Fabric Analysis; Covering Wool, Worsted, Silk, Cotton, Artificial Silk, Etc. From Fiber To Finished Fabric

The analysis of textile fabrics forms an interesting and at the same time most important subject for the designer,superintendent, manufacturer, the sales agent, as well as others connected with the textile industry. The object aimed at is to ascertain by experience, tests and calculations, full details as to the construction and characteristics of a fabric, cost of its production, etc., items which, if carefully solved, mean success.A complete fabric analysis comprises not only the picking out of the arrangement of interlacing warp and filling (the weave) but also ascertaining the nature of the materials the latter are composed of, their texture, quality, countsand twist of yarn used, weight of fabric per yard and amount for each different kind of yarn used in the construction of the fabric ; also the various processes commonlydesignated as dyeing and finishing the fabric has to be subjected to, to bring it into saleable condition for the market.

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FABRIC ANALYSIS

ASCERTAINING THE WEAVE

ASCERTAINING TEXTURE OF FINISHED FABRIC

ASCERTAINING MATERIALS USED IN CONSTRUCTION OF FABRICS

GRADING OF YARNS AS TO SIZE OR COUNTS

TO ASCERTAIN TEXTURE REQUIRED IN LOOM

ARRANGEMENT OF COLORS COUNTS AND TWIST

ASCERTAINING WEIGHT PER YARD AND COUNTS OF YARN

TESTING FOR COUNT

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