8 terms commonly used in textile fabric style

Stiffness

When you touch the fabric, you feel the rigidity, the reaction force of your opponent, and the feeling of fullness and elasticity. For example, the feel of high-density fabrics made of elastic fibers and yarns. To make the fabric feel stiff, thicker fibers should be used, fiber modulus should be increased, yarn tightness and weaving density should be increased.

2. Softness

Softness refers to the softness of bending, lightness, fluffiness, and smoothness, while the stiffness, flatness, and smoothness are weak. The fabric has a soft feel, which can increase the bulkiness of the yarn. Use finer yarn and the weaving density should not be too high.

Three, fullness

The fabric is fluffy and gives a feeling of looseness and fullness. Compression and rebound are good, giving a warm and thick feeling.

Four, compliance

Follow the soft deformation of the body surface.

V. Smoothness

The feel comes from thick hard fiber or strong twisted yarn, mainly the feel of the fabric surface, and the overall rigidity of the fabric has a reinforcing effect on it. You can get a smooth feel by twisting and using fibers with grooves or surfaces.

Six, slippery degree

It comes from the soft and smooth feel of fine wool, such as cashmere. Slippery waxiness is the opposite of smoothness, which requires that the fabric surface fibers are finer and distributed on the fabric surface in the form of hair curls or hairiness. Slippery waxiness is positively correlated with fluffy fullness.

7. Flatness

The fabric's resistance to drape and its ability to stretch into a flat plane has nothing to do with elasticity. Choosing stiffer fibers and yarns to increase the weaving density will produce such performance characteristics.

8. Drape

The drape refers to the property that the fabric sags naturally under its own action to form a curved surface. If the fabric can sag into a smooth, uniform curvature or even ripple surface, the fabric is said to have good drape.