Title: The textile arts, a handbook of fabric structure and design processes: ancient and modern weaving, braiding, printing, and other textile techniques.
Authors: Birrell, Verla Leone, 1903-
Publisher: Harper
Year: 1959
Subjects: Textile fabrics
Contents: Introduction. Fabric formation and design -- History of weaving -- Textile fibers and yarns and their uses -- Simple looms and their uses -- Belt looms and belt weaves -- Rug looms and rug-making techniques -- Mechanically operated looms -- Basic weaves -- Nonwoven fabrics -- the single-element process -- Embroidery and needlework -- Dyes and dyeing processes -- Textile stamping and printing processes.