fabric yarn facts0001

8/8/2019 Fabric Yarn Facts0001

1/6

l ~~ .

Fabric Yarn FactsSpons ored by We ar-Date d, Solutias bran d name fo r toug h, te sted, relia bleuphol stery fa bric.V~s it the Wear-Dated w eb site to learn mor e abou t Wear- Dated uphols tery

fabric s.

Three T echniques ofYarn S}2in ning

Warp Spinning Ring Spinning QQen End Spinning

Three M ajor Methods Colors andof Fa bric C onstuction Finishing

4 9 Weaving Tuft ing Knitting

Colors Finishing

TH R EE TECHNIQ U E S O F YARN S PINNINGCotton, wool, an d man-made s tapl e products are converted toyarn by a process c alled spinnin g. Uphols tery fabric yarns a respun by three basic methods:

II!) Warp Spinning

@ Rin g Spinn ing

t9

Open End Spinning

W arp Spinning

n wrap spinning? a bundlef p arallel fibe rs iswrappedin a sp iralingashion with other fib ers. Aundle may contain 150-nn indh1i111 ;:. .1 f-ihp rc: alrvno


2/6

yarn r ac rs Dy vvear-i .zateu

strong: dense yarn s.

r 'age L a at'

RI1\TGSPINNINGIn ring spinning a parallel bundle of fibe rs is t ight ly twiste d forcohes ion and strength . No wrapper fibe r is need ed.

OPEN ENDS P INN IN GWith open endspin ning the yarn hasindividual fibers thatare not arranged asuniform ly as in wrap orring spun yarns. Most

of the fibers are generally parallel, but with lots of crisscrossing,while some fiber irregularly wraps around the main bundle.

Return to Index

FabricLink Home I Home Furn ishings Center I Fabric Care.CenterI Fab ric Univers ity I Produc t Kno wledge C enter

Wear-Dated is a registered tr ademark of Solutia Inc.

1995-20 02 Solutia Ine . All Rights Reserved.Retransmis sion, reproduction, or distribu tion without expres s written

permission of Solu tia m e, is prohibited.


3/6

Lesson 20Smoo th ..filament

Bulk Yarns

Flat fitarnent yarns~L! Non-el a stic p olyamide . Monofilament Guar antee tra nsparency,

(~~ ""GoOdfo r hosi~ry,. linge rie, s:vimwear .

~ Characteristics of fllament yarnsII Do not shed lintRe sis t pilling

III Fabrics shed soil Pack into compact yarns tha t give little bu lk, loft, or co ver(used in wind - and water -res istant fabrics)

&I Non-absorbe nt

Charac teristics of bul k, stretch tex turedYarnsI I bulkII stre tch Absorbency

exturing Filament Yarn1mFal s e TwistII Draw Tex turingIB. S tutte r BoxIi Air Je tB Knit-de-knit Knife Edg e

unzmo J~~'I, F a lse Twist


4/6

ndu~tDt -AwardsGloss a ry ExportsWhat's new;. ~-~' , .-.,. , Y:f1ID~ >Classificatio n

TYPES O F YARNS:

Classification of yarn is based on the number o fs trands it is composed of . The strength and texture of afabri c too depe nds on the me thod by wh ich the fib e r isproduced .

SINGLE YARNS :

5i,Rgle or oDe -pl~ Yarn s r:e s inSl le str a rrds c ompDsed4 ~ O f fibe rs belLI togetner : By a t l.east a smal amOtJAtf twist 021 S f filame nts grooped toget tr e c ettbe r witb or

wi tbo a t wi s t3 ) e:t: i r:'I9 ':: :@::"g'i-I -@-,Fl~=--rn--a --El';"":e~:=:-i;--"I-m-e-r.:l-'t


5/6

-... twisted tn 'CR ame dlre c tt o n, the fiber is firmer,produdng , harder texture and r .~dJ J cjng flexJbility, TheMprovlde strengtl3 for eav; Indu s trta t fa l3r'G a r-:ld alsosed for elicate -Iookin _ sheer fabr' cs ,

;rwistjng ply ~ar:n5 egecFter I2rod uces cora y-arns. Thefinal LWlst is u sually applied in the opposite d irec tio n ofthe Ply twist . G 15e cords ma y- follow an SZS fnrm l witt!S- tmst e ~ -I g/es m ade tnto z-twisted plies that rthen com1Jined wi th a rr S -twist, or m ay follow a ZSZform. Hawse r cord may follow an SZS o r a ZZS pattern .These ~a r./Js r nav bE used as a rO Qe 6F t:wiAe i\Pa :'j:: be-ati@ jj ; ltg ea v'! iAEil:Jst :ria l f-a9J: iGS ,Or a Be e6ffi~e se El


6/6

fabric yarn facts0001

Documents