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FABRICS
FOR
SHIRTING
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Shirts... Most common formal wear India is one of the major exporters of
woven shirts
Some companies producing formalshirts are ±
Gokaldas exports, Shahi exports,
Madura garments etc Some famous brands
Tommy Hilfiger, Colourplus, Louis
Philippe, Raymonds
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Yarns for shirts
Shirts are mostly made using cotton yarns.
100% cotton, organic cotton etc Polyester cotton blends with different ratios is
also used.
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Name Staple length Description
100% Cotton 15-40 mm Fabrics marked as 100% Cotton may contain fibres from
different breeds of the cotton plant. Therefore, the staple
length shown here is approximate.
100% Long staple
cotton
> 30 mm Long staple cotton fabrics are of high quality fibres that can
originate from different growers all over the world.
100% Pima cotton > 35 mm Pima cotton is high quality long staple cotton mostly grown in
the USA, Australia and Peru.
100% Egyptian cotton > 40 mm Egyptian cotton is probably one of the most well-known cottons
in the world. Known for its long staples and superior quality the
egyptian cotton is a premier choice for your shirts.
100% Linen < 1400 mm Linen has extremely long fibre lengths and is a very strong
material, especially when wet.
65% Cotton, 35%
Linen
< 1400 mm, 15-
40mm
Linen/Cotton mixes contain fibres from both the cotton and the
flax plant, giving them the properties of both.
100% Organic cotton < 15-40mm
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Weaves for shirts
Shirting fabrics are produced using
certain particular weaves.
Some of the very popular weaves are
twill, plain, herringbone, dobby etc.
These weaves are varied and used to
create different designs.
The weight of fabrics for shirting are of
the range 50 to 200 GSM.
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POPLIN
A tightly woven fabric
Constructed with equal size warp and weft
threads
Warp yarns are more tightly packed, oftendouble that of the weft yarns.
30 to 60 per meter
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OXFORD A soft fabric woven in a basket weave
Heavier cloth than poplin
Two warp yarns in parallel and one heavier
softly-spun bulky filling yarn. When made with a dyed warp and white
weft, it is called oxford chambray.
50 to 200 per meter
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TW ILL Diagonal pattern in the fabric
These fabrics are generally softer
and thus more wrinkle resistant
The weave is tight and the threadsare of higher counts
They have slight shine
50 to 200 per meter
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HE RRINGBON E A variation of the Twill weave, the only
difference being that the pattern produced
resembles the bones of a fish.
The diagonal pattern reverses after
certain frequency
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BA T IS T E
Delicate light weight
Sheer fabric
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FIL-A-FIL
Woven with threads in two different colours
giving it an irregular effect.
It is a thin and comfortable material suitable
for solid colour shirts. Mostly one thread is light and other one is dark
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PINPOIN T
A variation of the oxford cloth
The yarns are finer making it a subtle mix of
poplin and oxford
Tight weave like broadcloth and heavier threads like oxford
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DOBBY
An advanced construction to produce a
texture in the fabric.
Often dobby weaves contain multiple
yarn sizes and weaving techniques,for example,
small twill stripes on a plain weave or
zigzag pattern.
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Some famous patterns..
Gingham
Madras checks
stripes
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GINGHAMMADRAS
CHECKS
STRIPES
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