A Guide to Textile and Clothing
A Guide to Textile and Clothing
Definition of Silk Silk is called the queen of fibres. It is a natural fibre (Protein) obtained from the cocoons of the silk silkworm. It is a continuous natural filament fibre. Definition Of Wool Wool is also a natural fibre obtained from sheep and other animals like goats, rabbits, camels, etc. It is 100% natural,[…]
Wool fibre is a protein known as keratin. Keratin is made up of amino-acids joined by peptide linkages. In addition to carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen it also contains sulphur. The amino-acids present in wool are mainly bulky, while silk has chiefly small amino-acids. Due to this wool is relatively amorphous. The polymer system of wool is[…]
Linen or Flax is a bast fibre taken from the stalk of the plant linen usilatissimum. Fibre processed into yarn or fabric is known as linen. Physical Properties of Linen Length: Flax is a long fibre running from 6-40” but averages 15-25”. Due to its length it is not essential to spin the fibres, although they can be[…]
The fibre is the fundamental unit of which fabric is made. When a yarn is unraveled we can see fibre. Each of the tiny hair that makes up the yarn is fibre. Fibre is much resembled to hair in appearance of which cloths are made, e.g. denim, cotton, rayon, silk, nylon and polyester. General Properties of Fibres Physical Properties
The cotton fibre comes from the fruit of the cotton plant which grows in tropical regions. The fibre is known as ‘seed hair’ since it is the fibrous fluffy material which comes from the seeds of the plant. The fluffy material covering the seed is also called ‘ball’. The important physical and chemical properties of cotton are[…]
Spinning is a process by which textile fibres are processed into yarns. All the fibres are not textile fibres. To be a textile fibre it should has some specific properties. Now we will know about it in a nut shell. Factors of a Model Textile Fibre for Spinning For considering as a textile fibre it[…]
