The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion

Ten years ago, Project Runway introduced millions of viewers to the high fashion world of Michael, Tim, and Heidi. The show also introduced a new star: New Yorks ultimate fabric mecca, Mood Fabrics. Over 12 seasons of Project Runway, Mood has become a cultural fixture in the fashion landscape and now, with their first book, the experts behind this fabric powerhouse bring their fabric and fashion know-how - plus a little behind-the-scenes gossip - to the sewing public.

Designers, we''re going to Mood!'' Over 10 years ago, Tim Gunn and Project Runway introduced millions of viewers to New York''s ultimate fabric mecca, Mood Fabrics. Now, the experts behind this fabric powerhouse bring their fabric and fashion know-how-plus their behind-the-scenes stories-to the sewing public. The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion is the ultimate guide for home-sewers, fashion students, aspiring designers and Project Runway fans who want to learn everything they need to know to choose and use quality fabric. Drawing upon the expertise of the Mood staff, the book teaches readers the fundamentals-from where fabric is produced to the ins and outs of its construction-and features a fabric guide to cottons and other plant fibres, wools, silks, knits and other specialty fabrics.

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Mood Fabrics is the number one shopping destination for fashion fabric in the world: The NYC flagship store alone plays host to more than 1,200 customers every day. Named one of "Fashion's 50 Most Powerful” by The New York Daily News, this international mecca for fabric and fashion lovers and fans of all things Project Runway is staffed by some of the most knowledgable cloth and sewing experts in the business and has played a vital role in the fashion world for more than two decades. Mood Fabrics has outposts in New York and Los Angeles, and a thriving online retail site.

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Designers, we're going to Mood! Over 10 years ago, Tim Gunn and Project Runway introduced millions of viewers to New York's ultimate fabric mecca, Mood Fabrics. Now, the experts behind this fabric powerhouse bring their fabric and fashion know-howplus their behind-the-scenes storiesto the sewing public. The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion is the ultimate guide for home-sewers, fashion students, aspiring designers and Project Runway fans who want to learn everything they need to know to choose and use quality fabric. Drawing upon the expertise of the Mood staff, the book teaches readers the fundamentalsfrom where fabric is produced to the ins and outs of its constructionand features a fabric guide to cottons and other plant fibres, wools, silks, knits and other specialty fabrics.