What is Cover Factor? Cover factor is a scientific measurement of the percentage area of the fabric covered by the yarns and fiber. In...

Crimp: Crimp is defined as the shortening of yarn length in the fabric. crimp is created due to the interlacement / interloping of yarn...

Selvedge: A selvedge is the finished edge portion of a woven fabric that is parallel to the warp yarns of the woven structure. Selvedges...

Pick: Pick is a single weft yarn in woven fabric. Picking: It is the process of weft yarn insertion in the warp shed. Picking is the...

Shedding mechanism is set according to the picking and Beat-up motions. Timing of shedding is set with respect to crank shaft position....

Side weft fork mechanism comes under the weft stop motion. It works on alternative picks. Following are parts of side weft fork...

Dobby pegging and lagging This is a process by which the lags are connected to each other and pegs are fixed to the lags. The pegs are...

Warping: it is defined as a process of combining of ends from cone or cheese or spool or double flanged bobbin on to warper beam. Every...

Comparison between Beam and Sectional Warping: Defects in Beam Warping:

The negative dobby with single jack is known as Keighley dobby. The negative dobby with double jacks is known as climax Dobby. It...

It is a shedding device placed on top of the loom. It provides figuring effects and produces smaller motives. It is normally built to...

Faults in dobby weaving: Peg falling: This is due to continuous use of old lattices for long time where in the used peg may get worn out...

Shed: Shed is the temporary separation between upper and lower warp yarns to facilitate the weft insertion. Types of Shed: Sheds are...

Normally warp sheet contracts from 2 to 15% in width from reed to the cloth due to interlacement of warp and weft. This can be prevented...

Weft stop motion: These motions stop the loom immediately in the event of weft breakage or weft running out. There are 2 types of weft...

Shedding is a process by which warp sheet is divided into two which will facilitate the passage of weft yarn from one end to another end...

Creels Warp stop motion. Fan Powerful clutch and brake Measuring motions Antibound let off motion. Foot pedal Beam bracket Beam doff and...

Creel is a platform for placing warpers beam. The function of the creel to allow steady and smooth unwinding of warp yarn from the...

Creels in Warping Creel: Creel is a platform which holds the supply packages like cone, cheese or spool in warping process. Warping...