definition of fabric

Fabric Manufacturing

Textile fabrics can be produced directly from webs of fibres by bonding, fusing or interlocking to make non-woven fabrics and felts, but their physical properties tend to restrict their potential end-usage. The mechanical manipulation of yarn into fabric is the most versatile method of manufacturing textile fabrics for a wide range of end-uses.

principal Methods of fabric manufacturing

There are three principal methods of mechanically manipulating yarn into textile fabrics:

1. interweaving
2. intertwining
3. interlooping

1.Interweaving

Interweaving or weaving is the intersection of two sets of straight threads, warp and weft, which cross and interweave at right angles to each other.Weaving is by far the oldest and most common method of producing continuous lengths of straight-edged fabric.

2.Intertwining and twisting

Intertwining and twisting includes a number of techniques, such as braiding and knotting, where threads are caused to intertwine with each other at right angles or some other angle. These techniques tend to produce special constructions whose uses are limited to very specific purposes.

3.Interlooping

Interlooping consists of forming yarn(s) into loops, each of which is typically only released after a succeeding loop has been formed and intermeshed with it so that a secure ground loop structure is achieved.The loops are also held together by the yarn passing from one to the next. Knitting is the most common method of interlooping and is second only to weaving as a method of manufacturing textile products.