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Elastic fibres have changed the way modern garments fit the human body. Earlier, a garment had to be loose for comfort or tight for shape. Elastic fibres made it possible to create garments that are close-fitting and still comfortable. They allow a fabric to stretch dur...
Silk has always occupied a special place in textiles. It is soft, smooth, lustrous, fine and graceful in drape. Because of these qualities, many other fibres are compared with silk. One such modern fibre is TENCEL™ Lyocell.
TENCEL™ Lyocell is often described as silk-like. This does not mean that it is chemically the sa...
In textile learning, some fibre names create repeated confusion. Rayon, viscose, modal, lyocell, cupro, acetate and triacetate are often placed together because all of them are connected with cellulose. However, they are not the same fibre. Some are regenerated cellulo...
When we buy or cost fabric, one common question comes up again and again: which fabric is cheaper — low count fabric or high count fabric? At first glance, the answer looks simple. Low count yarn is coarser, so it should be cheaper. High count yarn is finer, so it should be more expensive.
...In denim manufacturing, colour variation is one of the most visible and commercially sensitive problems. A small shade difference that may look harmless on dyed yarn can become very obvious after weaving, garment washing and finishing.
Among the different types of shade variation, one impor...