Tuesday, June 29, 2010

TYPE OF FABRIC

TYPE OF FABRIC

Fabrics are manufactured assembly of fibres and/or yarns, which have substantial surface areas in relation to the thickness and sufficient strength to give the assembly inherent cohesion.
     There are three main types of fabrics namely
     (a) woven
     (b) knitted and
     (c) non-woven.

WOVEN FABRIC
Woven fabrics are formed by interlacing two sets of yarns at right angles to each other. The set of yarns which lie in the lengthwise direction is known as warp and the widthwise group of yams is known as weft.
There are three basic weaves in common use for the majority of fabric: plain weave, twill weave and satin weave. For each type of weave, different kinds of fabrics can be formed by varying the yarn count and the density of warp or weft yarn.
1.    Plain weave - each weft yam, in this simplest type of weave, goes alternately under and over each warp. It is used to a considerable extent than any other weaves. With plain weave, the following common fabrics can be formed:




Chiffon
A very lightweight, sheer silk or manufactured filament fabric made in a plain weave with fine, hard spun yam of approximately the same size of warp and weft and the number of ends and picks per inch.
End uses:
Ladies' evening wear, dresses and scarves


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