Yarn count is one of the first numbers buyers notice when comparing cotton bedding, home textiles, socks, underwear, or close-to-skin knitted fabrics. A higher number sounds more premium. 60S sounds better than 40S. 100S sounds softer, finer, and more expensive.…

Antibacterial yarn is no longer only a medical textile topic. We now see it in socks, underwear, home textiles, industrial fabrics, automotive interiors, and many skin-contact knitted products. From our factory view, the difficult part is not saying “antibacterial” on…

What is silk twisting? Twisting is a process of applying twist to monofilaments or plied yarns (twisting multiple filaments around one another) to endow them with a certain twist direction and twist level. In accordance with the specification requirements of…

Actually, during our recent production meetings with European knitting mills, the most frequent quality concern isn’t the count or the strength—it’s the neps. In high-gauge circular knitting, such as 28G or 32G jersey fabrics, even a slight increase in neps…

Actually, when we talk to B2B sourcing managers about pure cotton yarn strength, the conversation usually starts with a production crisis. A high end-breakage rate on a 18G circular machine or a 14G flat knit line isn’t just a technical…

Main Factors Affecting Yarn Strength and Elongation The factors affecting yarn tenacity and elongation mainly fall into two categories: fiber properties that constitute the yarn and yarn structure. For blended yarns, their tenacity and elongation are also closely related to…

Every seasoned textile buyer knows that an “antibacterial” label is only as good as its performance after 50 washes. In our sample room at VI-TEX, we frequently see fabrics sent back from third-party labs because the antibacterial effect dropped by…

I Polyester: Crisp and wrinkle-resistant 1、Characteristics High tensile strength, good impact resistance, heat resistance, corrosion resistance and moth resistance. this is resistant to acid but not alkali, and has excellent light fastness. and features very low moisture regain and poor…

Quick answer: Denier and Tex measure yarn mass, while yarn count systems such as Ne and Nm describe yarn fineness. GSM measures the finished fabric weight per square meter. A higher denier or Tex usually means a heavier yarn, but…