The simple term “wool”, according to government standards, must always mean new wool that has not been made up in any form of wool product. New wool comes directly from a fleece. It has never been previously spun, woven, felted, or worn. The term “virgin wool” is now used by the textile industry to designate […]
What is Technical Textile: Definition and Meaning
In the initial time of textile products manufacturing, men used to produce clothing that was required to be civilized. They used to put emphasis on the decorative and aesthetic properties of clothing during manufacturing. But, day by day their demand changed dramatically. They began to put emphasis on technical and functional properties along with decorative […]
Process Flowchart of Silk Production
Silk is the very fine strand of fibre that is a solidified protein secretion produced by certain caterpillars to encase themselves in the form of cocoons. In spite of its high cost, it has been one of the most popular fabrics because of its unique characteristics. Soft, supple, strong and lighter in weight than any […]
Production Flowchart of Linen or Flax Fibre
Basically the flax fibre composed of cellulose. Linen yarn is made from fibres removed from the stem of the slender flax plant. These fibres, held together under the stem’s bark principally by a gummy substance, form the body of the flax plant. The fibre obtained from the stem of the flax plant was probably the […]
Raw Materials Used in Textile Industries
Raw material (RM) is the primary substance which is used as an input to a production process for subsequent modification and finally modified into a finished good. Raw materials may be in processed or unprocessed state. Most of the times raw materials are natural resources such as cotton, oil, rubber etc. They are also altered […]
Working Flowchart of Knit Dyeing
The main object of dyeing process is to give woven or knitted fabric its intended color, crucial to its ultimate use. The process can be carried out at different stages of fibre processing, i.e. in different forms: staple, yarn, fabric (rope or open-width), and piece. It is done in a special type of solution containing […]
5 Key Differences Between Textile and Fabric
From earliest times, people have used fabrics of various types for covering, warmth, personal adornment, and even to display personal wealth. Today fabrics are still used for these purposes and everyone is an ultimate consumer. Depending upon whether we use different types of fabric such as we use woolen for winter, cotton for summer, etc. […]
What is Textile Recycling: Definition and Meaning
Definition of Recycling Recycling can be defined as the process of reusing or making new products from the waste materials. It has many benefits. Such as, it reduces fresh raw materials consumption, energy consumption, air and water pollution and so on. By recycling, we can reduce the wastes and also reuse the product that has […]
What is Garments Inspection | Steps Involved in Garments Inspection
Definition of Garments Inspection The inspection that is done for controlling the quality of garments is mainly meant to examine in bare eyes. Checking of the fabrics of garments, sewing, button, thread, zipper, measurements of garments etc. with the standard process is called the inspection. In each section of a garments industry, there are arrangements […]
Fabric Consumption and Cost per dozen of a Trouser
Consumption Calculation To calculate the fabric consumption per dozen of a shirt and polo shirt, measurement chart and garment design supplied by the buyer were considered. In this case a trouser sample supplied by the buyer is considered, diagram of the trouser is shown in the following figure: From the supplied sample following measurements were […]