从纤维到面料

    令人兴奋的服装设计并不只是简单地画出新款创意效果图就行的事。专业的服装设计师必须透彻地了解构成最终服装产品的材料，才能更好地满足消费者的需求。
    服装面料有五人要素：纤维、纱线、织物结构、织物染色和织物后整理。将纤维捻在一起形成纱线，纱线通过机织或针织再形成面料。色彩可以增强织物的外观，后整理则可以满足织物的特定用途。
    对于设计师来说，掌握上述五人要素与面料呈现的某种基本特性的关系非常重要。其中如果任何部分行改变，都会产生一种不同的面料，也许不再适合某种特定的用途。比如，将两种或更多纤维混合或组合，同 一织物会同时具备这些纤维的特性。将纯棉与涤纶混合，面料既有纯棉的凉爽感又具备涤纶的易洗性。

From fiber to fabric

Exciting fashion design is not simply the result of a creative mind sketching innovative silhouettes. The professional apparel designer must completely understand the raw ma- terials that will be incorporated into the final product to best serve the consumer's needs. Five elements are involved in the production of fabrics: fibers, yarns, structure, color, and finish. Fibers are usually twisted together and spun into yarns. Yarns are either woven or knit to form a fabric. Color is added to enhance the fabric's appeal and a finish is applied to make the fabric suitable for its intended use.
It is important for a designer to understand that each of these elements provides the fabric with certain basic  characteristics or roperties. If any part is changed, the result would be a different fabric   perhaps making it unsuitable for the specific end use. For example, blending or combining two or more fibers, characteristics of each may be achieved in a single fabric. A blend of cotton and polyester provides the wearer the coolness of cotton and the ease of laundering of the polyester.