Colour in woven design : Being a treatise on the science and technology of textile colouring (woollen, worsted, cotton and silk materials)

A thorough yet approachable handbook, this volume gathers the scientific underpinnings of colour with the practical demands of textile design. Written by a seasoned professor of textile industries, it draws on decades of lecture experience to give students, manufacturers, and designers a single reference for colouring woollen, worsted, cotton, and silk fabrics. The opening sections lay out the fundamentals of pigment chemistry, light interaction, and the principles of contrast and harmony, all illustrated with clear diagrams.

The later chapters move quickly into the craft of mixing dyes, creating tints, and applying them to woven structures. Readers learn how warp and weft threads combine to produce stripes, checks, and more intricate figured effects across single, backed, and double cloths. With dozens of coloured plates and hundreds of illustrations, the text walks the reader through every step of developing reliable, attractive colour schemes for modern textile production.