Colour in woven design

Chapter 4: PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.

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The work presents a practical handbook on the science and technology of textile colouring, explaining optical theories of colour, attributes and temperature of hues, and laws of contrast and harmony; it surveys methods for blending coloured fibres, mixing warp and weft, and creating stripes, checks, mixtures, and figured effects across woollen, worsted, cotton and silk fabrics. Detailed chapters cover tinting of single, backed, and double cloths, pattern development, and a scheme for colour standardization. Numerous technical illustrations and coloured plates reproduce woven samples and provide actionable guidance for designers, manufacturers, and students of textile colour.

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.

This Work has been rewritten and enlarged. Numerous original illustrations have been added in the text and also to the coloured plates, which should enhance its value to the Textile Colourist, whether Student or Expert.

A chapter has also been prepared on Colour Standardization, the scheme for which has been originated and developed in the Textile Industries Department of the Leeds University, under my supervision and in collaboration with Mr Thos. Hollis, Lecturer in Yarn Manufacture.

In reading the proof sheets, I acknowledge the help of Miss Clara Benton, of the Clothworkers’ Museum of the University.

I am indebted to my Publishers for the regard and consideration they have had to my wishes in the preparation of the Book.

R. B.

University of Leeds,
1911.