When we buy a garment, it looks nice and ok but when we use it, it becomes dirty day by day and becomes unfit to wear. So, to wear it again, we’ve to clean it. Then the questions come in our mind that how we will clean it and iron it so that the dresses […]
Different Types of Textile Testing Methods
Most of the people among us have heard the different types of Textiles and Garments Brand and Buyer name like CK, Dockers, Kohl’s, Kmart, H&M, C&A, Levi’s, Gymboree, American Eagle, Gap, Walmart etc. I would like to inform you that Walmart, Inditex, Gap, Levi’s, American Eagle, PVH, H&M, Esprit, S. Oliver, Mothercare, C&A, George etc. […]
What is Textile Testing: Definition and Meaning
Definition of Testing Before putting something into widespread use, production or practice, the quality, performance, reliability etc. are checked. It finds out how well something works. Testing can be defined as the process of determining the properties of different kinds of substances. There are mainly two types of testing, one is routine process testing and […]
Fabric Shrinkage Test
When we give a knitted T-Shirt for laundry or wash, we can discover that the T-Shirt has become smaller than its original size after laundry or washing. This happens due to Fabric Shrinkage. It is a process in which fabric dimension becomes smaller than its original size. It happens either lengthwise or width wise or […]
Different Tests for Textile Quality Control
Quality Control section is the most important section in Textile and Garment industries. Most of the Textile and garment industries in Bangladesh are 100% export oriented. The buyers who deal with the manufacturers in Bangladesh always want quality. So to maintain quality, quality control section is necessary. Quality control is defined as the set of […]
How to Identify Rayon and Acetate Fibre
Recognition and identification of fibre content in fabrics has become extremely difficult even for knowledgeable and experienced merchants because of the growing variety of types of fibres, the blending techniques in yarn and fabric construction, and the finishes that affect the appearance and hand of the fabrics. Therefore, certain laboratory tests are used for identification […]
How to Identify Wool and Silk Fibre
Recognition and identification of fibre content in fabrics has become extremely difficult even for knowledgeable and experienced merchants because of the growing variety of types of fibres, the blending techniques in yarn and fabric construction, and the finishes that affect the appearance and hand of the fabrics. Therefore, specific laboratory tests are used for identification […]
Determination of Colorfastness to Perspiration in ISO Method
Colorfastness to Perspiration The garments which come into contact with the body reference where perspiration is heavy (like neck, underarm, etc.) may suffer from local severe discoloration. The resistance to color of textile against the discoloration effect of acidic or alkaline perspiration is the colorfastness to perspiration. Instruments and Materials Needed for Perspiration Test Acrylic […]
Determination of Colorfastness to Wash of a dyed fabric in ISO method
Introduction Colorfastness is a term used in the dyeing of textile materials color to fading or running. The term is usually used in the contact of clothes. In general, clothing should be tested for colorfastness before using bleach or other cleaning product. Lightfastness, wash fastness and perspiration fastness are the main ones that are standardized […]
What is Fabric Pilling? Factors Responsible for Pilling
Definition of Pilling Pilling is a fabric surface fault characterized by little ‘pills’ of entangled fibre clinging to the cloth surface and giving the garment an unsightly appearance. It is bunches or balls of tangled fibres which are held to the surface of a fabric by one or more fibres. The pills are formed during […]