An excellent resource for anyone in the textile industry, this essential dictionary features over 3,500 easy-to-understand definitions of key garment and textile terms. A special section on fabric defects following each alphabetical listing provides a quick reference to these important terms. Phonetic pronunciations and extensive cross-referencing, plus useful appendix material on garment and textile associations, vendors, and Internet reference sites make this dictionary an invaluable asset to any personal resource collection or library.