TY - BOOK AU - Yates,Marypaul TI - Fabrics: a guide for interior designers and architects SN - 039373062X AV - TS1767 .Y38 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Norton KW - Textile fabrics KW - Interior decoration N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index; Aesthetics -- Color -- Light and Lighting -- Texture -- Pattern -- Market Appropriateness -- Sustainable Design -- Green Manufacturing -- Fabric Use Issues -- Considerations for Specific Materials -- Fibers and Yarns -- Natural Fibers -- Man-Made Fibers -- Yarn -- Fabric Structure -- Wovens -- Knits -- Embroideries -- Quilted Fabrics -- Bonded Fabrics -- Casements and Laces -- Nonwovens -- Films and Vinyl -- Fabric Designs -- Motifs and Effects -- Layouts -- Color Application -- Colorfastness and Color Matching -- Dyeing -- Printing -- Other Printing and Dyeing Techniques -- Finishing and Treatment -- Standard Finishes -- Special Aesthetic Finishes -- Functional Finishes -- Backing and Lamination -- Fabric Applications -- Seating -- Windows -- Walls -- Panel Systems -- Floors -- Fabric and Fiber Art -- Performance, Testing, and Flaws -- Durability -- Flammability -- Flaws and Defects -- The Fabric Industry -- Designers' Sources -- Fabric Manufacture -- Worldwide Textile Sourcing -- The Role of Fabric Designers -- Custom Services -- Professional Practices -- Fabric Selection -- Specification and Purchase-Order Writing -- Costs and Budgets -- Guidelines and Pitfalls N2 - "Fabrics" Provides designers with the information they need to make their fabric specifications easy, informed, and appropriate to the job at hand, considering aesthetics, performance, and green design. It describes and illustrates the many fibers, construction techniques, processes, finishes, styles, and applications of cloth for furniture and window-, wall-, and floor coverings ER -