Fabric for Fashion: The Swatchbook is a one-of-a-kind resource and an essential companion for fashion students, designers, textile professionals, and crafters.
Featuring 142 fabric swatches and yarn samples, this bestselling reference book allows you to see, touch, and compare a wide range of textiles, making it the perfect tool for understanding fabric properties and selecting the right fabric for your project.
A trusted industry resource for over 15 years, Fabric for Fashion: The Swatchbook includes the most recognised and widely used fabric types, encouraging users to consider not only aesthetics but also structure, handle, drape, weight, and performance. The collection covers natural fibres such as cotton, silk, wool, and linen, alongside a wide variety of man-made and alternative plant-based fibres, including bamboo and hemp.
Each swatch is accompanied by detailed information on:
Fibre composition
Fabric construction and fabrication methods
Weight and performance characteristics
Yarn structures and windings
Designed to build a practical understanding of textiles, the book helps fashion designers, makers, and crafters select the most appropriate fabrics based on both raw materials and manufacturing processes.
The ultimate hands-on bestselling guide to fabrics, helping you make confident and informed textile choices.
Featuring 142 fabric swatches and yarn samples, this bestselling reference book allows you to see, touch, and compare a wide range of textiles, making it the perfect tool for understanding fabric properties and selecting the right fabric for your project.
A trusted industry resource for over 15 years, Fabric for Fashion: The Swatchbook includes the most recognised and widely used fabric types, encouraging users to consider not only aesthetics but also structure, handle, drape, weight, and performance. The collection covers natural fibres such as cotton, silk, wool, and linen, alongside a wide variety of man-made and alternative plant-based fibres, including bamboo and hemp.
Each swatch is accompanied by detailed information on:
Fibre composition
Fabric construction and fabrication methods
Weight and performance characteristics
Yarn structures and windings
Designed to build a practical understanding of textiles, the book helps fashion designers, makers, and crafters select the most appropriate fabrics based on both raw materials and manufacturing processes.
The ultimate hands-on bestselling guide to fabrics, helping you make confident and informed textile choices.
Reviews
The swatches are a good assortment and fantastic quality for students to learn.
Concise, well presented, easy to comprehend. It's a fabulous book. I am redesigning our curriculum around this book
It is succinct. This book has information that students really need and is presented without too many technical details that can overwhelm the beginner student. The layering of fabrics and lack of color allows students to easily compare structures and fibers. The photos are modern and are fashion forward.