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Colour Fastness of Textiles | Color Fastness To Washing

May 7, 2020 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Colour Fastness of Textiles | Color Fastness To Washing Colour Fastness The resistance of colour of textiles to fade or bleed against different agencies such as light, wash,water, perspiration, rubbing, acid, alkali,hot pressing, bleaching etc. is called colour fastness. Colour fastness is a term used in the dyeing of textile materials, meaning resistance of the material’s colour to fading or running. The term […]

Textile Testing

Colour Fastness of Textiles | Colour Fastness to Light

May 7, 2020 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Colour Fastness of Textiles | Colour Fastness to Light Colour Fastness The resistance of colour of textiles to fade or bleed against different agencies such as light, wash,water, perspiration, rubbing, acid, alkali,hot pressing, bleaching etc. is called colour fastness. Colour fastness is a term used in the dyeing of textile materials, meaning resistance of the […]

Textile Testing & Quality Control-1

Fabric Shrinkage Test | Types Of Shrinkage | Causes And Influencing Factors Of Shrinkage

May 2, 2020 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Fabric Shrinkage Test | Types Of Shrinkage | Causes And Influencing Factors Of Shrinkage | Measurement Of Fabric Shrinkage Shrinkage : The dimensional stability of a fabric is a measure of the extent to which it keeps its original dimensions to its manufacture. Shrinkage is a problem that hampers the dimensional stability of a fabric. […]

Textile Testing

Fibre Content / Composition Test

October 10, 2018 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Fibre Content / Composition Test Analysis of fibre content: Qualitative analysis Quantitative analysis (for blended material) Qualitative analysis By Flame/burn test By solubility test Reaction of Fibres to Flame Solubility of Fibres (Method-AATCC 20-2000) S=Soluble I=Insoluble P=Plastic mass formed S/P=Soluble/Plastic mass formed N=Nylon 6 is soluble but Nylon 6/6 is insoluble Quantitative analysis of different […]

Textile Testing

Crease Resistance & Recovery Test

October 10, 2018 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Crease Resistance & Recovery Test Crease: This is a fabric defect evidenced by a break line or mark or fold in a fabric generally caused by a sharp fold. Crease appears when the fabric is distorted in such a manner that part of it is stretched beyond its elastic recovery. During creasing the upper surface […]

Textile Testing

Textile Testing : Pilling Test of Fabric

September 2, 2018 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Pilling Test of Fabric | Pilling Phenomena Pilling: Pilling is formation of little balls of fibers (pills) on the surface of a fabric which is caused by abrasion in wear. Pilling is the tendency of fibers to come loose from a fabric surface and form balled particles of fiber. Causes of Pilling: Due to wear and […]

Textile Testing

Abrasion and Abrasion Resistance Test

December 6, 2017 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Abrasion and Abrasion Resistance Test Abrasion: Abrasion is one aspect of wear and is the rubbing away of the component fibers and yarns of the fabric. Abrasion may be classified as follows- Plane or flat abrasion-A flat area of material is abraded. Edge abrasion-This kind of abrasion occurs at collars and folds. Flex abrasion-In this […]

Textile Testing

Fabric Width and Thickness Test

December 1, 2017 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Fabric Width and Thickness Test Textile Testing : Main steps for textile testing : Checking raw materials Monitoring production Assessing the final product Investigation of faulty material Product development and research Different fabric tests : Dimensional Characteristics – A) Length, B) Width, C) Thickness Threads/Inch – EPI, PPI, CPI, WPI Count- Warp & Weft […]

Fabric Engineering

Crease Resistance and Recovery Test | Shirley Crease Recovery Tester

December 1, 2017 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Crease Resistance and Recovery Test Crease: This is a fabric defect evidenced by a break line or mark or fold in a fabric generally caused by a sharp fold. Crease appears when the fabric is distorted in such a manner that part of it is stretched beyond its elastic recovery. During creasing the upper […]

Textile Testing

Fabric Thread Density Testing

November 26, 2017 Salima Sultana Shimo 0

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Fabric Thread Density Testing For Woven Fabric: Picks per inch : The number of weft thread per inch is called picks per inch. Ends per inch : The number of warp thread per inch is called ends per inch. For Knitted Fabric: Courses per cm : Course is a row of loops across the […]