Carbonizing of Wool:

Wool Carbonizing Process:

Carbonizing is done to remove the cellulosic impurities from wool by treatment with acid or acid producing salts. Carbonizing may be carried out in loose wool or on piece goods after scouring. However, it is common practice to carbonise worsted

Wool Sorting Description:

Raw wool: 

As it comes from the sheep’s back, wool is not a very promising fibre in appearance. Even though the sheep have been washed shortly before shearing, dirt and leaves, grasses and thorns, cling closely to the matted and tangled tresses of the

Flow chart of wool Finishing Process:

Wool Finishing Processes:

The sequence of the treatments undergone by wool fibres in various forms (staple, sliver, yarn, woven and knitted fabric) varies according to the modification process of the fibre structure, according to the type of processing system used and according to the experience of the

Characteristic & Properties of Wool

Characteristics of Wool Fabrics:

There are many factors, which affect the quality of wool fabric. The kind of sheep from which the wool is obtained, its physical condition, the part of the sheep from which the wool is obtained, and the finishing processes are some of the factors, which affect

An overview of Wool Fiber

Wool Fiber:

Wool Fiber

Wool is an animal hair fiber that, chemically, is made of a naturally occurring protein called keratin. This is a general definition that would include the body hairs of many animals but, in common parlance, the word is used for the body

Silk:

Silk & Its Type:

Silk:

Silk fiber

Silk is a natural protein fiber excreted by the moth larva Bombyx mori, better known as the common silkworm. It's amino acid composition is close to that of the human 

 

Physical & Chemical Properties of Silk:

Physical Properties of Silk Fiber: 

Tenacity - The silk filament is strong. This strength is due to its linear, beta configuration polymers and very crystalline polymer system. These two factors permit many more hydrogen bonds to be formed in a much more

 

Pretreatment Process of Silk:

Pretreatment of Silk:
Means any treatment, which is done before actual (dyeing and printing) process. To prepare a silk yarn for dyeing and silk fabrics for dyeing

 

Silk Dyeing Process:

Silk Dyeing:

Silk Dyeing Process

Silk being a natural polyamide or polypeptide fibre, its dyeing properties are very similar to those of other natural polypeptide fibre, wool as well as synthetic polyamide

fiber, nylon. They can be dyed by similar

 

Why Silk Products are still Popular:

  Silk is an expensive material, but most people still love it, especially women. Silk can be used for many different products, such as silk clothes

 

Why Silk Products are still Popular:

  Silk is an expensive material, but most people still love it, especially women. Silk can be used for many different products, such as silk clothes