BASICS OF FIBRE TO FABRICMrs.V.Santhanalakshmi Assistant Professor, Dept.Costume Design and Fashion

TEXTILESGenerally Textile means cloth or fabric. Textile is derived from a Latin word Textils, past participle of texere which means to weave. Textile or cloth is a flexible material which is prepared from the network of natural or artificial fibres known as yarn. Textile is formed by knitting, weaving, knotting, crocheting and other techniques. TEXTILES IS ANY MATERIAL MADE OF FIBRE, YARN , FABRIC.

FIBRE

Fiber is a long, thin strand or thread of material .

YARNYarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine.

FABRIC

Fabric is a cloth material made by weaving or knitting threads together.

CLASIFICATION OF FIBRES

Cotton

JUTE

Uses of jute

Flax

Hemp

Wool

Wool

Silk

Polyester

Yarn packages

Yarn structure

Fancy yarns

Weaving

Pit loom

Hand loom

Power loom

KNITTING

NONWOVEN

BRAIDING

LACE

EMBROIDERY

FABRIC PROCESSINGMake the fabric ready for garment making. Treatment with chemicals Make the cotton fabric clean , soft, smooth , colourful, shiny.

Bleaching

DYEING

Dyeing is the process of adding color to textile products like fibers, yarns, and fabrics. Dyeing is normally done in a special solution containing dyes and particular chemical material.

PRINTING