How Is Chintz Made and Where Does It Originate? Where Is It Commonly

How is chintz 1. It is a closely woven, lustrous, plain weave cotton fabric, printed or made and where plain, that has been glazed with starch or glue and then friction does it originate? calendered. Much used for curtains and upholstery. Where is it 2. It was originally a painted or stained calico produced in India and commonly used? popular for bed covers, quilts and draperies, popular in Europe in 17th century and 18th century, where it was imported and later produced. Europeans at first produced reproductions of Indian designs, and later added original patterns. 3. A well-known make was toile de Jouy, which was manufactured in Jouy, France between 1700 and 1843. Today it usually consists of bright patterns printed on a light background. Which weave is used 1. It is a rich fabric using the Jacquard weave where an all over to produce Brocade, interwoven design usually floral patterns. and where is it used? 2. It is used for upholstery and other interior products and often incorporates gold, silver or other metallic yarns. 3. It is also used in Chinese garments. 4. Brocade is typically woven on a draw loom. It is a supplementary weft technique, that is, the ornamental brocading is produced by a supplementary, non-structural, weft in addition to the standard weft that holds the warp threads together. The purpose of this is to give the appearance that the weave actually was embroidered on. How are chenille yarns 1. The weft yarn is manufactured by placing short lengths of yarn, called made and how are they the "pile", between two "core yarns" and then twisting the yarn used? together. The edges of these piles then stand at right angles from the yarn’s core, giving chenille both its softness and its characteristic look.The chenille yarn is always the weft and the warp is always a standard yarn to give stability. It can also be used for knitting. 2. The yarn is commonly manufactured from cotton, but can also be made using acrylic, rayon and olefin and should be dry cleaned. If hand- or machine-washed, it should be machine-dried using low heat, or dried flat. To avoid stretching, it should never be hung. 3. One of the problems with chenille yarns is that the tufts can work loose and create bare fabric. This was resolved by using low melt nylon in the core of the yarn applying heat to the yarn setting the pile in place. Which fabric can be called sateen, what are its characteristics and 1. It is a mercerised satin weave cotton which has a lustrous shiny and how is it used? is used as curtain lining and other upholstery. It is also becoming more popular as a fashion fabric however the main application remains interiors. 2. It is calendered which uses heated rollers to apply pressure to the cloth. This flattens the fibre and increases the shine. 3. It uses caustic soda either at the yarn stage or the fabric stage to make the yarn more durable and subtle to work with. Tricot has numerous applications. How is it made and where is it used? 1. It’s made by a warp knitting machine, a machine in which parallel yarns run length wise and are locked into a series of loops. 2. Warp knits have good crosswise stretch properties. 3. Example of nylon swim wear tricot fabric. .

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