AALA FABRICS

 You may all be well aware of a single name when it comes to clothing, ‘cotton’. We rely so heavily on cotton for our fabric needs that cotton fabrics seem to be a thing synonymous with clothing. It is not only a trend, or a kind of blind love with this plant, which is referred to as Gossypium in botanical language, but the ease and comforts the lend to your body when put on. They are strong enough, wick moisture well, are soft to touch, and make you think that you are being soothed. So, we can conclude with a little effort and a bit of insight, and it is not rocket science to understand, that these fabrics have got into our lives not as a custom, but for their practical values that are distinct from other fabrics.   Moreover, we also find that these are cheap to grow and buy, and are enough for the most of fabric needs of homo sapiens, as they have remained throughout history.   Below will be a brief review of the potential benefits that this excellent fabric ca...

  What qualities should a fabric have? You may all come up with different types of things you look for in fabric and select a particular fabric type based on your own preferences and properties. We may not all agree on each other’s choice, but, there is one universal property that a fabric must-have. It is longevity and durability. If a fabric is not durable and has a short life, it is of no use to almost ninety-nine percent of the public. Lycra fabrics, however, have both durability and strength.   Where does the term comes from and what does it refer to?   Lycra is the brand name of any product made from elastane, which is in turn a synthetic material originally created to replace latex. It has a great stretch and is excellent to be used in hosiery and tight-fitting sports dresses. This is a type of material that can be mixed with polyester or any other natural or synthetic material to achieve some new properties and it often produces an excellent blend. ...

 What comes to your mind when you see the umbrella term ‘ net fabrics ’ ? This term refers to a general mixture of open mesh fabrics. In layman’s terms, we can say that it is a type of fabric that contains holes. These holes can be of any type or size, with each combination contributing to a unique type of net. The shape of the holes may be diagonal, tetrahedral, hexagonal, or octagonal. It is the whole industry of design and art that determines its shape.   What determines the properties of a net?   How these holes are formed is a question that must be answered first, in order to understand the qualities of these fabrics in a better way. These are achieved through knitting, twisting, knotting, or looping the yarns that are being used. The type and the size of the holes are two things that play a key role in defining the properties of the net. We will see that when we discuss the types in more detail. The most common materials used for these fabrics are silk, synt...

  When you hear a fabric name, the first thing you might be worried about is if a nomenclature exists for them? To your disappointment, I will say no. If it exists at all, or there exists many, they are vague and confusing. The same is true about Satin Georgette Fabrics too, as you do not easily get what type of fabric this is. Is it satin or georgette, or both? If you keep on reading till the end, I assure you that you will get this mystery solved forever. Fabric may have many names and these names might indicate the weave used in the formation of it, or the source material it is made of, or the designer who first introduced that cloth. It is a bit confusing but their textile industry is not a discipline like chemistry or biology, who have their own nomenclatures and are definite in naming different entities. What exactly is Satin Georgette? To answer this question in a layman’s terms, I will say that satin is a type of and georgette is a sheer, fine, lightweight, dull-look...

  If you are a fabric lover or a professional who deals in fabrics, you must be familiar with the term raw silk. You may also know what it means to wear raw silk fabrics , what properties it renders to your dresses, and how it is different from its counterpart i.e. traditional silk. If you have some knowledge about that, you can still read further down the article for I will be sharing details that you may find new and a must-read. If you are a beginner, I assure you that this article will help you a lot in understanding this fabric and the dresses made from it better, and for other fabrics also.   The difference between two sister fabrics   Before we have a look at what it means to wear raw silk, we should start at what silk is. It is a natural material secreted by silkworm caterpillars through a single opening on their head and the material itself is composed of a protein called fibroin. This forms a cocoon that surrounds the silkworm entirely. At this stage, si...