Textiles refer to materials that are made from fibers, thin threads or filaments which are natural or manufactured or a combination. The fibers are spun into yarn and then made into fabric by different methods like weaving, knitting, felting. It forms the building block of a garment.
Type of textile fibers:
Thread count:
This refers to the number of thread per inch of a fabric. ( yarns-per-inch). This denotes how tightly or loosely the fabric will be woven. Higher the thread count higher the number of threads woven per inch, and higher the quality.
Balance of weft yarn and warp yarn:
In weaving of the cloth there will be a balance in the proportion of horizontal weft yarn and the vertical warp yarn.
This is very important in any fabric. In high-quality fabric this balance ( either in numbers or in size) will always be maintained.
Ply:
The fibers that are woven to make the fabric will either be as a single strand or they will be formed by combining two yarns (twisted).
When two fibers are so twisted together, they result in a stronger, durable yarn which also resists pilling. A two ply yarn is superior to a single ply yarn.
