Fabrics for Shirting Ppt

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FABRICS

FOR

SHIRTING



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



Yarns for shirts

Shirts are mostly made using cotton yarns.

100% cotton, organic cotton etc Polyester cotton blends with different ratios is

also used.



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



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.



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





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





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





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





BA T IS T E

Delicate light weight

Sheer fabric









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





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





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.





Some famous patterns..

Gingham

Madras checks

stripes



GINGHAMMADRAS

CHECKS

STRIPES



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