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Health and safety in the textiles industries

The textile and clothing manufacturing industries employ around 116,000 people in 8,600 businesses, with a turnover of more than £9bn. (Source: National Statistics Annual Business Inquiry 2006).
In the textiles industries, the main causes of injury are:
slips and trips (nearly a quarter of all injuries)
manual handling/musculoskeletal injuries
struck by moving or falling objects
contact with moving machinery

These four causes alone account for nearly 80%...
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Textile Testing Methods included in this section are all free to use and all the information were collected from the people who have been still serving in textile testing labs till now. You may feel free to contact us regarding any testing procedure explained in this website.

In any good dye house a Quality Control and Quality Assurance systems should go hand in hand. The knowledge of QC operations should lead to the formation of good QA systems. 

Let us discuss with some of QA and QC operatio...
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Plain Weave


Plain weave is a basic style of weaves, which have the weft and warp threads interwined in an alternate way to produce a checkerboard effect. It is also known as one-up-one-down weave or over and under pattern. Plain weave is the simplest and most common interlacing of warp and weft. In this, the warp and weft are of equal tension and spacing and it is equally visible on the surface.

Characteristics of Plain Weave 
It is snag resistant.
It wrinkles.
It has lower tear strength. 
Fabric...
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Twill Weave


Twill weave is characterized by the effect of parallel diagonal ribs formed left-to-right or right-to-left. It is created by the interlacing of 2 or 3 warp threads over 1 or 2 filling thread in an alternate rows. The resulting fabric is more pliable and drapeable than the plain or basket weave but less pliable than satin.

Twill weave which has more warps than the wefts floating on the face of the fabric is called warp faced and those with wefts predominating is known as weft faced.

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Ramie Fabric


Ramie fabric is valued as a summer fabric because of its excellent quality of air permeability and moisture-absorption. The fabric is abrasion resistant and is stronger than cotton and linen. It is not harmed by mild acids and is resistant to alkali. Ramie fabric readily take dyes and does not fade easily. It is easily laundered and dries quickly. It becomes smooth and lustrous with each wash.

Blended ramie fabric is more common than pure one. It goes well with other fabrics. Blend...
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Linen Fabric


Linen fabric is noted as the fabric of luxury. It symbolises comfort and elegance. It is antibacterial and antifungi and does not cause irritation or allergies when worn. It gives protection against UV radiation. The fabric carries tensile strength and is highly durable. It absorbs moisture 20 times of its weight but never gives a wet impression. After each wash, linen fabric gets stronger with better look. Since linen has low elasticity, linen cloths do not deform themselves. Lin...
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Jute Fabric


Jute fabric is widely used fabric after cotton. It is very versatile and economical. It is eco-friendly and do not degrade on exposure to sun light. The fabric is very strong and durable. It is ideally being used as bags and sacks for packing since ages. Today, it is much soughted for fashionable cloths, home furnishing and fashion accessories.

At present Bangladesh is the largest cultivator of jute whereas India is the largest jute goods manufacturer. The other jute producing count...
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Fabric Blends


Fabric blends are one which is made up of two or more different types of fibres twisted or spun together. Blending adds to the quality of the final product. 

Characteristics of Fabric Blends 
It is easy to care.
It becomes more durable.
It becomes more soft and luxurious.
It becomes more resistant to wrinkles.
It becomes more comfortable to wear.
It does not shrinks.
It becomes stronger to withstand lots of wear and multiple washing.
Uses of Fabric Blends

Polyester/Cotton - The tough cre...
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Silk fabric is known for its softness, luster, beauty and luxurious look. It is one of the higher grade fabrics, which gives the wearer comfort in all types of weather. It keeps the body cool in summer and warm in winter. It is the strongest natural fabric in the world.

It is said that silk was discovered during 2640 B.C. in China. Chinese Empress, Hsi Ling Shi studied the silkworm and learned the art of unwinding the silk from the cocoon and made silk fabric from it. This was the beginning of...
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Fabric Storage Tips


The storage area should be clean, cool, dry, and dark. If possible free it from drastic changes in temperature and humidity. 

Fabric should be stored as clean as possible because dust particles cut fibers through friction and abrasion.

Fabrics that cannot be cleaned should be vacuumed. However, samplers, painted and embroidered pictures, and beaded work should not be vacuumed.

Try to store flat. If folding is necessary, avoid sharp folds by padding at the points of the folds....
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