Woven fabric structure has great influence on the woven fabric production. The types of fabric structure by which fabric will be produced. There are various types of woven fabric. Sometimes, customers will give specification by sending sample which should be analyzed for deciding the structure. Then, set up loom parameters for bulk production.
Woven fabric: The followings determine the structure of woven fabric:
1.Interlacing warp and weft which are at the right angle to each other in the plane of the fabric produce woven fabric.
2.The direction of the length of the fabric and the weft in that of its width orient the warp.
3.Individual warp and weft yarns are called as ends and picks respectively.
4.A coherent structure is produced by interlacing the ends and picks with other.
5.The repeating pattern of interlacing is called the weave.
Classification of woven fabric: Woven fabric is classified into simple structure and compound structure based on the structure.
Features of simple structure:
1.The ends and picks are interlaced with one another at right angle.
2.Threads of each group are respectively parallel to each other.
3.Only one series of ends and picks are used in the construction.
4.Both the aspect of utility or performance in a fabric and the aspects of aesthetic apparel rely on all the constituent threads.
Features of compound structure:
1.More than one series of ends and picks are used in the structure.
2.The body of the fabric such as ground yarns determines some of the threads. Some may be employed entirely for ornamental purposes such as figuring and face yarns.
3.Some threads may be not found in the parallel formation one to another in either plane and indeed there are many pile surface construction in which some threads may project out at right angles to the general plane of the fabric, i.e. pile or towel.
Woven fabric structure is more complex than knitted fabric structure. The manufacturers should be careful about the structure and loom setting when producing desired woven fabric.
