Choose Your Fabric Rit works best on many natural‚ washable fabrics such as ... * 100% cotton‚ linen‚ silk‚ wool‚ ramie * Synthetics such as rayon‚ nylon and acetate * Fiber blends with at least 60% cotton or other dyeable fiber (Blends will tint evenly but will not achieve full color) ... but there are fabrics that will not accept dye such as ... * Fabrics with 50% or more polyester content * 100% acrylic‚ fiberglass‚ or metallic fibers * Fabrics with rubber backing (bath
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ON TECHNICAL TEXTILES Technical textiles has often been referred as the sunshine sector in India and there is little doubt about the growth of technical textiles industry in the years to come. Technical textiles are functional fabrics which have applications in a very diverse range of economic activities including automobiles‚ civil engineering and construction‚ agriculture‚ healthcare‚ industrial safety‚ personal protection etc. There are basically 12 segments of technical textiles which are Agrotech
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I. Sampling : a procedure for obtaining a random sample Goal Estimate characteristics of a fabric by testing a few pieces(specimens) Estimate is more ACCURATE if specimens chosen RANDOMLY ** Randomization : each element has the same probability of selection as does every other element HOW accomplish random sampling? 1. Obtain a sample SAMPLING FLOW CHART A. Production lot One manufacturer’s production made from the same raw material under the same condition ( the population) Source of
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prospects of organic textile market in Hong Kong. Introduction: The organic apparel market is growing every year as consumers‚ who appetites have been whetted with organic foods‚ are seeking to expand their organic lifestyle to include apparel. The research is going to evaluate the prospects of organic textile market in Hong Kong. Objectives: To more understand the attitude and beliefs of Hong Kong people on wearing more green and their expectation on organic textile. To evaluate the
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Warmth (comfort) Absorbency (comfort) Comfort (comfort) Handle and drape (aesthetics) Strength (functional) Elasticity (functional) Aftercare (functional) Natural fibres Wool Warm to wear. Slow‚ can absorb its weight in water and not feel wet. Repels water droplets. Very slow drying. Fine wool‚ very comfortable. Coarse wool‚ scratchy. Very soft or coarse handle. Good drape. Medium strength‚ not durable. Very good. Creases drop out. Wash and iron with care‚ may shrink. Dry
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Assignment 1 (Individual Assignment) 25% Marks Due date: 9 July 2012 (no word limit) Case Study: Scottsville Textile Mill _________________________________________________________ This task will relate to analytical skills in solving optimisation problem (linear programming) using Excel with Solver add-in. Scottsville Textile Mill1 1 Case from Anderson‚ D.‚ Sweeney D.‚ Williams T.‚ Martin‚ K. (2010)‚ An Introduction to Management
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Native Americans had the earliest experiences with textile-making in North America. Dating back to the 1600’s‚ they showed the English settlers how to make fishing nets using a process of cord wrapping. Over time‚ the Native Americans grew to depend on European trade materials or imports. By 1640‚ the production of handmade textiles‚ such as woven‚ knitted‚ and embroidered material began. In these early American times‚ Colonial textiles made an appearance as well. Colonial Americans traditionally
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Textile Printing Techniques: Applying colored patterns and designs to decorate a finished fabric is called “printing”. In a proper printed fabric‚ the color is affixed to the fiber‚ so that it may not be affected by washing and friction. Textile printing is a process through which a pattern‚ color‚ or combination thereof is applied to the surface of a textile. When a fabric is dyed‚ all the fibers absorb the dye and assume the designated color. With textile printing‚ however‚ only the surface fibers
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Sources of Water Pollution in Textile Industries Process waste from sizing Chemical processing: - desizing‚ scouring‚ bleaching‚ mercerising‚ dyeing‚ printing and finishing Waste water from rinsing and washing after each step of processing Miscellaneous waste:- Cooling water‚ Boiler blow down‚ floor and machine washing‚ spills and leaks. Sanitary waste and domestic waste. PRACTICAL APPROACH TOWARDS WATER POLLUTION CONTROL Reduction in the water volume. Reduction in the conc. /amount of chemicals
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Major changes came to the textile industry during the 20th century‚ with continuing technological innovations in machinery‚ synthetic fibre‚ logistics‚ and globalization of the business. The business model that had dominated the industry for centuries was to change radically. Cotton and wool producers were not the only source for fibres‚ as chemical companies created new synthetic fibres that had superior qualities for many uses‚ such as rayon‚ invented in 1910‚ and DuPont’s nylon‚ invented in 1935
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