For many years I have been working on accumulating photographs and data in order to publish a comprehensive guide to identifying these often-baffling fabrics. It is taking a long time because there is so much, and it is so difficult to write it accurately, concisely, yet in such a way as to not put the reader to sleep!
My research was greatly aided by the awarding of a Winterthur Research Fellowship for 2004-2005. I have signed a contract with Kent State University Press, with 2011 as the estimated year of publication.
Current status: March 2010 - The manuscript has been revised as suggested by reviewers Nancy Rexford, Martin Bide and Philip Sykas, and has been returned to the publisher for copyediting. This will take a while.
Thank you for following this progress of this book. The slow speed is painful at this end, too!