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Advertising flyer
Advertising flyer
Ephemera · 2 pages
A two-page order form from American Fabrics Magazine, dated September 1962, offering back issues at $3.00 each and 22 reprints, portfolios, charts and books. Items include fabric sample folios (India Madras, British regimental silks, batik), color and silk charts, poetry volumes by Paul Reps, and reference books on textiles, ornament, silk screen and weave structure, including Oelsner's Handbook of Weaves. It ends with the AF Encyclopedia of Textiles and an order blank.
American Fabrics, Number 44 (Fall 1958)
American Fabrics, Number 44 (Fall 1958)
American Fabrics, Fall 1958
Periodical · 10 pages
A feature from American Fabrics no. 44 (Fall 1958) telling the story of Zefran, a new acrylic alloy fiber introduced by Dow Chemical Co. It covers Dow's history and research philosophy, the nine-year development of the fiber, its production at the Williamsburg, Virginia plant, pilot-plant testing at Pittsburg, California, and its claimed advantages in dyeability, pilling resistance and hand. Photographs show laboratory work, fiber processing, and fabrics blending Zefran with wool and cotton from several mills.
Egypt: A Rich and Ancient Source of Fashion and Design
Egypt: A Rich and Ancient Source of Fashion and Design
American Fabrics, Fall 1962
Article · 5 pages
A photo-essay from American Fabrics (Fall 1962) presenting ancient Egyptian art as inspiration for modern fashion and textile design. A short introduction covers Egyptian civilization, the abstraction of its design motifs, and its mineral-based color palette. Most pages are museum photographs of rosettes, glazed faience tiles, amphorae, stelae, friezes and other objects, with captions. It has no weaving instructions or drafts.
Subscription card
Subscription card
Ephemera · 1 page
A blank two-sided subscription order card and business reply mail card for American Fabrics magazine, addressed to its New York office. It lists subscription rates of $12 for one year, $20 for two years and $30 for three years in the U.S., its possessions and Canada, with an added $3 per year for other countries. It includes fields for name, position, firm, type of business, address and payment method.
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