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Interior Textiles : Fabrics, Application and Historic Style

ISBN: 9780471606406 | 0471606405
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 7/10/2007

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Kakla J. Nielson is Assistant Professor of Design at Brigham Young University.
When it comes to both the technical and aesthetic considerations of using textiles in interior design, this book gives working professionals what they need to know. You'll receive expert guidance to the process of textile specifications, selection, installation and maintenance, as well as an understanding of the properties of fabric types and a historical context of styles. Sustainable design and code issues are also considered. More tha... MORE
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Textiles
The Textiles Industry, Profession and Careers
Sustainable Interior Textiles
Natural and Manufactured Fibers
Yarns and Fabric Construction
Fabric Conversion: Coloring and Finishing
Textile Applications
Textile Specifications, Testing and Labeling
Textile Aesthetics
Upholstered Furniture and Slipcovers
Textile Wallcoverings
Window Treatments
Linens and Accessories
Broadloom Carpeting
Hand- and Machine-Made Area Rugs
Period styles
Oriental Styles
Formal Traditional Styles
Medieval, Colonial and Country Styles
Regional and Thematic Styles
Modern Styles
Glossary
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
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Karla J. Nielson is Assistant Professor of Design at Brigham Young University. Ms. Nielson has thirty-five years of experience teaching interior design and owned an interior textile business. She is the recipient of the Industry Achievement Award from the Window Coverings Association of America for her book Window Treatments, published by Wiley, and is the author of the bestselling Interiors: An Introduction.



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