The process of physically compressing (or shrinking) woven fabrics so that they don't shrink unacceptably when a customer washes them. Most fabric processes work under tension that stretch fabrics as...
Is the Indian word for the more basic form of tie-dye. Small areas of plain cloth are tightly bound with cotton thread; the cloth is then immersed in a dye bath and after drying, the ties are removed...
Pilling is a common problem that occurs in textiles, particularly in fabrics that are made from synthetic or blended fibers. It is the formation of small balls of fiber on the surface of the fabric,...
The Intricacies of Sizing in Textiles: A Comprehensive StudyThe world of textiles is as complex as it is colorful, with various intricate processes involved in creating the perfect piece of fabric....
A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of an ester of a substituted aromatic carboxylic acid, including but...