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All About Cotton: A Fabric Dictionary & Swatchbook (Fabric Reference Ser.; Vol. 2) (Fabric Reference Series)

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I love fabric and love to sew, but don't really know much about the fabrics I use. These books are so well-designed and well-written that it is a joy to learn from them. Be sure to buy the versions with the fabric samples included - that's what makes these books so special!

The only fabric book comes with real fabric swatches. A great reference for fabric artists. You know how sometimes you want to achieve certain quality but don't know what material to use. The description of each fabric helps me to choose the right material for the right projects and make sure it stays that way forever. I also learn more materials for my fabric sculpture. I finally found this ideal book after so many years.

I've had this book for about six years and I still consult it at least monthly. Fabric vendors love to use hundred-year-old cryptic terms to describe fabric, most terms referring to the manufacturing method. Having never made my own fabric, I am not familiar with these terms. This book closes the gap and explains how the fabric is made, where it originated from, the predominant use of the fabric and its sewing characteristics. If you have a fabric stash, you need this book.

I also have the Silk and Wool books which are equally good (though I don't sew on wool or silk nearly as much as cotton).

Unlike other swatch books that I have seen, this book is very easy to work with. It has information on Cotton fabric only, which makes it easier to understand. Anyone that has difficulty identifying the different types of Cotton fabric can call this book a solution to the problem. Once you attach the swatches you are halfway there because you instantly become familiarize w/ the different types of cotton and at the same time you can easily read the information about each one. I love this book and I recommend it because it is an excellent book.

It is a fabric reference book, explicative, clear communication, simple graphics, and the best part are the fabric swatches!