What is Drape? | Cusick Drape Test

Drape Drape is the term used to describe the way a fabric hangs under its own weight. It has an important bearing on how good a garment looks in use. The draping qualities required from a fabric will differ completely depending on its end...

Bursting Strength Test | Diaphragm of Bursting Test

Bursting Strength Tensile strength tests are generally used for woven fabrics where there are definite warp and weft directions in which the strength can be measured. However, certain fabrics such as knitted materials, lace or non-wovens...

Introduction of Nylon 6 Fiber | Spinning Process of Nylon 6 Fiber |Manufacturing Process of Nylon 6 Fiber

Nylon 6 Fiber The synthetic fibres also called as chemical fibres are the synthesised polymers, which are not found in nature. There are different types of synthetic fibres of which the manufacturing process of nylon is discussed in this...

Calculation of Yarn Spinning

Count: Count is the measure of fineness or coarseness of yarn. Systems of Count MeasurementThere are two systems for the measurement of count.1) Direct System2) Indirect System 1) Direct SystemIt is used for the measurement of weight per...

Introduction of Tea Dyeing | Dyeing Mechanism of Tea Dye/Tea DyeingProcedure

Tea Dyeing Tea dyeing is an easy way to mute fabrics or give them an older, antiqued look or even to give it a sun-bronzed Caucasian complexion. Tea will stain the fibres, giving them an irregular stain over the whole piece, rather than...

Fiber Fineness is Measured by the Airflow Method

Principle:In this method, fiber fineness is measured by air flow. If large amount of air is blown, the fiber will be coarse and if small amount of air is blown, the fiber will be fine. The method based on this principle. This is an indirect...

What is Sampling? | Zoning Sampling Technique

Sampling: It is not possible or desirable to test all the raw material or all the final output from a production process because of time and cost constraints. Also many tests are destructive so that there would not be any material left after...

What is Pretreatment? | Objective of Pretreatment | PretreatmentProcess of Cotton and Natural Fibers

Pretreatment: Natural fibers and synthetic fibers contain primary impurities that are contained naturally, and secondary impurities that are added during spinning , knitting and weaving processes.Textile pretreatment is the series of cleaning...

Requirements to Become A Merchandiser | How To Become A Merchandiser

In garment industry, merchandiser is the BRIDGE between the management(or)industry and the buyer. He have to look after every job like buying the raw material (which is requied to finish the product), making the garment, finishing the garment,...