Silk, mohair, cashmere and other luxury fibres

• Corporate Author: Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
• Other Authors: Franck, Robert R.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL : Cambridge, Eng. : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., 2001.
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Limited series on fibres.
• Subjects: Textile fibers.; Textile fabrics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 1591247721; 9781591247722; 1855737590; 9781855737594; 1855735407; 9781855735408; 0849313112; 9780849313110
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) : illustrations
• Item Description: Published in association with the Textile Institute.
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Although none of the luxury fibres, including silk, is produced in large quantities, their particular and unique qualities of fineness, softness, warmth and pleasurable handle mean that they occupy a very important place in the luxury apparel and fine furnishing trades. This book covers all aspects of the growth, physical characteristics, production, marketing and consumption of silk, mohair, cashmere, camelhair, Alpaca, Llama, Vicuna, Guanaco, Yak and Musk Ox fibres. The image of these fabrics is of course all-important, and the book describes in detail those rare occasions when a lower price.