Carr and Latham's technology of clothing manufacture /
Publication details: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., ©2008.Edition: 4th edDescription: x, 330 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781405161985
- 1405161981
- Carr & Latham's technology of clothing manufacture [Cover title]
- Technology of clothing manufacture
- TT497 .C33 2008
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | TT 497 CAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0007439 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-326) and index.
1. Background to the clothing industry -- 2. Cutting -- 3. Sewing -- 4. Sewing machinery -- 5. Garment accessories and enhancements -- 6. Alternative methods of joining materials -- 7. Pressing and related garment finishing techniques -- 8. Technology and management of colour -- 9. Clothing technology and product development -- 10. Troubleshooting in the sewing room.
"The processes of modern clothing manufacture are explained here, alongside the equipment used. Latest developments are described as well as established methods. Manual, mechanised and automated processes are explained and their comparative advantages for certain purposes are considered as well as the applications of computer control and robotics." "Students in clothing and fashion as well as garment technologists in the clothing industry will find this an invaluable resource in their increasingly complex role."--Jacket.