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Fashion fibers : designing for sustainability

By: Publisher: New York, NY, USA : Fairchild Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: xiv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781501306648
  • 1501306642
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TS1540
Contents:
Part 1. Natural fibers -- Part 2. Manufactured fibers -- Part 3. Processing -- Part 4. Recycled / circular textiles.
Summary: "Fashion fibers : designing for sustainability is an accessible tool for fashion students and designers who want to learn how to make decisions to enhance the sustainability potential in common fibers used in the fashion industry. Drawing upon industry expertise, the book introduces readers to the fundamentals of fiber production and the product lifecycle. It features a fiber-by-fiber guide to natural fibers, including cotton, hemp, silk, and manufactured fibers including polyester, modal, azlon, then covers processing and promoting recycled fibers that are designed to be circular. Each chapter investigates six main areas of potential impact in fiber cultivation, production, and processing, including chemical use, water, fair labor, energy use, consumer use/washing, and biodegradability and recyclability. Readers will learn about the environmental impacts at each stage of the lifecycle, optimizing sustainability benefits, availability, production applications, and marketing and innovation opportunities that lead to more sustainable fashion."--Publisher's description.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Whitecliffe Library School of Fashion + Sustainability - Auckland General TT 507 SUS GUL- HELD IN FASHION DEPT. (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for Loan - Ask Fashion + Sustainability Lecturers 0016826

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Natural fibers -- Part 2. Manufactured fibers -- Part 3. Processing -- Part 4. Recycled / circular textiles.

Part 1. Natural Fibers. Cotton ; Flax ; Bamboo Linen ; Hemp ; Jute ; Wool ; Silk ; Leather ; Alpaca ; Future Fibers: Natural Fibers -- Part 2. Manufactured Fibers. Polyester ; Nylon ; Spandex ; Acrylic ; Imitation Leather ; Polyethylene ; Polypropylene (PP) ; Rayon/Viscose made from wood -- 18. Rayon/Viscose made from bamboo ; Lyocell ; Modal ; Azlon (from soy) ; Future Fibers: Manufactured Fibers -- Part 3. Processing. Bleaching ; Dyeing and Printing ; Finishing ; Garment Washing ; Future Fibers: Processing -- Part 4. Recycled / Circular Textiles ; Recycled/Circular Textile Technologies ; Future Fibers: Promoting Circular Textiles : Evrnu ; Re:newcell -- Appendix A: Social and Cultural Sustainability -- Appendix B: Consumer Care and Washing.

"Fashion fibers : designing for sustainability is an accessible tool for fashion students and designers who want to learn how to make decisions to enhance the sustainability potential in common fibers used in the fashion industry. Drawing upon industry expertise, the book introduces readers to the fundamentals of fiber production and the product lifecycle. It features a fiber-by-fiber guide to natural fibers, including cotton, hemp, silk, and manufactured fibers including polyester, modal, azlon, then covers processing and promoting recycled fibers that are designed to be circular. Each chapter investigates six main areas of potential impact in fiber cultivation, production, and processing, including chemical use, water, fair labor, energy use, consumer use/washing, and biodegradability and recyclability. Readers will learn about the environmental impacts at each stage of the lifecycle, optimizing sustainability benefits, availability, production applications, and marketing and innovation opportunities that lead to more sustainable fashion."--Publisher's description.

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