The process of forming fabric from starting materials.
What is fabrication?
A fabrication process in which needles are used to form a series of interlocking loops from one or more yarns or from one or more sets of yarns
What is knitting?
Any process that is done to a fiber, yarn, or fabric either before or after fabrication to change appearance, hand, or performance.
What is a finish?
Change appearance or hand;and may change fabric name
What are aesthetic finishes?
Finishes that are applied to the fabric that makes it suited for specific uses.
What are special finishes or functional finishes?
These type of fabrics may ravel, fray, and have grain.
What are woven fabrics?
Filling or weft knitting: yarn horizontally (back and forth) or around the fabric; and Warp knitting: yarn vertically in the fabric
What are the two types of knitting?
A finish that may last for the life of the product, but its effectiveness diminishes with use or age.
What is durable finish?
Melt design on thermoplastic fabric surface; controlled surface glazing.
What is embossed aesthetic finish?
Shrinkage control finish that removes relaxation shrinkage or progressive shrinkage
What is tabilization finish
The process of making fabric on a loom where two or more yarns interlaced at 90ْ degree angles
What is weaving?
Making fabric using one or more yarn sets where each set is controlled by guide bars and each stitch is formed by different yarns
What warp knitting?
The process of treating a cellulosic fabric or yarn with an alkali to improve performance.
What is mercerization?
aesthetic finish that gives a soft and smooth surface and luster or glaze to the fabric.
What is calendering?
A shape retention finish based on wrinkle recovery theory
What is durable press finish?
Plain, twill and satin weaves.
What are the three basic weaves?
Raschel, tricot,and lace, which are more stable (like woven fabrics) and less resilient, are examples of______
What are warp knit?
Applied to fabric to alter some visual, textural, hand or other aesthetic dimension of the fabric,
What is applied design?
Fabric is mechanically distorted or altered with heat or pressure.
What is mechanical finish?
Water repellent finish and water-proof finishes
What are Comfort-Related finishes?
The design produced at the same time as the fabric is woven, and a pattern is an inherent and permanent part of the fabric's structure that cannot be removed without dismantling the fabric.
What is fancy fabric?
Joining shoulder and sleeves of shaped parts to look like continuous knitting
What is looping?
______ are carried out to improve the natural properties or attractiveness of the fabric and to increase its serviceability.
What are finishing processes?
Something removed from fabric during finishing to produce desired effect
What is subtractive finish?
Flame retardant finish (resist ignition, prevent flame spread, or self-extinguish) and liquid barrier protective finish
What is safety-related finishes?