Acrylic fiber is thermoplastic (heat sensitive) similar to polyester and nylon, but is even more heat sensitive. Acrylic, because of its heat sensitivity, can be closely made to resemble wool, due to its high bulking power. In manufacture, stretched high shrinking fiber are blended in a yarn with unstretched low shrinkage fibers...

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Fabric Facts

Facts About Silk

• Cultivated Silk is the smooth fine fiber produced from silk worms that feed on mulberry leaves.
• Wild or Tussah Silk is a tan colored fiber from the uncultivated silk worm which feeds on scrub oak. Shantung, pongee and honan are fabrics made from wild silk.
• Duppioni Silk comes from two silk worms that spin their cocoons together. The yarn is uneven, irregular and large in diameter.
• Spun Silk refers to yarn made from staple fiber from pierced cocoons and waste silk.

 Bias Cut Acrylic Knitwear

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Acrylic Knitwear fabrics are widely used because of their light weight, soft look and

feel, which resemble wool. Acrylic knitwear is widely used for sweaters but fashion

designers and manufacturers now find growing use in dresses, blouses, skirts and

jackets. These garments can be made entirely of acrylic yarn or blended with wool

and other fibers. Manufacturers use the bias cut construction to achieve a loose,

flowing, billowing effect with better draping properties. A bias cut construction is

achieved when the garment is cut and sewn at an angle or diagonally rather than a

straight cut which gives a narrow or sheath effect to a garment.

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Bonding and laminating are processes that were popular several years ago. The

process had a lull for a few years, but is becoming popular again. Bonding and

lamination are a process by which two or more fabrics adhere to each other. In

technical terms, bonding is the adhesion of two fabrics (outer shell fabric to a tricot

backing fabric) and lamination is the adhesion of urethane foam to a fabric. Two

common methods for bonding and lamination are the wet adhesive and the flame

foam processes which pass through rollers. When the outer fabric is bonded to

form a puckered effect, it is referred to as matelasse. Bonding or lamination of

fabrics gives garments improved body and better appearance with little increase in

the quality and cost of the outer fabric. Bonding and lamination also stabilizes the

outer fabric, which inhibits it from shrinking. Bonded and laminated fabrics are

used for coats, raincoats, sportswear and children's wear.

Coated Furniture Fabric 

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prevents the smooth yarns from slipping and unraveling. (2) The coating gives the

fabric additional body and stiffness. The coating is usually rubber or latex. The

cleaner usually only receives the pillow covers as they are the only removable part.

The fact that the cover has a zipper does not mean that the manufacturer intends

that it should be removed. The zipper is for the use of the manufacturer in

obtaining a tight fit. Coated covers can be made of any fiber. Those fabrics woven

with olefin or polypropylene yarns may be sold under the trade names of Herculon,

Durel, Marvess and Vectra.