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What is Shade? Different shades of any items are of the same color with variations in color tone and depth. In a single color, you can get many shades. To match the actual color and shade, fabrics sample is matched with the color standards (Pantone shade card). What is Shade Variation in Fabrics? Fabric shade…
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The problem It is often found that fabric is contaminated with polyester yarns during weaving and knitting processes in the mills. Yarn contamination problem is a great issue across textile industry. Mainly garment exporters face problem when they see such yarn contamination on their fabric lots. The contamination is visible as white yarn woven or…
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Yes, most of time the branded clothing companies use new fabrics. Here new means – fresh purchased fabrics from fabric mills and fabric retailers/suppliers. This is a very good question from the aspect of end consumers and garment manufacturers. In this post, I have explained why garments makers need to buy new fabrics and how…
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Question: Is it possible to weave more than two sets of yarn that are interlocked with each other? Yes, it is possible. There are fabrics made in such a way that two different fabric layers are made in the same loom at the same time and those two fabric sheets are interlacing by few yarns…
Bowing and skewing in finished fabric are among the common problems found in woven fabrics. In the finished fabric, distortion of warp and weft yarns alignment happened due to improper tension application on fabric across the width in weaving and finishing process. As a result, Bow or Skew occurred in woven fabrics. In this page,…
Is it possible for plastic to be ecologically friendly? When discarded PET bottles are recycled into garments that’s exactly what happens. Reliance Industries as part of its commitment to circular economy has launched R. Elan – Fashion for Earth. The brand was unveiled at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon. Reliance Industries in…
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Full form of RFD is Ready for Dyeing. RFD fabric is stage of fabric where fabric is prepared for dyeing or printing process but not yet done. Prior to dyeing and printing process of cotton fabric (Greige fabric) washing is done to remove wax, fibre impurities, seed coats, dirt and oils spot from fabric to…
What is fabric yield? The linear length of material required for making one garment (any other item made of fabric) is called the fabric yield for that item. When we talk about the fabric yield, it is normally apparel items (garments) or bedsheets, or any other clothing item. The fabric yield in linear length will…
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