Home Textiles

by D Gopalakrishnan, T Karthik

ISBN: 9789386615923
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 5495.00
Biblio : viii+142p., figs., col. plts., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. T. Karthik is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in the Department of Textile Te chnology, PSG College of Technology Peelamedu, Coimbatore. He has 5 years teaching, 5 years industrial and 5 years experience of handling various spinning subjects. He has contributed more than 40 articles in International and National Journals of repute. He has published two books and contributed one book chapter. He is the member in Professional bodies such as TAI and MIE. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Costume Design & Fashion, SMS College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. He has 7 years teaching and 7 years industrial experience. He has published more than 65 articles in journals of repute. He has published two books and presented more than 20 research papers in conferences.

About The Book

The book 'Home Textiles' provides basic understanding of overall category of products under home textiles and their specifications. The book is divided into ten chapters. The first two chapters of the book provides introduction about the home textile and their potential market in India. The chapters three and four give an overall view of home textile products and their categories. The chapters five and six dealt with the floor coverings and kitchen textiles respectively with reference to their types, construction and specification details. The chapter seven provides details of types, material requirements and global scenario about the placemats and table clothes. Chapters eight and nine deals with the curtains and bed linens with reference to its types, manufacturing process and specifications. The final chapter deals about the various types of embroideries and terry towels. This book is intended to provide useful information to employers, management personnel, professionals, technocrats, supervisors and employees engaged in textile chemical processing.

Table of Contents

Preface v 1. Introduction 1 <br/> 2. Home Textiles Clusters 5 <br/> 3. Home Textile Products: An Overview 15 <br/> 4. Categorization of Home Textiles 25 <br/> 5. Wall and Floor Coverings 37 <br/> 6. Kitchen Textiles 73 <br/> 7. Placemats and Table Cloths 83 <br/> 8. Curtains 99 <br/> 9. Quilts and Bed Linens 113 <br/> 10. Embroidery and Terry Towels 127 <br/> Index 137