Cotton - fabric, whose history is rooted in the distant past.Another seven millennia ago, cotton is cultivated on the banks of the river Indus.Currently, the production of cotton materials is about 40% of the total number of textile products.There are more than 50 kinds of fabrics of this type.Today, the most popular and demanded fabric - cotton.Photo shows how beautiful cotton plantations, which produce raw materials in more than 40 countries.
properties of cotton fabrics
Natural materials for clothing and bed linen firmly hold the palm.Especially prized children's cotton clothing and underwear.This is not surprising, because the cotton fabric has many advantages:
- perfectly absorbs moisture.
- pleasant to the touch.
- not cause allergies.
- Behind it easy to care for.
- not accumulate static electricity.
- has insulating properties.
- well painted.
- excellent behaves at tailoring products.
- Cotton is flexible when heat-treated fibers.
Have clothes made of cotton and negative aspects:
- quickly crumpled.
- When washing shrinks.
- wear out, especially under direct sunlight.
- Cotton rot in a moist environment.
range of fabrics produced from cotton fiber is unusually wide.
fabrics of cotton:
kinds of cotton fiber - a natural cellulose fiber.There is a long-fiber, SHORT, upland cotton, the fabric of them will be different.Also the fabric depend on the method of interweaving fibers.
In general, the focus on the consumer market are the following group of materials:
- Linen fabrics: chiffon, batiste, madapolam, grinsbon, muslin, and teak nainsook eraser, bo-bo and turban.
- platevye-production of shirts: cotton, satin, calico, eraser, group platevye and pile fabrics (corduroy-ribbed velvet, polubarhat, corduroy).
- Summer platevye: batiste, voile, Maya, volts, matting, voile.
- Demi : poplin, reps, tartan, caddis, Crepe, pongee, sherstyanka, peak.
- Winter : bike, flannelette, flannel.
consider the most popular materials.
Thin fabrics of cotton
Cotton fabric calico or linen weave is used to sew the bottom and bed linen, summer clothes.
- Chintz - inexpensive stuffed or dyed plain weave fabric.Not stretching after washing can not iron.Material vystiryvaetsya and quickly fades.
- Satin produce weaving strongly twisted double strands.Because of this material has a silk gleam.It is resistant to washing, quite durable.
- Calico very popular for the production of bed linen.Weaving the threads of 1: 1 provides sufficient strength of the material, but the fabric is inferior in this parameter satin.Accordingly, the cost of calico below.
- Chiffon - translucent flowing matter can be made not only cotton, but also of silk and viscose.Cotton chiffon used for sewing shirts, ball gowns, scarves and summer sundresses.
- Baptiste made of fine woven cotton is very light and delicate fabric requires special care.
Dense cotton fabrics
to sew warm or outer clothing, upholstery for furniture, curtains also use cotton.Fabric with the more dense, sometimes with unilateral or bilateral nap.
- Velvet .Has ribbed fuzzy surface, the structure resembles velvet.It is used for clothing and footwear.
- Bike .Soft, smooth fabric with a thick and long, two-sided pile plain or twill weave.
- Flannel .Fabric with a rare fleece, soft and comfortable, perfectly saves heat.No shedding, can withstand repeated washing, easy to iron.Used to sew children's and women's clothing, bedding for the little ones, bath accessories and men's shirts.Worth soft, single-sided or double-sided, short.
- Plush .Fabric with an elongated one-sided pile.Currently, the pile may be made of cotton, wool or viscose, but the base is always cotton.The fabric is very soft and pleasant to the touch.Used to sew dresses and decorative purposes - for upholstery, curtains manufacturing.
- jeans and denim. very dense tissue twill weave sew denim clothes, shoes and accessories.It denim jeans were sewn first "Levi Strauss."
How to care for cotton?
Comply with the most basic rules:
- Wash at 40 degrees.If higher, the article is shrunk.
- ironed slightly damp cloth.
- Do not keep in direct sunlight, otherwise the material will burn.
- Colored things desirable bleach.
From ancient times to this day a favorite material for many people, is cotton.The fabric of this natural material is very hygienic and pleasant to wear.To eliminate some of the disadvantages to cotton producers add 5-20% of synthetic fibers.
