RIB FABRICS... Special Fabric Need Special Care Fabric Construction 101 direction), by grouping yarns in Bengaline: Originally produced in The most common method of specific areas of the warp or filling, Bengal, India. Ribs are larger than construction for interior upholstery or by having more warp than filling those in rep and are equally sized fabrics is weaving. In a woven yarns per inch. and spaced. This fabric is often fabric, yarns are interlaced at finished with a moiré process. Many rib fabrics make use of filling right angles in some established yarns that are larger than the warp Ottoman: Heaviest of the ribbed sequence or pattern. yarns, creating a ribbed surface fabrics. The large ribs may be of The yarns that run parallel to the that runs crosswise (selvedge to equal size and spacing, or unequal selvedge or the longer diameter selvedge). Comparative size of the size and spacing (shown below). of a bolt of fabric are called warp ribs in some of the more commonly yarns or ends. The yarns that run encountered rib fabrics is one crosswise of the fabric are called method of fabric identification. The filling yarns, weft yarns, woof following is a selection of rib fabrics yarns or picks. The terms warp listed in order from fine to heavy rib: and filling are commonly used Faille: Lightweight fabric, originally in the interior design industry, silk, with a small transverse rib. whereas manufacturers and converters usually use the terms Rep (repp): Common, plain-woven ends and picks. fabric with distinct ribs (shown below). Visual Interest Upholstery fabrics can be woven with many different yarn combinations to create various A Mix of Fibers Rib fabrics can be intricate or visual and tactile effects. One of the they can be relatively plain. more common weaving variations is While reps are very often 100% referred to as the rib weave. cotton, many other rib fabrics The rib effect is produced by are constructed with two or more using heavy yarns in the filling or different types of yarns (cotton warp direction (usually the filling and polyester, for example).

Superior Service, Smart Solutions PAGE 1 COPYRIGHT 2019 In fabrics with more pronounced impossible to generalize about the The Experts on Your Side ribs such as the ottoman on the care of these fabrics. Fiber-Seal’s worldwide system of previous page, the finer warp yarns fabric care experts stands ready to Routine pre-testing procedures that “float” over the ribs are subject help whenever we are needed. From should always be followed before to snagging. Care must be used maintenance recommendations to any type of spot removal or overall in order to avoid damage from in-person assistance for stubborn cleaning is attempted. abrasion, especially during cleaning. spots and spills, the professionals Spotting and Cleaning Despite recommendations to of the FIBER-SEAL Fabric Care the contrary, the vast majority of System create success stories and As mentioned previously, rib fabrics fabrics are wet cleanable with happy clients every day. are created with a wide variety careful precautions such as proper of different fibers. It is, therefore, You can also connect with us on detergents and accelerated drying. our social media networks!

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