Textile Manufacturing Process
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Textile manufacturing is one of the oldest of man's technologies. The oldest known textiles date back to about 5000 B.C. Textile production methods include yarn spinning, weaving,
knitting, and tufting. Some textiles are "nonwoven" and are produced...
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| Satin weave |
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Textile Weave |
Satin weave is one of the three important textile weaves. (The other two are Plain weave and Twill weave.) The satin weave is distinguished by its lustrous appearance, its 'silkiness' or its 'satin' feel. Satin itself is not a type of fabric, and...
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Twill is a type of fabric woven with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.
It is made by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads and then under two or more warp threads and so on, with a "step" or offset between rows to create the...
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| Fake fur |
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Textile Weave |
Fake fur, fun fur, or faux fur is any material designed to resemble fur, normally as part of a piece of clothing and is internationally recognized as the 'animal friendly' approach to fur fashion. Faux fur has received praise and recognition from a...
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| Pique |
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Textile Weave |
Piqué refers to a weaving style, as in “piqué cotton,” which is characterized by raised parallel cords or fine ribbing (for example, in the collar of a polo shirt or tennis shirt). Twilled cotton and corded cotton are close relatives. The weave is...
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| Oxford | Textile Weave |
Oxford is a type of woven fabric, employed to make the fabric in oxford shirt. The warp has two fine yarns paired together. The weft has one heavier, softly spun fill yarn, which gives the fabric a very subtle basketweave look with a silk-like &...
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| Even-weave |
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Textile Weave |
Even-weave fabric or canvas is any woven textile where the warp and weft thread are of the same size.
Even-weave fabrics are typically required as foundations for counted-thread embroidery styles such as cross-stitch, needlepoint, and blackwork so...
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| Warp knitting |
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Textile Weave |
Warp knitting is a family of knitting methods in which the yarn zigzags along the length of the fabric, i.e., following adjacent columns ("wales") of knitting, rather than a single row ("course"). For comparison, knitting across the width of the...
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| Nonwovens | Textile Weave |
Nonwovens are textile which are neither woven nor knit, such as felt. General use hyphenates the word, but industrial use spells it as one word. Non-wovens are typically not strong (unless reinforced by a backing or densified). In recent years, non...
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| Knitted fabric | Textile Weave |
Knitted fabrics are the third major class of fabric, after woven and nonwoven fabrics.
Compared to the other two classes, knitted fabrics are much more elastic, which accounts for their historical use in stocking and other clothing that requires...
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| Waterproof fabric | Textile Weave |
Waterproof fabrics are usually natural or synthetic fabrics that are laminated to or coated in some sort of permanently waterproof material, such as rubber, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), silicone elastomer, and wax. Examples include...
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| Tufting | Textile Weave |
Tufting is a type of textile weaving which in which a thread is inserted on a primary base.Tufting is an ancient technique for making warm garments, especially mitten. After the knitting is done, short U-shaped loops of extra yarn are introduced...
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Weaving is the textile art in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads, called the warp and the filling or weft (older woof), are interlaced with each other to form a fabric or cloth. The warp threads run lengthways of the piece of cloth, and the...
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The knitting machine, sometimes called knitting frame, knitting loom,or hand knitting machine, is used to produce knit fabrics on a fixedbed of hooked needles. Knitting machines can be hand powered or motor assisted.Pattern stitches can be selected...
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Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fiber are twisted together to form yarn (or thread, rope, or cable). For thousands of years, fiber was spun by hand using simple tools, the spindle and distaff. Only in the High...
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| Basket |
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Textile Weave |
In order to produce this effect, this cloth
cannot be woven tightly. It leaves the threads quite loose—they pull
away easily, permitting holes in the material, and the fabric does not
wear as well as tighter, closer weave. However, this type of...
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| Pile | Textile Weave |
The most commonly used materials in the pile weave are velvet and
plush. Corduroy and velveteen are other examples. This material is
woven in looms which at intervals push up the warp threads together
into loops so that they are standing upright. On...
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