The Textile Book

This book is a small miracle! The only book of its kind, it should be at the top of the reading list for all students on Textiles courses, at whatever level. It offers a complete, intelligent but accessible, overview of the whole world of Textiles today, from fashion design to textile art to journalism and beyond. It also covers such leading edge topics as eco-design and smart fabrics. So often textile students only know about one small area of this world, be it through textiles at school, or as an enthuisatic amateur and are completely ignorant of the whole picture. The joint authors were my tutors at art school (UCE Birmingham) were I was a mature student on the MA Textiles course. I now teach Textiles to degree level and heavily recommend this book to all my students!

On the recommendation of my tutor I bought this book as I was a little unsure as to which direction I wanted my career to take, I thought I wanted to be a textile designer, now I am sure I want to be a designer-maker, the book gives very clear descriptions of the types of jobs that textile students could follow, definitely an investment for students.

I am about to study textile design and bought this book on basis of other reviews. It provides a good overview of the industry, the key issues - globalisation, environmental impact of the industry etc - and how it is changing. There are lots of references to industry organisations throughout the book that are very helpful, although a few no longer exist. The book was only published a few years ago but already seems due for an update. It's a great introduction to the textile industry.

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Great book, very informative.