In addition to the straightforward application of dye, textile printing offers the designer certain styles that can be used to obtain aesthetic effects. Discharge-printing, for example, can provide intricate printed patterns on a colored background (the ground color). The new pattern may be white or it may be a different color from the original fabric, […]
Transfer Printing Method
The ability of disperse dyes to sublime on heating has led to a very different approach to textile printing. In this the design is first printed on paper using disperse dyes. The paper can then be inspected for faults; if any exist, that area of paper can be discarded to avoid wastage of fabric. The […]
Rotary Screen Printing Method
Fully-automatic flat screen printing is not continuous yet. Rotary-screen printing on the other hand is continuous. Rotating screens are used which are automatically fed (by means of pumps) with paste from inside. Driving the screens can be done at either side. The value of continuous rotary-screen printing first became apparent in the 1960s. The hollow […]
Working Procedure of Jigger Dyeing Machine
The Jig machine is one of the oldest ways of dyeing fabric in open width. In this machine a batch of fabric is rolled backwards and forwards from one roller to another through the dye liquor. The direction of movement is automatically reversed as the machine reaches the end of the fabric roll. The duration […]
What is Yarn: Definition and Meaning
Yarn is made from different types of fibre. Yarn is the raw material of the fabric, and the fabric is the raw material of clothing. So without yarn, the dress is impossible. But many of us don’t know what yarn is. So in this article, we will learn about yarn. Definition and Meaning of Yarn […]
Advantages and Limitations of Screen Printing
The screen printing technique is widely used because of its versatility among the various standard printing techniques. It typically transfers print paste onto multiple surfaces, such as fabrics, paper, glass, and plastic. It is also known as silk screen printing or serigraphy. The screen printing process consists of forcing of a viscous print paste through […]
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 […]
Water Proof and Water Repellent Fabric: Definition and Meaning
Treating fabrics to withstand water. Proofing against water. The acts of making fabrics impervious to water with use of substances like rubber etc. Methods of impregnating or coating fabrics with substances like oil, wax, rubber, resin etc. Water-Proof Fabric Fabric where in the pores, the open spaces between warp and weft yarns and also between […]
Linen Manufacturing Process
Linen is the flax yarn and fabric. Prior to development of cotton, linen held the place as king of fibres. But the inventions of Arkright, Har-greaves and Crompton and others in cotton spinning gave a death-blow to linen industry which now occupies a position next to cotton. Manufacturing process of linen The flax fibres are […]
What is Lycra or Spandex: Definition and Meaning
In the present day, who does not like tight-fitting clothing? It may be casual wear, performance wear, swimwear or fashionable products. But, before the invention of spandex, fashion designers could not think of this tight-fitting clothing. It is the Spandex filament that made all these happen to make stretchable clothing products. An overview of Lycra/Spandex/Elastane […]