Effluent can be defined as the excess chemical liquor which is discharged after using original operation. Effluent is defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as “wastewater – treated or untreated – that flows out of a treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfall. Generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters”. The Compact Oxford […]
What is Textile: Definition and Meaning
Textile is the second basic needs of human being. It has such an important bearing on our daily lives that everyone needs to know something about them. From earliest times, people have used textiles of various types for covering, warmth, personal adornment, and even to display personal wealth. Today textiles are still used for these […]
Different Types of Chemicals used in Garment Washing Plant
Different types of Chemicals are used in the garment washing plant. Some chemicals are used to whiten the fabric; some change the surface tension of water and some fix the dye particles etc. Now we are going to discuss about some common chemicals which we use in the washing plant – List of Chemicals used […]
Difference Between Sand Blast and Hand Sand Denim Effect
Sand blast and Hand sand both are dry process. Actually these processes are done at unwashed condition. Dry process is done to ornament the denim garments. Although both the processes are dry, there are many differences among these processes. In this article we will know about the differences among Sand Blast and Hand Sand process. […]
Fabric Consumption and Costing per Dozen of a Polo-Shirt
To determine the fabric consumption per dozen of a polo-shirt, we need design measurement chart, size ratio, and fabric specification. Design of the polo-shirt is shown in the following figure: Measurement chart is also shown in the following table. In the table, there are S, M, L, XL, XXL, sizes. Here L size is considered […]
Thread Sizes: Ticket Number of Sewing Thread
Identification of thread size, called ticket number, is undergoing a transition. Different kinds of yarns had different numbering designations. On January 1, 1980, the Thread Institute adopted a standardized ticket numbering system based on the Tex system of numbering yarn. The system is to be used on a voluntary basis by its member manufacturers, converters, […]
Fabric Consumption Per Dozen of a Shirt
We use woven shirts in our daily life both for official and unofficial purposes. In balance with modernity, shirts of different colors and designs are available in several outlets. Sometimes the question arises about how these shirts are made and how their consumption is done. Consumption calculation is done per dozen. In this article, we […]
Processing Flowchart of Cotton Yarn Manufacturing
A yarn is a continuous and uniform mass of fibres bonded together by the insertion of a twist. Yarns are the raw material of the fabric. The thickness of the yarn varies to a wide range. Normally, the thickness of yarn is expressed in terms of count. The count may be defined as the number which […]
Precautions Before Garments Dyeing
At first garments dyeing technology applied on woolen and silk garments but now it is applied on polyester, acrylic, nylon and also extensively on cotton garments. Its popularity is increasing all over the world. There are many advantages of garments dyeing which are the reasons of its popularity increase. Before garments dyeing some precautions are […]
Garments Washing: Normal Wash
Normal wash is the simplest type of wash with lowest washing cost. By this type of wash starch materials present in the new garment is removed together with dirt. Hence, after wash the garments feel soft during use as well as wash look effect is also observed in the garments. During normal wash on garments, […]