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Fabrics are made from yarns (held together by weaving or knitting), or fibres which are stuck together.
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Different woven fabrics are made by interlacing two sets of yarns. The weft travels up and down and the warp travels right to left.
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Twill weave is the simplest weave
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With Twill weave the weft yarn goes over four or more warp threads and under one.
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Plain weave is the cheapest weave to produce and is used to make lots of fabrics especially cotton based ones.
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Non woven fabrics are layers of fibres held together by bonding or felting.
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Non woven fibres fray and there is a lot of waste when cutting
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Bonded fabrics are made by combining pressure, moisture and heat to interlock a mat of fibres.
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Felted fabrics are made by combining pressure, moisture and heat to interlock a mat of fibres.
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Non woven fabrics are very strong and have good stretch
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Twill weave is stronger and drapes better than plain weave.
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Knitted fabrics are made by interlocking one or more yarns together using loops
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Weft knitted fabrics have yarns that run up the fabric
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Knitted fabrics are good insulators
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Warp knitted fabrics can stretch and lose their shape easily.
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Warp knitted fabrics are hard to unravel and are less likely to ladder
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Weft knitted fabrics can be produced by hand or machine
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This is an example of weft knitted fabric construction.
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This is an example of weft knitted fabric construction
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This is an example of plain weave fabric construction