Definition of Carpet Carpet that comes in specific sizes is sold by the yard and housed in rolls. They are also produced at various price points and styles. It is available for household use and heavily trafficked areas that necessitate commercial grades. The typical rolls of carpet are produced in a wide range of standard […]
What is Fusible Interlining | Construction of Fusible Interlining
Introduction Every clothing manufacturer continually attempts to produce garments with immediate sales appeal. However, one of the most important materials used for nearly every item of outerwear has no sales appeal because it is invisible to the consumer. This material is the fusible interlining. Since it was first introduced in the early 1950s, it has […]
What is Interlining? Types of Interlining
Definition of Interlining Interlining is one kind of accessories used between two fabric layers in garments to support, reinforce, and control areas of garments and retain actual shape. It may be applied to base fabric by sewing and bonding. The fabrics used as interlining are made of cotton, nylon, polyester, wool, and viscose. Sometimes finishing […]
Non-woven Fabric: Raw Materials, Characteristics and End Uses
Definition of Non-woven Fabric Non-wovens are flexible, porous, products consisting of one or more fibre layers. The separate fibres may either be preferentially oriented in one direction or may be deposited in a random manner. They are bonded by chemical, thermal or mechanical processes into textile products. Non-wovens are mainly planar structures. This relatively young […]
Needle Punching Method for Nonwoven
Needle-punched fabrics produced with a modified needle bed and needles that penetrate beyond the surface to form loops on the back can be made to resemble loop pile, velour, or velveteen. The loops either are left uncut or are cut and brushed to give the surface appearance of the pile-woven fabric. Mechanical bonding is the oldest method […]