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.

                   Frederick has just started teaching an Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design class at CraftArtEdu, an online learning center. Click the CraftArtEdu button to learn more.

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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

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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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

Repeat Chart (Rotary)

Fractions

25 1/4 REPEAT

12 5/8

8 7/16

6 5/16

4 3/16

3 1/8

2 3/4

2 5/16

2 9/16

2 1/16

1 3/8

1 1/4

1 1/16

Converted to Decimals for computer aided design

25.25 REPEAT

12.625

8.4375

6.3125

4.1875

3.125

2.750

2.3125

2.5625

2.0625

1.375

1.25

1.0625

32 REPEAT

16

10 11/16

8

5 11/16

4

2

32 REPEAT

16

10.6875

8

5.6875

4

2

27REPEAT

13 1/2

6 11/16

27REPEAT

13.500

6.6875

36REPEAT

18

9