A Guide to Textile and Clothing
A Guide to Textile and Clothing
T-Shirts are trendy now a day’s among all classes of people. These are very elegant, classic, durable and easy to wear. Generally, these are made of 100% cotton but can be found in polyester or a polyester-cotton blend. It is worn by both men and women or boys and girls. Morally, it is favorite listed clothing[…]
Most glass fibre fabrics for consumer purposes have been made of filament yarns. Since all glass fibres are produced in the same general manner from similar ingredients, the fibre used for similar purposes has similar properties. In fact, the designation of this fibre is more frequently expressed as fibreglass. General Properties of Fibreglass Fabric Glass[…]
Optical Brightening Agents (OBA) are colorless or very pale yellow colored organic compounds which when added to a substrate increase the apparent reflectance in the visible by converting ultra-violet radiation into visible light and thus increase the whiteness or brightness. An OBA can be called a colorless dye which has some substractivity for the fibre[…]
Normally garment or apparel washing means cleaning of dirty garments with soap or detergent. But it is not that garments washing. An industrial apparel washing is a technology. The technology which is used to modify the outlook, appearance, comfort-ability and design of the ready made apparel made from solid color dyed or pigment printed fabric[…]
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[…]
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[…]
As in other industries, the goal of the textile industry is to manufacture defects-free products. However, defects do creep in at various stages of the processes of production, due to materials, machines or men. Defects/Faults of Woven Fabric with their Causes and Remedies Warp Way Defects The warp way defects are: Crack Between Stripes A[…]
We know textile is a vast sector; it is not confined within a specific limit because it has limitless end-used items. Textile mainly deals fibres – maybe these are natural or synthetic. Whatever may be the fibres, it is well known, to all apart from its fibre stage to finishing stage (end-use stage), it involves[…]
Batik is a traditional textile art form that originated in Indonesia. Unusual color effect can be produced employing various batik styles. It involves using wax and dyes to create intricate patterns on fabric. There are several methods of batik printing, each with its unique characteristics. Here are some common batik printing methods: Tie-Dye Batik (Ikatan[…]
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[…]
