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Although none of the luxury fibers, including silk, is produced in large quantities, their particular and unique qualities of fineness, softness, and warmth give them a important place in the luxury apparel and fine furnishing trades.
This book covers all aspects of the growth, physical characteristics, production, marketing and consumption of silk, mohair, cashmere, camelhair, Alpaca, Llama, Vicuna, Guanaco, Yak, and Musk Ox fibers. The image of these fabrics is of course all important and the book describes in detail those rare occasions when a lower priced and lower quality version of a luxury fiber has damaged its overall reputation. In addition, the book explores the increase in applications within the technical textiles sector where their high performance thermal properties and bio-mimetic qualities in particular, are very useful.
| Introduction and history | |
| Silk fibre and its characteristics | |
| Silkworn rearing and cocoon production | |
| Reeling and yarn production | |
| Raw silk testing and classification | |
| Yarn and fabric manufacture | |
| The care of silk | |
| Sand-washed silk | |
| The market position of silk | |
| Silk production and trade today | |
| Silk producing countries | |
| What about the future? Mohair | |
| Introduction and brief history | |
| Chemical and physical fibre properties | |
| Fibre production and early processing | |
| Yarn and fabric | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780849313110
ISBN-10: 0849313112
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Published: 29th November 2001
Dimensions (cm): 24.9 x 15.4
x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.52
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