Adhesives are an essential part of the manufacturing process for a variety of apparel applications ranging from applying labels, decorative trim and waterproofing tapes to innovative solutions like...
A rotation, usually lateral, between different panels of a garment resulting from the release of latent stresses during laundering of the woven or knitted fabric forming the garment. Twist may also...
The fiber burn test is a widely used method in the textile industry to identify and determine the composition of fibers or fabrics. It involves burning a small sample of the material and observing...
Batch curing is a process that is commonly used in the textile industry to cure dyes and other chemical treatments that have been applied to fabrics. During the process, a batch of fabric is loaded...
A mark left in a fabric after a crease has been removed, and that may be caused by mechanical damage to fibres at the fold, by variation in treatment owing to the constriction along the fold, or by...