Synopses & Reviews
Jacquard weaving machines are capable of producing particularly intricate weave designs. Traditional design techniques for jacquard fabrics are highly skilled, labor-intensive and depend on a degree of trial and error. This book reviews the application of digital textiles both to speed up the process and increase the range and complexity of jacquard textile designs, including the use of color as well as novel stimulative effects in fabric design.
Beginning with an authoritative introduction to jacquard textile design, the authors review the development of jacquard fabrics and textile design methods, followed by principles and methods and structural digital design. Other chapters explore colorless and colorful digital design of jacquard textiles, digital design of novel simulative, shot and double-face effects in jacquard textiles. The conclusion discusses current issues and future trends in digital jacquard textile design.
Synopsis
Jacquard fabrics feature intricately woven designs. Through the use of digital technology, new design concepts, principles and methods for producing jacquard fabrics have been established, facilitating the creation of a range of novel effects. Innovative jacquard textile design using digital technologies is a unique guide to the fundamental design principles, techniques and applications resulting from this important development.
Beginning with an introduction to jacquard textile design, the book goes on to give an overview of the development of jacquard fabrics and textile design methods. The principles and methods of digital jacquard textile design are considered, followed by a chapter on structural digital design. Subsequent chapters cover the digital design of colourless and colourful jacquard textiles, and the use of novel simulative effects, shot effects and double-face effects in jacquard textiles. A review of the applications of digitally designed jacquard textiles is then presented before the book concludes with a discussion of current issues and future trends in digital jacquard textile design.
With its distinguished authors, Innovative jacquard textile design using digital technologies is an authoritative guide for all those looking to employ this exciting technology in their work, including designers and product developers in the textile, interior and apparel industries, and academics interested in this field.
- Provides a unique guide to the fundamental design principles, techniques and applications of jacquard textile design
- Covers structural digital design, digital design of colourless and colourful jacquard textiles, simulative effects, shot effects and double-face effects
- Includes a comprehensive discussion of current issues and future trends in digital jacquard textile design
About the Author
Frankie Ng is Associate Professor at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. He is also the Design Subject Specialist for the Hong Kong Council of Academic Accreditation and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ), founder of the fashion program at University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Design Advisor/Guest Curator to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
Professor Jiu Zhou is Professor of Textile Design at the Key Lab of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China. He has more than 20 years of academic research experience in the field of textile design.
Table of Contents
Introduction to jacquard textile design; The development of jacquard fabrics and textile design methods; Principles and methods of digital jacquard textile design; Structural digital design of jacquard textiles; Colourless and colourful digital design of jacquard textiles; Digital design of novel simulative effects in jacquard textiles; Digital design of shot-effect and double-face effect jacquard textiles; Applications of digitally-designed jacquard textiles; Current issues and future trends in digital jacquard textile design; Appendices: Innovative jacquard textile design using digital technologies