A Guide to Textile and Clothing
A Guide to Textile and Clothing
Definition of Calendaring After a grey fabric is subjected to scouring, bleaching, mercerizing etc, it is finally dried to retain its true shape and dimensions. But in this state the fabric becomes least lustrous. Because ….. Read More
Printing Printing can be described as the controlled placing of defined areas of color on to a substrate. The colorant must first be brought to the fibre surface usually in the form of a printing paste. If ….. Read More
Definition of Pigment A substance in particulate from that is substantially insoluble in a medium but which can be mechanically dispersed in this medium to modify its color and light – scattering properties. In other ….. Read More
Definition of Textile Dyeing The dyeing process is aimed at giving 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 ….. Read More
Definition of Singeing Singeing is carried out rarely on knitted fabrics and frequently on yarns and woven fabrics. Instead of the traditional singeing process, it is possible to apply an enzymatic treatment (for cotton and lyocell fabrics), ….. Read More
Classification of Drafting Plan Straight Draft Straight draft is the most common and can be used with any number of shafts. Each successive thread is drawn on successive shafts, the first thread on the ….. Read More
