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Brief Contents
Unit 1—Apparel and Fashion
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Chapter 1
Understanding Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 2
Understanding Fashion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 3
Textiles and Apparel
Through the Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chapter 4
The Textile and Apparel Industry. . . . . . . 84
Chapter 5
The Worldwide Apparel Industry. . . . . . 102
Chapter 6
A Closer Look at Fashion Design . . . . . 120
Unit 2—Apparel Decisions.
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Chapter 7
Planning a Wardrobe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Chapter 8
Apparel Decisions and Choices . . . . . . 154
Chapter 9
Consumer Rights and Responsibilities . . 170
Chapter 10
Choices as a Consumer . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Chapter 11
Get Your Money’s Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Chapter 12
Selecting Apparel for Family Members . . 224
Chapter 13
Keeping Apparel Looking Its Best . . . . . 238
Chapter 14
Laundry and Dry Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . 252
Chapter 15
Repair, Redesign, and Recycle. . . . . . . 268
Unit 3—Color and Design
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Chapter 16
Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Chapter 17
The Elements and
Principles of Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Unit 4—From Fibers to Fabrics.
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Chapter 18
The Natural Fibers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Chapter 19
The Manufactured Fibers . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Chapter 20
From Yarn to Fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Chapter 21
Fabric Color and Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Unit 5—Sewing Techniques
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Chapter 22
Figure Types and Pattern Sizes. . . . . . . 378
Chapter 23
Selecting Patterns and Fabrics . . . . . . . 392
Chapter 24
Sewing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Chapter 25
Getting Ready to Sew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Chapter 26
Basic Sewing Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Chapter 27
Advanced Sewing Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Chapter 28
Serging Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Unit 6—Career Preparation
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Chapter 29
Preparing for a Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Chapter 30
A Job and a Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526
Chapter 31
Entrepreneurship—
Profiting from Your Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
Special Topics A—
Metric Conversions for
Apparel Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568
Special Topics B—Needlecrafts . . . . . . . . 571
Image Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593