A Guide to Textile and Clothing
A Guide to Textile and Clothing
Heat Setting Heat-setting can be defined as a treatment by which shape retention, crease resistance, elasticity etc. is given to the fibres. It also changes the strength, softness and dye-ability of the material. All these changes are directly connected with the structural and chemical modifications occurring in the fibre. The heat-setting process is mainly used[…]
The term “Thermal clothing” is using in the trade for last few years. The term “Thermal” is used for different clothing. This means the clothing, which feels cool in worm weather and worm in cool weather when worn. The basic properties of those clothing depends on their thickness, air permeability and wicking properties. Wool and[…]
There are many steps involved in making the clothes we wear. First the garment manufacturer receives the fabric and stores them for conditioning. Then they spread them on the cutting table and lay them for marking according to the design. Then the fabrics are cut and send to the next stage for sewing. Wastage percentage[…]
Blended fabric is a collection of many artists work mixture of styles and a celebration of talent. Blends are any textile materials from fibres through yarn to fabric which are deliberate combinations of chemically or physically fibrous polymer. Under this definition, blends can range from bi-component fibres, mixture of different filament core spun yarn, uniformly[…]
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[…]
Stenter machine is not only a dryer but also used for many other purposes. Here knitted and woven fabric in open width form is treated. This multipurpose machine is used for the following purposes: Drying Heat setting Width control Curing Finishing chemical application Selvedge printing Uniform moisture control for pad batch dyeing Loop control Weft[…]
Knit fabric dyeing in a winch machine is a standard method used in textile industries to dye knitted fabrics. The winch dyeing machine is a type of dyeing machine that operates by rotating fabric in a dye liquor using a winch mechanism. This method ensures the even distribution of dye and facilitates the dyeing process[…]
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[…]
The following features must be provided to run up a dyeing machine: It should provide sufficient movement for the liquor, dyeing to penetrate uniformly into every points of textile material. The machine must be constructed of such metal which will stay prolonged boiling, acid, alkali solution and other chemicals. The heating arrangement must maintain a[…]
Acrylic fibre is the most popular among the synthetic fibres. It contains about 85% acrylonitrile units. It is generated from hydrogen, cyanide, acetylene and petroleum. Top Properties of Acrylic Fibre The main properties of acrylic fibres may be described as follows: Length The length of the acrylic fibre can be controlled. That means, it may[…]
