18TH EDITION - The Designer's Guide

Up to date, detailed, clear, and concise The Designer's Guide is an indispensable sourcing tool. It includes detailed company listings for mills, converters, importers, agents, distributors, and jobbers - from coast to coast - with low minimums. There are over 400 fabric resources (includes: domestic & international knitters/weavers & importers). This guide has an easy to use cross-referenced format. Hundreds of categories listed by fiber and construction of fabric. Resources are cross-referenced by fabric name (e.g. broadcloth, interlock - this guide is so detailed that separate categories exist for velvet, velour, velveteen, and stretch velvet!). In addition to listing fabrics by construction, fabrics are also categorized as fiber/knit, fiber/wovens, misc/nonwovens, plus printed/knits, printed/wovens and by End Use (e.g. eveningwear, childrenswear, shirtings, etc). In the Trim section you will find hundreds of listings for everything from appliques to zippers! The Service section includes trade associations/organizations, sample makers, and finishing specialists (e.g. small lot dyers). The Designer's Guide is an indispensable reference book for anyone in the fashion industry - whether you're just starting a business or long established!