The second edition of the book has added valuable chapters that cater to the syllabi requirements of universities and polytechnics offering textile technology course. The response to the first edition has been overwhelming and hence the author is motivated to bring out the second edition. A critical review and appreciation of the book by eminent technologist, Prof. V.K. Kothari, of Indian Inst....     View More Details

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It is for the first time that a book of this magnitude covering the entire subject of volume and capacity measurements has hit the market. The strong point of the book is its more than 100 tables containing various corrections, factors, and conversions to compensate for various influence parameters. The most recent available data has been used in respect of density of water and mercury. Latest....     View More Details

This textbook is intended for the textile students of diploma, undergraduate and post-graduate courses as well as the textile technologists, practicing trainees and personnel in the knitting industry and trade. The book is concerned with circular weft knitting, warp knitting, flat bed knitting and hosiery socks knitting. Various aspects such as machine classification, knitting elements, machin....     View More Details

This handbook is the outcome of the research study of the first author conducted at University of Manchester, Manchester (UK) during the year 2004-05. The author studied on CAD Software, Electronic Jacquard Looms and Digital Printing and felt that the knowledge gained in this period will be of great use for the students of designing, weaving and printing. This handbook provides the basics abou....     View More Details

This book will guide both students as well as engineers and manufacturers in their choice of products from the many different types of geosynthetics which are now available. While testing methods have varied considerably from country to country, this book introduces standard test methods and procedures for geotextiles. Further, the book clearly explains the norms for evaluating textile propert....     View More Details

The book is designed to provide uninitiated readers with the background necessary for an understanding and appreciation of Fashion and Apparel Designing Theory. Topics are systematically divided into two sections; Origin of Fashion, Elements and Principles of Designing, the Biographies of International Designers and their Famous Labels and Fashion in Chinese Revolution are covered in Section I....     View More Details

This book, though written for Textiles and Clothing students would certainly be of great help to very many people. Every single person is a consumer of Textiles. We all love to wear clothes that are dean and fresh. So we need to know how they should be cared for. Persons in the laundry industry and those managing institutional laundries would find some very interesting information and help.     View More Details

This easy-to-follow reference book explores all aspects of quality for the clothing and apparel industry - detailing the fundamental principles as well as the latest topics in the quality profession.

This book is further refinement of the work published entitled An Introduction to Quality Control for the Apparel Industry by the American Society for Quality in September 1992.

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This book is written for the colourists in the textile industry who are interested in meaningfully using colour system for colour analysis. During the past ten years, several textile mills and process houses in India have acquired Integrated Colour Systems. They are being used mainly for QC applications like colour difference, pass-fail and shade sorting. In rare cases, they are used for reci....     View More Details

This book presents a comprehensive exposition of silk technology and covers various aspects of post cocoon technology, right from cocoon formation and reeling upto fabric finishing in substantial detail. The chapter on silk reeling in particular, is exemplary, furnishing all the minute process techniques.

The Indian standards of raw silk testing and grading have been discussed in depth.....     View More Details