Textile
General textile knowledge and techniques
Fibre
Yarn
Fabric
Yarn
Yarn is the basic component of textile manufacturing and provides the foundation of fabrics in apparel, home furnishings and technical …
Nonwoven Fabric
Nonwoven fabric is a type of engineered textile material that is produced by bonding fibers directly rather than by spinning …
Textile Printing
Textile printing is the application of colour, patterns or designs to fabric in a localised and controlled manner. Unlike dyeing, …
Sustainable & Bio‑Based Materials in Textiles
Sustainable and bio-based textile materials are fibres and materials derived from renewable biological resources or recycled resources, designed to reduce …
Textile Coloration Process (Dyeing)
The textile coloration process (wet Processing) is the set of chemical and mechanical operations used to impart color to textile …
Knitting
Knitting is a process of inter-looping one or more yarns to form a continuous fabric structure. Unlike woven fabrics, knitting …
Fabric
Fabric is a flexible, two-dimensional material formed by interlacing, interlooping or bonding yarns or fibres. Fabrics are the foundation of …
Fibres
A textile fibre is a fine, thin, hair-like substance with sufficient length, strength, fineness, and flexibility to be spun into …
Biotechnological Production and Dyeing of Textiles
Biotechnological production and dyeing is an emerging innovation in the textile industry that employs living microorganisms such as bacteria or …
Knit Fabric
Knit fabric is a kind of textile material which is formed by interlooping the yarns unlike Woven fabrics are formed …
Fibre Testing & Quality control
The quality of fibre is the foundation of all downstream processes in the textile supply chain. The quality of the …
Identifications of fibre
Fibre identification is the determination of the type of fibre used in a textile material. Proper identification of fabrics helps …
Yarn count
The numerical system to indicate the fineness or thickness of yarn is called yarn count. It is the relationship between …
Knitting Gauge
In knitting , gauge is the number of needles/wales per inch of the needle bed . It is a measure …
Yarn Testing & Quality
Yarn testing and quality control are essential to ensure consistent yarn performance, fabric quality and downstream process efficiency. Proper yarn …
Filament yarn
Filament yarns are composed of continuous strands of fibre, produced by controlled extrusion. Filament yarns, unlike staple fibres (short, and …
Softening
Fabric softening is a finishing process in textile manufacturing to enhance the hand feel, smoothness, drape and overall comfort of …
Woven Fabric
Woven fabrics are constructed from two sets of yarns which are interlaced at right/certain angles to each other, the warp …
Yarn Manufacturing -Staple
Yarn spinning is one of the most fundamental and technologically sophisticated processes in the textile manufacturing chain. This is the …
Singeing
Fabric singeing is a primary finishing operation and is applied to both woven and knitted fabrics for removal of the …