The preparation, dyeing and finishing of knit goods

This is an excellent document on wet processing of knit goods written R.Gordon comprising of four parts:
1. Preparation of knitted cotton fabrics
2. Dyeing of knitted cotton fabrics
3. Dyeing of knitted polyester fabrics
4. Preparation, dyeing and finishing of polyester, and especially polyester microfibres

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TROUBLESHOOTING IN PREPARATION - A Systematic Approach

A guide to adequate preparation in textile wet processing to prevent the occurrence of defects in dyeing written by J.W. Rucker and C.B. Smith of Textile Chemistry Department, North Carolina State University.

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Trouble Shooting Continuous Thermosol Dyeing Of Polyester Fiber And Blends

An article on Thermosol Dyeing written by Larry Bright, Technical Sales Development Manager, Crompton & Knowles Colors, Inc. and published in American Dyestuff Reporter in August 1996.

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Denim Finishing with Enzymes

An article on denim finishing by Mee-Yong Yoon of Genercor International, USA which was published in Dyer International.

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Pollution Prevention Studies in the Textile Wet Processing Industry

An investigation report of pollution prevention opportunities in various textile wet processing industry by Ms. Ilse Hendrickx and Gregory D. Boardman.

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Identification and Reduction of Toxic Pollutants in Textile Mill Effluents

A project report by Brent Smith of Department of Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University and supported by the North Carolina Pollution Pays Program.

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Identification and Reduction of Pollution Sources in Textile Wet Processing

A project report by Brent Smith of Department of Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University and supported by the North Carolina Pollution Pays Program.

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Fabric Preparation - The Key to Consistent Dyeing and Finishing

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance explaining and discussing different terms of fabric preparation or pre-treatment.

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Fundamentals of Textiles and Clothing

An excellent document on the basic understanding of textiles. Explains everything like fibers, yarns, fabrics, dyeing, finishing, printing and is accompanied with review questions.

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Technical Bulletin from Cotton Incorporated

A number of technical bulletins, developed by Cotton Incorporated's Product Development and Implementation group. Select the articles you want to download and submit a valid email address. They will send the download links to your inbox within 72 hours.

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Lecture Note on Yarn

A 'must have' document to gain complete knowledge about yarn. Explains different types of yarns and properties of yarn with color images.

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Lecture Notes on various topics related to textile, apparel and fashion

A great collection of lecture notes on textile and apparel manufacturing and merchandising as well as fashion designing from Rai Foundation Colleges under their OpenCourseware initiative.

Lecture Notes available for these courses:

* Clothing Manufacture & Production Operation
* Textile Manufacturing Techniques
* Visual Merchandising
* Fashion Forecasting
* Experimental Embroidery Textiles
* Accessory Designing
* Fashion Stylization
* Model Drawing
* Design Exploration in Fashion
* Techniques & Processes in Fashion
* Brand Positioning
* CAD-CAM-II

What Chemical Finishes You Should Use for Your Fabrics

Explains different chemical finishing applied to textile fabrics and mentions advantages and disadvantages of each process.

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How Mechanical Finishing Can Create the Right Fabric

Detailed description of different mechanical finishing applied to textile fabrics.

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Weft Knitting Fundamentals

A handout document from a short course conducted by the College of Textiles, North Carolina State University.

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Knitting Fundamentals

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance that discusses everything that you need to know about knitting.

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Texturing Yarns

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on different methods of yarn texturing systems.

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Long Staple Yarn Manufacturing

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on long staple spinning process.

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Textile Printing

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. The documents describes different methods of textile printing processes.

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Fabric Finishing

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on different finishes used in textile processing.

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Dyes For Synthetics

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. It talks about the application of different dyes for synthetic yarns.

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Dyes - Applications, Properties and Equipment

A document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. It discusses about the properties and application of different classes of dyes.

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Color And Color Properties

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on definition of color and various properties of color.

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Fabric Preparation

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on the preparation or pre-treatment of fabric such as singeing, desizing, scouring, bleaching etc.

