Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Classification of Textile Fibres: Production, Structure, and Properties -- The Structure of Textiles: an Introduction to the Basics -- Ropes and Cordage -- Examination of Damage to Textiles -- From the Crime Scene to the Laboratory -- Fibre Finder Systems -- Microscopical Examination of Fibres -- Infrared Microspectroscopy of Fibres -- Instrumental Methods Used in Fibre Examination -- Microspectrophotometry/Colour Measurement -- Thin Layer Chromatographic Analysis for Fibre Dyes -- Other Methods of Colour Analysis -- Interpretation of Fibres Evidence -- New Fibre Types -- The Future for Fibre Examinations -- Glossary of Terms Associated with Fibre Examinations -- Index.