A Guide to Textile and Clothing
A Guide to Textile and Clothing
The task of a spinner is to transform a mass of millions of fibres with variable properties, tangled and containing unwanted foreign matter into a yarn characterized by uniformity of weight per unit length, diameter, TPI, colour, strength and so on. Now to test this uniformity different types of m/cs are used in textile technology. Evenness Tester[…]
Introduction Jacquard is a shedding device placed on the top of the loom to produce large figure patterns by controlling a very large no. of warp threads separately by means of harness cords, hooks and needles. Here no heald shaft is used. Jacquard may be controlled by pegged card, punched card, punched tape etc. or[…]
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[…]
Huck a Back Weave The huck a back weaves are basically toweling fabrics. They are generally associated with honey comb fabrics and hence known as honey comb effects. They are constructed by alternately combining a floating with a plain weave. Interestingly, a number of weaves are derived from these weaves. Huck a back weaves are[…]
Straight Knife Most cutting room which cut garments in bulk, but not in sufficient bulk to justify the purchase of computer controlled cutters, makes use of straight knives. Requirements of cutting: Features M/C Description The elements of a straight knife consists of – It is Working Principle Two kind of power are required to operate[…]
Definition of Lining Garments lining have functional and consumer appeal objectives and this section will examine the principles involved, starting with the material itself. Linings are generally a functional part of a garment, an accessory. They are available as warp knits but they are predominately woven are made from polyester, polyamide, viscose for use where a[…]
Introduction Within the textile industry, several sectors can be distinguished. The most crucial water-consuming sector within the textile industry is the textile finishing industry. Water can be used in two different ways: a medium for textile treatment with direct contact with the material or as a heating/cooling medium without direct contact. The following figure shows a[…]
Fabric Spreading Fabric spreading is a process by which plies of fabric is spreaded in order to get required length and width as per marker dimension. This is a preparatory operation for cutting and consists of laying. It means the smooth laying out of the fabric in superimposed layer (plies) of specified length. The cutting[…]
The textile subject is a contemporary subject of present times. Because nowadays fashion is changing very fast. What is the latest fashion today that is backdated tomorrow? And people of the current age are very fashion-conscious. So fashion designers are developing new fabrics and accessories by thinking about all the issues. And these fields require[…]
Definition of Yarn Hairiness Spun yarns which are spun from staple fibres are hairy. It means that fibre ends come out of the main body of the yarn and its surface becomes hairy. It is a type of yarn fault. Sizing is done before looming the warp yarn to reduce its hairiness and after grey fabric is measured, sizing is done[…]
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