Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 An overview of textiles and textile design from fibre to product purchase; 2 Textile designers; 3 The textile design function; 4 The principles and elements of textile design; 5 Commercial aspects of design; 6 The professional practice of design 1; 7 The professional practice of design 2; 8 Designing for the future; 9 Weave and woven textile design; 10 Weft knitting weft knitted fabric and knitwear design; 11 Printing and printed textile design; Appendix A Sample Gantt chart for a textile design project.