What are important to the fashion designer are not the chemical composition but the fabric’s aesthetic appearance, handle, drape and structure in addition to the design restrictions of the market area and season. The designer can become a specialist in a particular field by experimenting with specific types of fabric season after season. He/she will […]
What is Velvet and Velveteen Fabric?
Definition of Velvet Fabric Velvet is a cloth with a deep fur-like surface. It is made from silk with a close, shay pile. A silken textile fabric has a short, densely piled surface. The peculiar properties of velvet are its splendid yet softened depth of dyed color; it is immediately conspicuous as a fit material […]
What is Denim: Definition and Meaning | Process Flowchart of Denim Manufacturing
In recent years, apparel consumption has expanded along with income, which is supposed to continue. Since the first pair of Jeans developed in America about one and half-century ago, denim wear has won popularity worldwide. As a result, jeans wear is one of the most prominent apparel items in the world apparel stores. Young people, […]
What is Woven Fabric: Definition and Meaning
Definition of Woven Fabric In its simple form it consists of two series of threads, warp and weft, interlaced at right angles to each other. The warp threads run the length of the fabric and the weft threads run across the width of the fabric. The edge at each long side of a woven fabric is called […]
Denim fabric: Main Features, Raw materials, Types and Uses
Main Features of Denim Fabrics Typical denim fabrics are woven from coarse, indigo-dyed cotton yarn. They are hard wearing, high density fabrics with a high mass per unit area. Today, more denim is produced in the world than any other type of cloth. Its long term popularity has made it a fashion fabric in casual wear. Raw Materials of […]
An Overview of V-bed (Manual) Knitting Machine
Main Parts Functions of Different Parts The functions of different parts are illustrated below in sequence wise. Yarn guide: it is used to maintain the path of the yarn. Cymbal tension: it is a spring loaded tensioning device. It is used to maintain the uniform tension of yarn. Yarn take-up: it is used to take-up the yarn from […]