Weave and Colour Effect

Weave and colour effect is the form or pattern of two or more than two colours produced by weave and colour combination.

Types of weave and colour effect

1.     Simple warping and simple wefting

2.     Simple warping and compound wefting

3.     Compound warping and simple wefting

4.     Compound warping and compound wefting

Here simple means: 1 black 1white, or 2 red 2 green, simple repeats

Compound Means: 1 black 2 white 3 red 1 black, 1 black 1 red 3 blue, complicated combination

Construction of Weave and colour effect

1.     First plain or twill (simple) weave is done

2.     Then the warping order and wefting order is done

3.     Then fill dark yarn colour in warp direction

4.     Then fill dark yarn colour in weft direction

Some Weave and colour effect

Multiply Fabric

The fabric which contains two fabrics one over the other and stitched together is called multiply fabric.

In this fabric there are two sets of warp yarn; one set face warp and the other set is back warp yarn. Also there are two sets of weft yarn; one set is face weft and the set is back weft yarn.

Classification of Multiply fabric

1.     Self-stitch double cloth

2.     Center stitch double cloth

3.     Double cloth stitched by thread inter change

4.     Double cloth stitched by cloth interchange.

5.     Alternate single and double ply construction

Bed Ford Cord

Features of Bed ford cord

·      The cord effect is in warp direction

·      There is a sunken line between two cords in the warp direction.

·      The surface of bed for cord fabric is rough

·      The weave has even number of ends in a repeat.

·      The number of picks in a repeat is four

·      In one repeat two or more cords are formed.

·      These are warp face cloth

·      It is used to make ladies wear, sportswear, worsted trousers, ornamental trimmings, soft furnishing,etc.

Warded Yarn Quality

·      The waded yarn has to be coarse, low twisted and cheap

Construction of Bed ford cord

1.     First the cutting ends are given plain weave

2.     Then two diagonal sections are made all warp up

3.     Then the remaining two diagonal section are given plain weave

** In case of waded yarn, the plain weave section should have all weft up over the warded yarn.

Sponge Weaves

Construction of Sponge weaves

1.     First using the following formula the repeat size is found out.

2.     Then we have to draw a sateen weave (for example if repeat is 10x10 then we have to draw 10-end sateen.

3.     After that using the warp up as center, we have to draw diamond (for example if the repeat is 10x10 and float size is 3, we have to draw 10 diamonds with float size 3)

Sponge weave are used to make medical wipes and towels.

Hucka-Back Weave and Mock Leno / Imitation Guag

Features of Hucka-Back Weave

·      The surface of hucka-back weave is rough

·      The stiffness of the fabric is good.

·      The repeat size is odd number multiple of 2

·      It can be divided into two equal parts diagonally.

·      Due to the long floats it has good water absorbency.

·      It is used to make towels, glass cloth, table linen, dress wear, shirting, etc.

Features of Mock Leno or Imitation gauge

·      Mock leno can be divided into two equal parts diagonally.

·      Smallest repeat size is 6x6

·      The repeat size is even number. E.g. 8x8, 10x10 etc.

·      The fabric surface has holes like in a net.

·      It is used to make curtains, embroidery cloth, brocades, blouses, towel, table linen, etc.

·      Due to the long floats it has good water absorbency.