Learn the main color fastness tests for textiles: wash, rubbing, perspiration, water and light. See the standards, how grades are read and what buyers expect.
Hand Loom: How It Works, Its Parts and Famous Fabrics
Learn how a hand loom works, its main parts, types such as pit and frame looms, famous handloom fabrics, and how its output compares with power looms.
Parts of a Knitting Machine and What Each One Does
Learn the parts of a knitting machine, from creel and feeders to needles, cams, sinkers and take-down. See what each does and how it affects fabric.
Parts of a Loom and What Each One Does in Weaving
Learn the parts of a loom, from warp beam and heddles to reed, shuttle and cloth beam. See how they work together to weave fabric, step by step.
Shade Variation in Fabric: Causes, Checks and Control
Learn the causes of shade variation in fabric, its types, how to measure it with delta E and how to control it from the dye house to the cutting room.
Digital Textile Printing vs Rotary Screen: Cost per Metre
Where digital printing beats rotary screen and where it does not, comparing cost per metre, run length breakeven, colour range and turnaround.