Introduction of Textile design

Introduction to Textile

Terms & Definition

• Structure: simple and compound structure
• Grain and off-grain
• Texture
• Sett
• Identification of warp and weft
• Foundation of woven cloth structure
• Contact field

Terms & Definition

• Interlacing field
• Interlacing ratio
• Free field
• Open field
• Formula Number
• Repeat Number
• Weave plan
• Looming plan or drafting plan
• Lifting plan
• Denting plan
• Grammar of textile design

Structure: The technique, how the two series of threads (warp and weft) are interlaced at right angles to each other is called structure.

• Structure: The technique, how the two series of threads (warp and weft) are interlaced at right angles to each other is called structure.
• Texture: A term referring to the appearance or hand or other general quality of a fabric.
• Sett: A term used to indicate the number of ends and picks in a woven cloth. This is usually expressed as:
• warp × weft: 36 ×36

Simple structure:

• Ends and picks intersect one another at right angles.
• There is only one series of warp and weft.
• All constituent threads are equally responsible for both the aspect of utility or performance in a fabric.

Compound structure

• May be more than one series of ends or picks.
• Some of ends or picks may be responsible for the body of the fabric, such as ground yarns; some may be employed for ornamental purposes such as figuring or face yarns.
• Threads may project out at right angles to the general plane of the fabric

On grain fabric

• A fabric that is on grain has warp yarns parallel to each other and perpendicular to the filling yarns that move straight across the fabric.

Off grain

• The angle of interlacement is less or more than 90 degree.
• It is a fabric fault.