William Watson

Advanced Textile Design William Watson

This scarce antiquarian book constitutes a comprehensive guide on the subject of advanced textile designed, written by William Watson and originally published in 1913. Complete with a plethora of helpful illustrations and diagrams, this book is the perfect resource for anyone interested in the subject of textiles and constitutes the definitive handbook for serious practitioners. Advanced Textile Design contains a wealth of timeless information and has retained its educational value over the years, making it as useful today as it was at the time of its original publication. Chapters contained within include: Backed Cloths; Double Cloths; Special Classes of Double Cloths; Extra Warp Figuring; Figuring with Extra Weft and Extra Warp; Figured Muslin and Damask Fabrics; Fancy Toilet and Quilt Fabrics; and many more. Sir William Watson was an English poet, renowned for the often politically controversial content of his writing. This rare book is proudly republished here with a new introductory biography of the author.