Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Textile: Definition

In general, textile is defined as goods made or produced by weaving or knitting; it is commonly called fabric. Textile is also in connection with fibers, yarns and treads because a fabric is formed from yarns weaved or knitted by means of a machine.

Machine used for weaving the yarns into fabric is called loom or weaving machine. There are several types of weaving machine namely hand loom weaving machine, shuttle loom, water jet loom, air jet loom, jacquard, and so on.

To make a knitted fabric, a person can do it with hand knitting method, however these days knitting machine has been developed from the simple, non-mechanical, to the highly complex and electronic.