of the global textile and clothing industries and considers the process of design for both freelance and in-house designers. Commercial considerations are also covered, together with trend forecasting and the factors influencing purchasing decisions. Based on the author's experience as a textile designer in industry and as a lecturer at UMIST, Manchester, UK, this book covers the entire textile design process from briefing through initial ideas, research and design development, to finished fabrics being sold to garment manufacturers and to retail. The Handbook of textile design is an invaluable reference for students of textile design as well as buyers and merchandisers of textile products, and anyone requiring an understanding of the textile design process. * The range and diversity of textile design techniques available to the designer* The professional practice of running a textile design studio* How design work is carried out from the initial brief all the way through to invoicing the client

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Book category Books in English The arts Industrial / commercial art & design Fashion & textiles: design

• Full title: Handbook of Textile Design
• Author: Jacquie Wilson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9781855735736
• ISBN: 1855735733
• ID: 02429861
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Weight: 290 g
• Dimensions: 244 × 170 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. September 2001

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