Form submission from [Victoria Robinson Textiles] - [CONTACT] - [Form 1]
Victoria Robinson <vic_123@hotmail.co.uk>Fri 13/12/2013 16:24
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Thank you for your email. I didnt even know I was named alumni of the month until you mentioned it, so thank you for letting me know!
Yes I can aswer your questions the best I can:
1. What are the advantages of using pattern books?
It presents the collection as a whole, you can see and feel the fabric. It presents the designs in colour rafts and shows how they may work together by the cutting plan. Fabric details are on each design too you can easily access the composition, name etc.
2. What are the disadvantages of using pattern books?
Limited size - The size of the sampling may not portray the drape of the fabric or full the repeat of the designs, parts of the design may be cut off. This can be helped by having an engineered piece of fabric which is cut and sampled at the best part of the design - but this is more costly.
Some sample books you cannot remove the samples which could be seen as a disadvantage but most places provide samples.
3. Do you feel there is a future for pattern books? If so, what changes might there be?
Yes, it showes the full collection - it can be carried around and easily presented. Although alot of things can be viewed online many people want to feel the weight, quality and finish of the fabric and enjoy the experience of looking through the book.
4. Do you feel pattern books are a crucial part of the consumer purchasing journey?
Yes, the customer may not always know what they want, its offers a selection of fabrics which will ussually have photography visulaing the fabric which is binded into the book. This offers the customer inspiration and a chance to visualise the fabric. Colourn rafts are also a grwat way of showing a customer what fabrics would work together.
5. Do you feel pattern books fully show-off and display a collection appropriately?
I think it can strongly communicate the concept of the collection, all the designs and colours and photography. Most books dont show every single design photographed as a product but this would be too costly to achieve. Consumers may be looking at a particular design in the book but come across something completely new.
I hope this helps, good luck with you final year at NTU
Many Thanks
Victoria
> Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 17:07:02 +0000
> From: N0376064@my.ntu.ac.uk
> To: vic_123@hotmail.co.uk
> Subject: Form submission from [Victoria Robinson Textiles] - [CONTACT] - [Form 1]
>
> date:
> 2013-12-02
>
> time:
> 17:07:02 UTC
>
> Your email address:
> N0376064@my.ntu.ac.uk
>
> Subject:
> Swatch book help
>
> Message:
> To Victoria,
> I received an email from NTU and you were named as alumni of the month (congratulations) and that you are a textile designer, interests me very much. I am currently a third year student at Trent studying Fashion Communication and Promotion, and one of my briefs is to research the future of pattern books,in particular from a textile designer point of view! Do you have a few moments to spare to answer a few questions?
> 1. What are the advantages of using pattern books?
>
> 2. What are the disadvantages of using pattern books?
>
> 3. Do you feel there is a future for pattern books? If so, what changes might there be?
>
> 4. Do you feel pattern books are a crucial part of the consumer purchasing journey?
>
> 5. Do you feel pattern books fully show-off and display a collection appropriately?
The information you give me will be used in support of my work and may be written up in my project/dissertation. Anything you say will be treated with the strictest confidence and your contribution to the discussion will not attribute you as an individual. What you say will be used for illustration only; to reinforce points that I make.
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Catherine Wells,
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Catherine Wells 2011 (N0376064);
Hi Catherine,Thank you for your email. I didnt even know I was named alumni of the month until you mentioned it, so thank you for letting me know!
Yes I can aswer your questions the best I can:
1. What are the advantages of using pattern books?
It presents the collection as a whole, you can see and feel the fabric. It presents the designs in colour rafts and shows how they may work together by the cutting plan. Fabric details are on each design too you can easily access the composition, name etc.
2. What are the disadvantages of using pattern books?
Limited size - The size of the sampling may not portray the drape of the fabric or full the repeat of the designs, parts of the design may be cut off. This can be helped by having an engineered piece of fabric which is cut and sampled at the best part of the design - but this is more costly.
Some sample books you cannot remove the samples which could be seen as a disadvantage but most places provide samples.
3. Do you feel there is a future for pattern books? If so, what changes might there be?
Yes, it showes the full collection - it can be carried around and easily presented. Although alot of things can be viewed online many people want to feel the weight, quality and finish of the fabric and enjoy the experience of looking through the book.
4. Do you feel pattern books are a crucial part of the consumer purchasing journey?
Yes, the customer may not always know what they want, its offers a selection of fabrics which will ussually have photography visulaing the fabric which is binded into the book. This offers the customer inspiration and a chance to visualise the fabric. Colourn rafts are also a grwat way of showing a customer what fabrics would work together.
5. Do you feel pattern books fully show-off and display a collection appropriately?
I think it can strongly communicate the concept of the collection, all the designs and colours and photography. Most books dont show every single design photographed as a product but this would be too costly to achieve. Consumers may be looking at a particular design in the book but come across something completely new.
I hope this helps, good luck with you final year at NTU
Many Thanks
Victoria
> Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 17:07:02 +0000
> From: N0376064@my.ntu.ac.uk
> To: vic_123@hotmail.co.uk
> Subject: Form submission from [Victoria Robinson Textiles] - [CONTACT] - [Form 1]
>
> date:
> 2013-12-02
>
> time:
> 17:07:02 UTC
>
> Your email address:
> N0376064@my.ntu.ac.uk
>
> Subject:
> Swatch book help
>
> Message:
> To Victoria,
> I received an email from NTU and you were named as alumni of the month (congratulations) and that you are a textile designer, interests me very much. I am currently a third year student at Trent studying Fashion Communication and Promotion, and one of my briefs is to research the future of pattern books,in particular from a textile designer point of view! Do you have a few moments to spare to answer a few questions?
> 1. What are the advantages of using pattern books?
>
> 2. What are the disadvantages of using pattern books?
>
> 3. Do you feel there is a future for pattern books? If so, what changes might there be?
>
> 4. Do you feel pattern books are a crucial part of the consumer purchasing journey?
>
> 5. Do you feel pattern books fully show-off and display a collection appropriately?
The information you give me will be used in support of my work and may be written up in my project/dissertation. Anything you say will be treated with the strictest confidence and your contribution to the discussion will not attribute you as an individual. What you say will be used for illustration only; to reinforce points that I make.
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Catherine Wells,
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