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Woven Fabrics

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on various structures of woven fabrics and how they are made on different looms.

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Yarn Preparation For Weaving

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on various processes used for preparing yarn before using in weaving looms.

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Short Staple Yarn Manufacturing

A note from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on short staple spinning process.

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Man Made Fibers And Their Properties

A pdf document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. It discusses on almost all man-made fibers. A must have document.

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Natural fibers and their properties

A pdf document from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on natural fibers like cotton(a vegetable fiber) and wool(a protein fiber).

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European (International) Care Labeling

A document on the status of the European (International) Care Labeling published by the GINETEX technical commission.

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Regulation on Apparel Labeling and Apparel Safety

A document on US Government's Regulation on Apparel Labeling and Apparel Safety.

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Guide to Apparel and Textile Care Symbols

A document published by the Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA).

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Facts About Fabric Flammability

Twelve different facts about the flammability of fabrics that consumers should know, published by North Central Regional Extension, USA

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Analysis of Productivity Measures and The Factors Affecting Accurate Measurement of Productivity

A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty of of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the degree of master of science in the department of Textile and Apparel Technology Management by Saqib Mian Sohail.

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Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics (JEFF)

The Journal is an international, peer-reviewed scientific e-Journal that publishes original R&D on all aspects of fabric technologies and their value chain from raw materials to end use products.

You can also subscribe online for free.

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Intelligent textiles and clothing

A book edited H. R. Mattila and published by Woodhead Publishing Limited in association with The Textile Institute.

ISBN-13: 978-1-84569-005-2, ISBN-10: 1-84569-005-2

UN announced 2009 as the International Year of Natural Fiber

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2009 as the International Year of Natural Fiber (IYNF) at the request of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with a slogan 'Discover Natural Fibres'.

I wrote an article on this topic in the June issue of Bangladesh Textile Today, the first ever and a comprehensive magazine for the textile and apparel industry.

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ASTM Standard Test Method for Textile

A technical manual of ASTM International of standard testing method for textile materials

Modeling the Production Planning and Scheduling Activities and Data in Warp Knitting, Dyeing and Finishing

A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty of of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the degree of master of science in the department of Textile Engineering by João S. Areias

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Textile Dyes

A book written by Mansoor Iqbal and published by Rehbar Publishers Karachi

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Textile processing with enzymes

A book edited by A. Cavaco-Paulo and G. M. Gübitz and published by Woodhead Publishing Limited in association with The Textile Institute

ISBN 1 85573 610 1

Real-Time Analysis and Control of Batch Dyeing Processes

A research report in the areas of dyebath monitoring, modeling and control by Keith R. Beck, Warren J. Jasper, Ralph McGregor, Gordon K. L Lee, C. Brent Smith of The Dye Applications Research Group (DARG) at North Carolina State University.

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Tex.in - Textile & Apparel WWW Database

Tex.in is a comprehensive WWW database for textiles, apparel, leather and related industries.

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FIBRES & TEXTILES in Eastern Europe

A research journal published by Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres (IBWCh), Łodź, Poland and in publishing participates Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Kaunas, Lithuania.

Abstracts are presented since 1998 and full texts of articles since 2002

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Cellulosics Dyeing

A book edited by John Shore and published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

ISBN 0 901956 68 6

Colorants and auxiliaries: Organic Chemistry and Application Properties (Vol 1 & 2)

A book edited by John Shore and published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

Volume 1 - Colorants
ISBN 0 901956 77 5

Volume 2 - Auxiliaries
ISBN 0 901956 78 3

Colour for textiles: a user's handbook

A book written by Wilfred Ingamells and published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

ISBN 0 901956 56 2

Basic Principles of Textile Coloration

A book written by Arthur D Broadbent and published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

ISBN 0 901956 76 7

Clothing Appearance & Fit: Science and technology

A book written by J. Fan, W. Yu and L. Hunter and published by Woodhead Publishing Limited in association with The Textile Institute

ISBN 1 85573 745 0