Textiles are an indispensable part of human life. Besides the apparel industry, textiles also find use as industrial filters and geotextiles, fireproof clothing and covering, and in the making of backpacks, tents and nets. Textile Science provides a comprehensive knowledge of the manufacture, properties and uses of these various textiles.

The book begins with an introduction to the basic element of textiles and fibres, and goes on to describe yarns and the various processes that result in the forming of various fabrics. The book is divided into three units:

• The first unit is devoted to the production and properties of natural and man-made fibres, and the manufacture and properties of the yarns of these fibres.
• The second unit deals with the production and properties of major types of fabrics that are made from yarns—knitted, woven and non-wovens.
• The third unit describes the various processes involved in preparing the final textile from fabrics—finishing, dyeing, printing and labelling.

Carefully designed to be accessible to undergraduate students, this book will help them visualise and easily remember the various industrial manufacturing processes, classifications, properties and structures of fibre polymers and organic dyes. It will be a valuable text resource for students of home science, fashion designing and textile engineering.

Deepali Rastogi is Associate Professor, Department of Fabric and Apparel Science, Lady Irwin College, New Delhi.

Sheetal Chopra is Assistant Professor, Department of Fabric and Apparel Science, Lady Irwin College, New Delhi.

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Preface

UNIT I: FUNDAMENTALS OF FIBRES AND YARNS

1. Introduction to Textile Fibres
Ashima Anand

2. Natural Fibres
Vibha Yadav

3. Man-made Fibres
Nidhi Goyal and Namita Sharma

4. Yarns
Bhawana Chanana and Sheetal Chopra

5. Blends, Bicomponent and Bigeneric Fibres
Kanika Kakkar

UNIT II: FABRIC CONSTRUCTION METHODS

6. Woven Fabrics
Sareekah Agarwaal

7. Knitted Fabrics
Ruchira Agarwal

8. Non-wovens and other Fabric Construction Techniques
Sheetal Chopra and Bhawana Chanana

UNIT III: FINISHING, DYEING AND PRINTING OF TEXTILE FABRICS

9. Routine Finishes
Deepali Rastogi and Anjali Agrawal

10. Special Finishes
Deepali Rastogi and Anjali Agrawal

11. Dyeing
Sabina Sethi

12. Dyestuffs and their Application
Neha Mehra, Manpreet Chahal, Kanika Kakkar and Sareekah Agarwaal

13. Textile Printing
Simmi Bhagat and Divya Singhal

14. Labelling and Standardisation in Textiles
Manpreet Chahal

About the Editors and Contributors