Fabric Manufacturing Process
Cotton Fabric
Cotton fiber undergoes several process to reach the stage of final cloth.
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In the world of uncountable number of fabrics, which is a part of everyday life, knowing fabric is very important to enjoy the true quality of it in the respective weather or the moment. One should be able to identify the originality of the fabric while purchasing it. Following the Fabric Identification page will be a great help to those who are henceforth willing to feel the comfort of true quality.
Taking care of fabrics and storing it in the right way is also equally important to buying the genuine apparel. Truly, correct storage of the fabrics increases the longevity, keeping abreast the healthy quality.
For further at a glance information, a page has been dedicated comparing each fabric with others. It comprises of the characteristics of the fabrics, its uses, the drying time, durability, shrinkage and other such useful information.
Fabrics Glossary
Antique Satin - a satin with horizontal (weft) slubs which imitates spun shantung silk. It is 60% rayon (the face yarn fiber) and the 40% of acetate (the back yarn fiber). Often the warp and weft yarns are dyed with different colors to give an iridescent effect.
Fiber Definitions
Acetate - also refers to cellulose acetate. Cellulose acetate or acetate rayon fiber is a synthetic fiber based on cotton or tree pulp cellulose. It is very economical petro-based fiber. Invented by Swiss brothers, Doctors Camille and Henri Dreyfus in Basel, Switzerland. The first commercial acetate filament was spun in the United States in 1924 and trademarked as Celanese.
Fabric Comparison Chart
Identifying fabric is important. More important is the comparison of fabrics. This makes us know the true quality of a fabric by differentiating it from its substitutes. The following chart gives a complete information upon different types of fabric at a glance. It gives information about the weaves of the fabric, its characteristics and the uses, the important part of comparison.
fabric care
Dry Cleaning
Dry cleaning is a process which involves solvents and little or no water for washing. Make sure the solvent is distilled to remove greases, oils, waxes and dyes. Poor solvent purity sometimes result in an objectionable odor in the garment and a 'graying' of the white cloths.
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