What is textile? This is a big and complicated topic, The information in this article is about what is textile and to further break it down, it is divided into four core sections. The first section is What is textile? Classification…
Fabric pilling can seriously affect the appearance of clothing, reduce wearability and even lose its value, so it is important to test pilling of fabrics. Before discussing how to test fabrics for pilling, let's first look at how fabric pilling…
The conductivity of textiles to temperature and humidity is the most intuitive and important influence on human comfort. Different textile materials have different properties and uses, so how do you define the conductivity of a fabric to temperature and humidity? The…
Moisture wicking & quick dry fabrics are fabrics that allow clothes to dry faster, compared to woollen or cotton clothes, which are more likely to evaporate water and dry faster under the same external conditions. Moisture wicking & quick dry…
Every product manufactured by industry is subject to environmental damage. Environmental testing can help you find problems in your products. In order to check the usability of your products, environmental test chambers accelerate environmental changes or increase the number of…
What is the water resistance of a fabric? The water resistance of a fabric, also known as water proof, is mainly reflected in two aspects: water penetration and surface wetting. The permeability of a fabric is the property of liquid…
Colorfastness, also known as dye fastness, refers to the fading or color change of textiles during use and storage due to light, perspiration, rubbing, washing, ironing, etc. The colorfastness test is a routine test for the intrinsic quality of textiles…
When clothes are worn for a long time, due to friction the yarn thinning, the fabric within the local yarn stress breakage and formation of cracks, used as military uniforms, puff sails, parachutes, hammocks, and other fabrics, in use more…
Introduction With the accelerated growth of the 3D printing market, the textile industry has started to innovate and manufacture in various ways using 3D printing technology, such as 3D printed textiles, apparel, fashion accessories, and footwear. Compared to traditional textiles,…
The light fastness test is conducted by exposing a textile specimen together with a set of blue wool references to artificial light under specified conditions and then comparing the two for colour change to assess the colour fastness. Textiles are…
Everyone wears clothes, and often buys clothes, we may have many criteria when choosing clothes, but most of them will mention the word "comfort". The comfortable performance also has a variety of forms, the clothes may be soft, maybe light,…
What is textile sample dyeing in the dyeing lab? Based on the colour requirement and design requirement of the incoming sample, design the dyeing process, select the appropriate dyes or paints and dyeing until obtain confirmation. Textile sample dyeing can…
What does Color Fastness to Rubbing Mean? There was once a joke on friction color fastness where a guy was wearing his blue jeans and driving around in the white leather seats of his new Rolls Royce, and when he…
The air permeability test is a test method for measuring the air permeability of textiles. Air permeability refers to the permeability of gases to polymer materials such as films, coatings, and fabrics. It is a fundamental property of leather products…
What is the Glow Wire Test, What is the purpose of the glow wire test? Historically, there have been a variety of methods to evaluate the flammability and fire resistance of materials, including direct and indirect flame-burning test methods. The…
Why do the Fabric Bursting Strength Test? In our clothes, part of the package elbows, knees, and other locations, over time these parts of the textile will be deformed, and knitted pants' knee location is easy to wear out, About…
With the development of technology, technical textiles are becoming more and more widely used, but natural fiber textiles are still receiving a great deal of attention. So, what are the characteristics of natural fiber textiles compared to technical textiles? The…
In this article, we will make a detailed explanation of the digital thickness gauge in many aspects, including its definition, application, test principle, and so on. What is Fabric Thickness? Thickness refers to the dimension between two surfaces of a…
What is textile testing? Textile testing refers to the determination and evaluation of the material, structure and properties of textile fabrics by means of experience or testing instruments. Textile testing is the assessment of whether various textile materials (cotton, linen,…
1. Background of the birth of the MMT tester As the textile industry enters the new century, textiles with liquid moisture management properties are becoming a popular industry with multi-million dollar sales. Since the late 1990s, led by the U.S.…
This standard specifies the use of the modified Martindale method to determine the fabric resistance to abrasion, pilling, or felting performance of the determination method. It is also known as the Martindale Method of Abrasion &Pilling Testing. Citation Standards ISO…