Fashion & Textile links

        

We hope that this listing of Fashion & Textile links comes in handy for you. We created this list to benefit freelance artists, fashion designers and small design studios in the Fashion & textile industries.

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"DMA focuses on the fashion industry with over 25 years of experience. We understand the industry’s issues and listen closely to understand your needs. We partner with best of breed companies to deliver software and services that help Design, Sales, Marketing and Production departments increase their efficiency and grow their DMA focuses on the fashion industry with over 25 years of experience. We understand the industry’s issues and listen closely to understand your needs. We partner with best of breed companies to deliver software and services that help Design, Sales, Marketing and Production departments increase their efficiency and grow their business".

Selvedge Magazine... offers the world's finest textile photography, unparalleled design and peerless writing

    

 

 Selvedge Magazine... offers the world's finest textile photography, unparalleled design and peerless writing

Selvedge Magazine... offers the world's finest textile photography, unparalleled design and peerless writing

Open a copy of Selvedge and you sense there is a philosophy that Selvedge readers subscribe to. A belief system based on a cerebral and sensual addiction to textiles in all forms. Readers share a belief in the importance of their material surroundings and a passion for the beautiful and beautifully made.

Our aim is simple: to provide a textile publication which fits seamlessly into their creative lifestyle. Directed towards an international, discerning audience, Selvedge covers fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping.
 

 

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CITDA  The Computer Integrated Textile Design Association (CITDA) is the premier association committed to the use, management, and development of computer-integrated design. 

Royalty Free Stock Photos by Foto Search  Great sight a must use for designers. Take the pain out of designing.

 CITG (UK) Is an association of designers who work with computers in embroidery, surface design, screen printing, patchwork, quilting, knitting, beading, lace-making and other textile activities.         

FASHION SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES  A listing of fashion schools and colleges from fashion carreer center. 

ATLASCOPY  The best generic ink jet cartridges on the market today. They're full of good advice too! 

ARTLANDIA SYMMETRYWORKS  Is an Adobe Illustrator plug-in that lets you make surface pattern designs in seconds.

Catia V5 and pro engineer training courses in England UK  Train in CAD V5 with the U.K's most prominent training specialists. Quest has developed practical training programs in CATIA and PRO/ENGINEER offering new skills and giving greater scope to  designers and engineers.

Have you joined NAPP yet ??  NAPP is the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. NAPP is best known for their how to magazine "Photoshop User" Their discounts are like gold (in your pocket). They Have Their own accounts rep at PC Mall (Kristine Lane who's very competent and a joy to work with)  and the discounts (especially in ink) are substantial.  For instance a 220 ml Ultrachrome Ink Cartridge for the epson 4800 printer is usually around $110.00 at PC Mall purchased through the NAPP websight it's only  $77.62.  I highly recommend you join and save money today.

 

 Adobe photoshop for textile design   

  

For more information on "Adobe Photoshop for textile design" and the rest of the Origin inc. Textile Design Collection Click here                                                            

Adobe PhotoShop is the foremost design tool on the market today. Just about any CAD technique that can be achieved for textile design can be executed better and more efficiently by using Adobe PhotoShop. This book was written to give textile and fashion designers the necessary CAD tools to function in the textile and fashion industries today by using this incredible tool.

   This book was created as a textile design tutorial. It will show you step by step techniques for creating color combinations, color reduction, repeats, tonal (watercolor) designs and simple woven effects for textile design using Adobe Photoshop. With the book we are including a CD ROM with Color charts and practice images.

   Everything in this book is explained in a simple uniform manner so that nothing is overwhelming to the beginner and so that the more advanced PhotoShop user can grasp key concepts more quickly.

If you know of an additional textile design links that may be helpful to your fellow designers please email us us at fabricslink@origininc.com

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