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• Knowledge hub for Textile Industry by the Textile Professionals

  Help enhancing knowledge with content-rich articles on textile processes, standards, terms, and applications contributed by educators.

• Textiles - an introduction - Textile School

  Textile is a type of material composed of natural or synthetic fibers. Types of textiles include animal-based material such as wool or silk, plant-based material such as linen and cotton, and syntheti...

• Denim Fabrics - properties and types - Textile School

  Denim is a strong, durable fabric constructed in a twill weave with indigo and white yarns. The blue/indigo yarns are the lengthwise or “warp” threads (parallel to the selvage). The white yarns run ac...

• Pattern Making in Garment Manufacturing - Textile School

  The appearance and fit of a garment are highly dependent on each process. Patternmaking is one of the earliest steps in the development of a garment. It is a craft that has evolved over the centuries ...

• Cotton Fibers and its Properties - Textile School

  USTER® HVI is used for measurement of the most important cotton fiber properties of micronaire, fiber length (UHML), uniformity, short fiber index, strength, elongation, color, trash content, and degr...

• Wool fiber - Basics, Characteristics, & Properties - Textile School

  Wool is possibly the oldest fiber known to humans. It was one of the first fibers to be spun into yarn and woven into the fabric.