Fabric Manufacture: A Handbook

By Alan Newton

The 'Small-scale Textiles' series aims to present basic information about all aspects

of small-scale textile manufacture from raw materials to finished products, and will be of use to fieldworkers, development agencies, and those starting small-scale

manufacture or attempting to improve or extend manufacture. Fabric Manufacture: A handbook describes the basic processes of weaving, knitting, braiding and nonwoven fabric making.

Aimed at small, rural communities this book offers an introduction to simple methods of making textile fabrics which are used throughout the world. Includes sections on weaving, knitting, fibre entanglement, lace-making, braiding and knotting (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).

Acknowledgements vi

Foreword vii

Preface viii

Chapter 1 Introduction to fabric manufacture 1

Chapter 2 Basic principles and processes of fabric manufacture 7

Chapter 3 Simple methods of determining the quality of fabrics 26

Chapter 4 Types of hand-looms and knitting machines 32

Chapter 5 Planning for production 37

Chapter 6 Equipment suppliers 42

Chapter 7 Sources of further information 43

Appendices

1 Woven cotton fabric specification

2 Comparison of Tex with other count systems

3 Cloth (worsted) setting chart: yarn count/cm

4 Cloth (cotton) setting chart: yarn count/in

5 Glossary

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853391336
• ISBN13: 9781853391330
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.7"