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Pilling Test with Pilling Box Method

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Objective: To determine pilling resistant of given fabric. Principle: According to the movement of pilling box allowed to generate fabric surface pilling of particular specimens. Tools and equipment: Marking pen, scissor, polyurethane tubes, mounting devices, single needle lock stitch machine, pilling box. Procedure: Each specimen was cut using 125 mm x 125 mm template. In this specimen preparation process, all diagrams were drawn on back face of given fabric. After drawing, each panel were cut carefully and stitched by folding 12 mm by aiding single needle lock stitch machine. After stitching turned sewn specimen to get face area and each edge were cut as 6 mm to reduce sewing distortion. After using metallic mounting devices, prepared samples were mounted on polyurethane specimen tube and here were applied tape cover to avoid fraying edges of composite specimen. And this covering application was wrapped additionally 1.5 cm area of circumference of specimen complex. ...
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Yarn Count Test

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In textile engineering purposes we need more calculations and, today I hope to describe such details by giving suitable examples. Yarn count Test In yarn count test we must know about linear density and it means how many grams available in unit length of yarn. it is known as linear density of yarn and it can be taken from following formula.                  Linear Density = Mass in gram/ Unit length in meter Now I hope to describe Tex, Decitex, Denier and cotton count values. Here tex, decitex, denier are belonging to direct yarn count and cotton count is belonging to indirect yarn count.  Yarn Count in Tex: How many grams in 1000 m  is known as tex. And here,                 Tex value = (Yarn weight in yarn/ Yarn length) * 1000 Yarn count in Decitex: How many grams in 10000 m is known as decitex.                 ...
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What do You Mean By the Fashion ?

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What is Fashion ? When we are asking, what do you mean by the fashion ? I know several people give difference answers just like, Degree of satisfaction Fashion is an imitation Fashion is an innovation Fashion is a style Fashion is market spreading style Fashion is art Fashion is dimension of time  However above statements are true but not completely true, therefore In this blog post I wish to explain you firstly why people wear cloths?. My answer is to protect their body and to fulfill comfort of body, modesty and in this people try to close and hide unwanted parts of their body and it is depended on their culture, religion and geographical location. Next thing is attraction and, here some people just like women likes to get an attraction and it may be sexual attraction and aesthetic attraction. The last function is communication. Here I hope describe about this and communication can be represented by cloths. For an example by police uniform we...
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Textile To Fashion: Introduction

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Day today textile and apparel industry is growing in different countries. Especially in Asian countries have new apparel plants with various textile and apparel operations. Although most textile and fashion people have practical knowledge and I think some people do not have enough theoretical knowledge. Therefore by starting this blog website I wish to give you some of theoretical knowledge with free of charge. I think this is not only theory not and all of these blog posts are theoretical and practical discussions. Therefore if you have some question or problem of these posts, you can give me feedback your matter to "kktmadhusanka@gmail.com" and if are looking for more information of this you can directly comment your opinion below particular blog post. In this description I wish to explain you basic topics that contains on my blog website and they are,                                     ...
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Important Properties and Characteristics of Seams and Stitches

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In fashion and apparel industry, different types of stitches are widely used in garment manufacturing by considering their functions and performance. So, in this blog post I hope to describe what they are.  Stretchability   Knitted fabric has higher stretchability. Therefore when garments are producing, commonly chain stitches are applied in to knitted fabrics because knitted fabrics have good stretch properties hence, stretchable stitches are essential to join fabrics. It is very helpful to change body when it dress with day today works. And also here I wish to remember, woven fabrics are commonly joints by lock stitches because woven fabrics are not stretchable. Security and Abrasion Resistance Chain stitch has low security because interlock area can be seen bottom of bottom ply. Therefore it is directly face to abrasion, and easy to break threads, and by one stitch point breaking it is affected for whole area of stitch to break. But if we used lock stitch ...
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Textile Colouration

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Textile Coloration Techniques and Methods How can I apply dyes into the fabric? Before describe textile colouration I wish to describe how colour is appeared. When white light fallen into object, it absorb certain amount of wave length of white light and another remaining are reflected. That reflected wave length is generate sensation to human eye is know as colour of the object. To change this reflection wave length and frequency of textiles, colouration process is done and colouration can be applied into finished garments and textile fabrics, or yarns. When we are talking about colourant, there are two types of colourants are met.  Dyes Dyes are types of colourant which are mostly water soluble and substrate with fiber inside. Fabrics are mostly colour with dyes. Pigments   Pigments are not water soluble and does not substrate into fiber inside hence, mostly used for fabric printing such as screen printing, etc. If we want to apply pigments with fiber...
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How do I Select a Good Costume ?

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Most people ask this question how do I select a good costume or how can I select good fashion for me? In this blog post I hope to describe such details. In basically we have several question about costume selecting for official works and casual dress. Here I hope to describe them using suitable examples. Fit on criteria We all know most people purchase fashions by eye sensation. But after carrying them into home they cannot dress and particular item is not suitable with body dimensions. Therefore after selection by eye sensation of particular fashion, it is essential to dress and check fit on criteria in that shop. If that style is not suitable with body configuration we can change to another style. After dressing that fashion item it is necessary to look basic configure by aiding mirror.  Colour and design of the fashion Colour is the major attraction element in fashion item by eye sensation. Different colour styles, patterns can be seen on different costumes. Th...
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