As one of the three elements of clothing, style and color, fabric can not only interpret the style and characteristics of clothing, but also directly affect the color and modeling effect of clothing. For the basic knowledge of fabric, textile workers should have the necessary understanding.

Classification of fabric

Natural fibers: plants -- cotton, hemp;Animals -- silk, wool

Synthetic fiber: polyester, acrylic, polyamide, vinylon, spandex, chlorofiber

Man-made fibers: viscose, soybean fiber, glass fiber, metal fiber, bright silk (ice silk)

Blended fabrics: cotton-nylon blended (NC fabric), cotton-polyester blended (TC fabric), cotton-nylon blended (TNC fabric)https://www.nbsoco.com/products-2-1-3.html

Textile processing

From the point of view of textile technology, fabrics can be divided into knitting and woven

Knitted fabric is flexible, soft, comfortable, breathable and easy to come off.There are mainly jersey, velvet, bird's eye cloth, mesh cloth and so on.

Woven fabric has stable structure, no elasticity (except the fabric with elastic fiber), smooth cloth surface, solid and durable.Compared with knitted fabrics, woven fabrics are less tight to the body and less prone to damage.Chiffon, Oxford cloth, denim, twill, flannel, damask and so on.

Fabric dyeing and finishing.

Fiber dyeing: fiber stage dyeing, good color fastness, mostly for design and color series goods.

Yarn dyeing: Yarn stage dyeing, good color fastness, mostly stripe series goods.

Dyeing of cloth: after dyeing of cloth, it is easy to fade despite the addition of "fixing agent".

Partial dyeing: it is difficult to fix the color at the ready-to-wear stage, and it is easy to fade when the fixing agent is added.