Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Tufted Carpet - Textile Fibers, Dyes, Finishes, and Processes

A book by Von Moody and Howard L. Needles and published by William Andrew Publishing in 2004.

ISBN 1-884207-99-5

Sunday, April 26, 2009

The Effects of Different Fabric Types and Seam Designs on the Seam Efficiency

An undergraduate thesis paper by Courtney LaPere of Eastern Michigan University.

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Friday, April 24, 2009

4 Point Fabric Inspection System

A document explaining the 4 point fabric inspection system in detail, includes defect types, common faults, point calculation, inspection procedure etc.

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Stitch and Seam Guide to the ASTM Standard D-6193

A very good guide to learn about different seam types and stitch classes. This guide is designed to enable you to easily find and utilize the correct ASTM D-6193 stitch and seam standard for your product specifications, communications and development.

here's the link

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Lecture Notes of Textile Engineering

Lecture notes of different courses in textile engineering like Spinning Technology, Weaving Technology, Knitting Technology, Garment Technology, Fabric Design, Polymer Science, Bleaching Dyeing Printing and Finishing of Textile Material, Textile Dyestuffs and Machinery, Fabric Analysis, Textile Costing and Management, Physical Textile Testing and Quality Control, Modern Methods in Textile Manufacturing and many more by Technological University under Ministry of Science and Technology(MOST), Myanmar.

here's the link

Try checking out all the variables on different types of clothing yourself. You can find a wide variety of pieces online for wholesale clothing prices.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Chemistry for Textile Students

A manual suitable for technical students in the textile and dyeing industries by Barker North and assisted by Norman Bland. This book was published by the Cambridge University Press in 1920.

Thanks to Mr. Mansoor Iqbal for providing this book.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Sewability of Elastic Fabric

A complete guideline for sewing elastic fabric. Mentions what type of stitch should be used, what type of stitch density should be used, what type of needle should be used to sew elastic fabrics etc.