The textile industry requires extensive expertise from various segments. The fully updated and revised 4th edition of the "Dictionary of Fabrics" provides comprehensive foundational knowledge about fabrics: this includes the commercial names of textile fabrics, explanations of textile raw materials, descriptions of fabric construction and its significance for the market, as well as explanations of dyeing and printing processes and the dyes used for these. In addition to classic commercial and quality designations, current terms from fashion have also been included and presented briefly but concisely. Furthermore, readers have access to an extensive English-German glossary in the appendix. The numerous illustrations of patterns, fabrics, printing, and finishing machines complete the dictionary.