From Fiber to Fabric: The Essential Guide to Quiltmaking Textiles

By Harriet Hargrave

Book Overview

Harriet Hargrave presents the definitive resource guide to selection, use, and care of today's textiles. Includes easy-to-understand directions for testing fiber content, thread count, colorfastness, lightfastness, washfastness, and shrinkage. You'll find information on the effects of water and detergents on different fabrics and dyes. Thread compatibility and batting selection charts. Recommendations for storing quilts is also included.

With a better understanding of how textiles are made, what to consider when buying them, and how to care for them once you bring them home, you will have much more enjoyment and less stress as you create your wonderful quilts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571200258
• ISBN13: 9781571200259
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: C&T Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

If only it would be reissued

This is a well researched and written book on an important issue for quilters who care about their work lasting for future generations. I hope the publisher will consider asking the author to update it and reissue the book for the current generation of new quilters who would benefit as well.

Must have for serious quilters

This book goes into detail about how fabric is made, and the differences this causes. I consider it a must have book for the library of anyone who is serious about making quality quilts and recognizing quality fabric.

Older children can see how fabric is made

As a quilter, I enjoyed the information in this book. It is especially useful in helping make decisions on purchasing and using our fabrics. An added extra is my showing children the process by which cotton becomes fabric - the machinery is well photographed and helps children get a visual picture.