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Fabric structure

Architectural fabrics

The term ‘architectural fabrics’ generally refers to structural fabrics used to form tensile surfaces, such as canopies, roofs…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Fabric structure

Fabric structures Introduction

Fabric structures are tensile structures in which a membrane is ‘stretched’ to form a three-dimensional surface that can…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Characteristics of textile fibres

Looms

The principles of weaving are known very clearly perhaps a long ago as 400BC our ancestors knew how…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Characteristics of textile fibres

Non woven fabrics

Non woven fabrics are made by the any process other than weaving. They are defined as textile materials…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Characteristics of textile fibres

Difference between Weaving and Knitting

Weaving and knitting are the two most common process of making cloth. Weaving is the process of interlacing…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Characteristics of textile fibres

Fabric Construction Methods

Fabrics are produced mostly from yarns. Few fabrics are directly produced from fibers. In Indian market 70% of…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Characteristics of textile fibres

Yarns and Classification of yarns

Yarns can be classified based on length of fibres present and number of parts present. According to the…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Characteristics of textile fibres

Spinning and Yarns

Spinning is the process of drawing out and twisting of a group or bundles of fibres into a…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Characteristics of textile fibres

Properties of Polyester

Fabrics Properties of Polyester · It resists wrinkling. · It is easy to launder · It dries quickly…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob
Characteristics of textile fibres

Polyester Fiber

Polyester is a synthetic fiber invented in 1941. The first polyester fiber is known as ‘Dacron’ in America…

September 29, 2021 · Jacob