Textile is one of the basic needs of the human kind. When we deal with something from the Neolithic age, it is but natural that there will be subjectivity in the expressions and opposing views. The industrial revolution of the 18th century helped conjoin a lot of upright purists from the spinning and the weaving worlds. However, there is still enough ambiguity that confounds professionals in the industry - leave alone the common man!
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1. What this story has to do with a textiles company like Claredon? Click here
6. Please click to view the Technical Specifications on our fabrics
2. When the yarn count goes up, its thickness goes down and vice versa.
3. When the numbers on the # ducks get smaller, the fabrics get heavier and vice versa.
Almost every textile website tells you the answer to the following two questions, but fails to give you an explanation. We have made an attempt :
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4. Fabric quality is a very subjective topic. Being a natural product, even with the best available techniques for spinning and weaving, cotton fabric still has imperfections. Quality acceptable to one customer may not work for another. All our imported greige fabrics and plain dyed fabrics meet the quality standards as specified by the "Worth Street Rules" (also known as ASQC's Four Point Inspection System). Per this system, the buyer and the seller are required to follow a single system while inspecting the fabrics.
Click here to read the Worth Street Rules
Click here to read the Worth Street Rules
Surprise! Spinning raw cotton into threads did not originate in England. A very interesting story from a 17th century textbook on weaving. Click here
"It were vain to search for the origin of Weaving amidst the darkness of remote ages, although there can be no doubt of its having an equal claim to antiquity with any of the arts, which contribute either to the necessaries, the comforts, or the luxuries of the human race"
- Murphy, John "A treatise on th art of weaving", 3rd ed., Blackie, Fullarton & Co, London, 1831.
"We have always done it that way"
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5. However, there are other standards and test methods to determine the quality of fabric supplies. Click here to view these standards and the other acronyms used in the textile industry.
7. Pls click to see the Industrial applications of our fabrics
9. Glossary of textiles. Click here.
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