The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion

Posted on 04 June 2017 by Johnny Miller

Designers, we re going to Mood More than 10 years ago, Tim Gunn and Project Runway introduced millions of viewers to New York s ultimate fabric mecca, Mood Fabrics Now, the experts behind this fabric power house bring their fabric and fashion know how plus their behind the scenes stories to the sewing public The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion is the ultimate guide for home sewers, fashion students, aspiring designers, and Project Runway fans who want to learn everything they need to know to choose and use quality fabric Drawing upon the expertise of the Mood staff, the book teaches readers the fundamentals from where fabric is produced to the ins and outs of its construction and features a fabric by fabric guide to cottons and other plant fibers, wools, silks, knits, and other speciality fabrics.Contents The fabric of their lives the fashionable history of Mood Social fabric textiles yesterday, today, and tomorrow Fabric 101 the fundamentals of fabric for sewers and designers Fabric and design transforming inspiration into fashion reality Cotton, linen, and hemp Wools Knits Silks Other fabrics. Download The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion author Johnny Miller – kino-fada.fr Skimmed this book, mostly looking at the pictures Mood is the famous fabric store in New York City featured on the show Project Runway This was an interesting introduction to different types of fabrics and their uses, and would be best for someone learning to sew or looking to improve those skills.I really wish this book had been in existence when I first started sewing This is a great primer on the world of textiles and fabric, with tips and tricks on how to survive the sewing process I m considering purchasing a copy of it to keep around for reference.I don t usually count non fiction books like this toward my yearly total, but this one I read cover to cover, so imma going to Really great information about the weave structures and loom standards for lots of different fabrics Lots of good tips for working with tricky fabrics.After visiting Mood several times and a fairly lazy sewer, I am so glad I picked this book up from the library this week It s a perfect mix of beautiful photos and sharing what you need to see on different fabrics and what all the fabrics even mean Highly recommendWonderful book for fabric info Beautiful pictures and great information.Whether you re a fashion student, a lover of sumptuous fabrics, a vintage store owner or anything in between, you ll want this book for reference You may wonder if the vintage, heirloom dress you have is chiffon or organza This book masterfully explains the textures and compositions of most all fabrics you ll ever encounter As a small business owner who deals mostly vintage items, I found this...interesting and informative readI could have used this book 50 years ago when I first started sewing It has most of the information needed to make the correct choices in fabric Too bad fashion fabric stores are hard t...This would not be my first choice in a fabric guide the history and background to the fibres is somewhere between inaccurate and fanciful.It has pretty pictures of fabric.The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion is perfect for anyone interested in learning about fabric types and how they are used in fashion You can read my entire review at Wavoki Crafts.Not as extensive as maybe Claire Shaeffer or Sandra Betzina s books, but good information, history of Mood and nice pics.

English
04 June 2017

Johnny Miller