silhouette for which the origin of clothing – a form that is a functional yet can be artful, as interpreted in Japanese culture. Rather than including imagery, this obi fragment is geometric and follows a clear checkerboard like pattern with variation in square shapes. As mentioned at our visit, the piece could very well be contemporary, my thought being that it its geometric and linear form as well as the hidden underlying repeat geometric patterns are what makes it so. The fragment is roughly 18 x 14 in
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by placing his hand against the cave wall and blowing pulverized pigment around it. Examples of this early application can be found in caves in France and Spain. Today, this technique is extensively employed for decorating wallpaper, ceilings, textiles and furniture. Artist would normally use an x-acto knife to create this type of design. Also, a stenciling brush is important because they are effective in completing the design. They are round and short with stiff bristles and are used to dab the
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Textile “Fabric” redirects here. For other uses, see Fabric (disambiguation) and Textile (disambiguation). A textile[1] or cloth[2] is a flexible material consist- A small fabric shop in canal town Al-Mukalla, Yemen Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan Simple textile (magnified) Late antique textile, Egyptian, now in the Dumbarton Oaks col- ing of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or lection thread). Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool,
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average consumption of textile products per person per year is 6.7 Kg. The world population has crossed the six billion figure, so more than 40 million tons of fabric is utilized by the mankind of world each year. Indeed both consumption per person and population are increasing at a faster pace. Consumption per person is confidently expected to increase after December 2004, as WTO would eliminate the quota costs, import duties and other such tariffs. To be competitive in the textile market, the manufacturers
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Bangladesh garment exports boom despite disasters Published July 09, 2013 AFP * In this photograph taken on June 23, 2010, Bangladeshi women sew clothes in a garment factory in Ashulia. Output from Bangladesh's accident-prone garment sector has increased in June, with demand from foreign retailers still growing despite the country's factory disaster in April. (AFP/File) DHAKA (AFP) – Output from Bangladesh's accident-prone garment sector increased in June, data showed Tuesday, with demand
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Colourfastness to rubbing This part of ISO 105 specified a method for determining the resistance of the colour of textiles of all kinds, including textile floor covering and other pile fabrics, to rubbing off and staining other materials. Specimens of the textile are rubbed with a dry rubbing cloth and with a wet rubbing cloth. The staining of the fabrics is assessed by comparison with the grey scale. Test specimen: 2 pieces dark purple knitted fabrics Size: 16cm X 5cm Specimens are cut
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Foreword ______________________________________________________ This Complete Textile Glossary is intended to be a convenient reference for textile terminology. Although it covers all types of textile terms broadly, its special emphasis is on manufactured fibers - what they are, how they are made, and how they are used. The first two editions of this dictionary were published under the title Man-Made Fiber and Textile Dictionary by the former Celanese Corporation to provide a source for employees
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My career : Textile Design What is textile design? Most people have never heard of textile design. The word textile means a type of woven material made from natural or synthetic fibers some are animal based materials like wool ,silk others are plant-based like linens and cotton. A basic and simple explanation of textile design is to create or designs a structure of woven ,knitted and other fabrics . for example your table cloths , textiles of a towel, and the decorative elements of a carpet
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ICPNA For all you ladies out there who stand a little taller when you purchase those expensive pumps, or gain a bit of control with a new silk top, fear not. New research from Northwestern University validates the power that comes with clothes, and the price tag you might associate with it. We’ve all heard the old adage, “You are what you eat.”‘ Well, you might add, ‘You are what you wear.” Northwestern’s research introduced the term “enclothed cognition” to describe the connection between
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Carter’s Company response about the skin irritation complaints Carter’s Company. March 22nd, 2013 During the last weeks our Company has received several reports from our customers, whose children have suffered allergic skin reactions after wearing some of the cloth pieces sold by Carter’s Company. We want to assure to all our customers that our Company is doing, and will do everything possible to continue to be worthy of their confidence in our products and to guarantee your 100% satisfaction
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