{"id":345,"date":"2016-07-30T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/30\/a-reference-book-not-new-but-fabulous\/"},"modified":"2016-07-30T19:05:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T19:05:00","slug":"a-reference-book-not-new-but-fabulous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/a-reference-book-not-new-but-fabulous.html","title":{"rendered":"A Reference Book- Not New but Fabulous"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nAnother Reference for My Library<\/div>\n
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\nIf you are a frequent reader of my blog, you know I have a
\ngreat fondness for my reference library. 
\nI love textile books almost as much as the textiles themselves.  I know historians are always searching for
\nmore reference materials and haunt libraries, bookstores and vintage shops for
\nmore information.  I try to keep up with
\nnew publications in the field of textile history, but must admit it is a
\ndaunting task.  When I first began my
\nstudies nearly 3 decades ago there was little available, now there are books
\navailable in nearly every category of textiles and textile production.  One volume, published in 2010 I missed and
\nonly recently found in the library. 
\nOccasionally, I search the library of the Santa Fe Community College
\nafter my biweekly Yoga class and, although their collection is not extensive,
\nit does contain some very interesting and informative volumes.<\/div>\n
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Classic and Modern Fabrics – The Complete and Illustrated Sourcebook, Janet Wilson, Thames and Hudson, 2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n<\/div>\n
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\nI own several encyclopedias of textiles but found Classic
\nand Modern Fabrics- The Complete Illustrated Sourcebook to be more inclusive
\nthan any others I have.  It is indeed a
\n\u201ccomplete sourcebook\u201d.  According to the
\nintroduction, the aims of this book include: preserving the knowledge of
\nclassic fabrics while providing information of new textile developments.  Also, explaining the characteristics of
\nvarious types of fabrics and their construction is valuable knowledge.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSome other features include: Fabrics in alphabetical order
\nas well any alternative names,  such as
\nHOPSACK (basket cloth).<\/div>\n
\n                      
\n                         Principal features of the fabric for
\nidentification and details about fibers, construction and history.<\/div>\n
\n                                                 Fabric weights and
\nyarn counts and weave diagrams for a greater knowledge of construction.<\/div>\n
\n                                                  Finally, what I
\nalways appreciate in any reference, a detailed glossary of technical terms and
\na section of sources for any additional study, including a list of trademarks.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nBut the most remarkable feature is the enlarged photographs
\nof the fabrics (834!) so one can easily tell the difference between Malimo (glass
\nfilament and polyester) and Malimo (glass roving and polyester).<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nI returned the book to the library and immediately ordered a
\ncopy of my own.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another Reference for My Library If you are a frequent reader of my blog, you know I have a great fondness for my reference library.  I love textile books almost as much as the textiles themselves.  I know historians are always searching for more reference materials and haunt libraries, bookstores and vintage shops for more…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}