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INTRODUC ION TO TEXTILES

The word ''textile'


'originally applied only to woven fabrics, now generally applied to fibres,
yarns,orfabrics or products m ade of fibres, yarns or fabrics.The term textile originates
from the Iatin verb texere - to weave - but, asthe Textile Institute'sTerm sand Defini tions
Glossary explains, it is now /'a generalterm applied to any manufacture from fibres,
filam ents or yarns characterized by flexibility, fineness and high ratio of Iength to
thickness''

Textiles,especially fabric isthe fundam entalcom ponentofa readym ade garm ent, because
it is the basic raw m aterialof a garm ent. So it is im portant to know the m anufacturing
sequence offabric from fibre.The quality product isthe m ain goalat presenttim e, W ithout
knowledge ofTextile manufacturing i.e.fibre,yarn and fabrics it is im possible to m aintain
the qualityofagarment.Before elaborating on whole process ofgreyfabric m anufacturing
let us look on what is textile fibre, yarn and fabric and what are the processflow chart of
Textile M anufacturing can be described.

. Textile:

A term originally appbied only to w oven fabrics, but the term s textile and the plural
textiles are now also applied to fibres,filaments and yarns, naturaland m anufactured,
and m ostproductsforw hich these are a principalraw m ateriai.

* Textile Fibre:

Any substance, naturalor manufactured, with a high Iength to width ratio and w ith
suitable characteristicsforbeing processed into fabric;the smallestcom ponent, hairIike
in nature,thatcan be separated from a fabric.

@ Yarn:

An assem blage of fibres that is twisted or laid together so as to form a continuous


strand that can be m ade into a textile fabric. So a yarn is a strand of naturalor m an
m adefibresorfilamentsthathave been twisted orgrouped togetherforuse in w eaving,
knitting, or other m ethods of constructing textile fabrics. The type of yarn to be
manufactured willdepend on the fibres selected;the texture, or hand,ofthe fabric to
be m ade;and qualities such asw arm th,resiliency, softness,and durability required in
thefabric'send uses.
q'

@ Fabrk:
Fabricisa ffexible pdanarsubstance construded from solutions,fibres,yarns,orfabrics,
in any combination.Textile fabrics can be produced directqy from webs offibres by
bonding,fusing orinterlocking to make non-woven fabrics and felts,buttheirphysical
properties tend to restricttheir potentialend-usage.The mechanicalmanipulation of
yarn into fabricisthe mostversatile method ofmanufacturingtextile fabricsfora wide
rangeofend-uses.

FIoW chartoftextileprocessing:
Protessingsteps Output
lnput/Raw materials
Yarn Manufacturing Yarn
Textile Fibres
(SpinningMiII)

Yarn FabricManufacturing Grey Fabrics


(Weaving/KnittingIndustry)

Grey Fabrics W etProcessing Fini


shed Fabrics
(Dyeing,Printing&FinishingIndustry)

Finished Fabrics GarmentManufacturing Garments


(GarmentIndustry)

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