The process of blending of different fibers into a single fabric is
made to improve quality of this fabric and give it the desired
properties. But long fibers cannot be used in that process, so they are
being cut into smaller staple fibers and only after that they are
blended into fabric. Some natural materials in their turn can be blended
right away and do not need to be cut into smaller pieces.
Different sorts of natural fibers were used by people of all nations around the world for ages and various fabric weaving techniques allowed them to have different sorts of textile for making clothes. Later, with the development of chemical technologies the number of available materials has ballooned. In fact, new interesting materials are being developed now, so their number is constantly increasing
The production of manmade fibers is more cost effective than that of natural fibers, which is why synthetic fibers are in such great demand in the textile industry. There are two basic types of synthetic material. The first one contains cellulose (it forms cell walls in each plant; cellulose is mainly obtained from wood) like acetate silk, for example, while the other one does not contain any cellulose and is made entirely of chemical substances. And both types of fibers are made in more or less similar way. First of all, the components that are used to form fiber are turned into liquid form by means of solvents. Then this liquid is being squeezed through the very narrow device which is called a spinner. And at the same time thread, that is formed, is treated with special substances to be moulded into solid state. It is a rather uncomplicated process that allows reducing the price of fibers significantly. But still there are certain qualities of natural fibers that synthetic material is deprived of. The simple solution here is blending. Different synthetic materials can be combined with natural material and, thus, fabric will have qualities of both natural and synthetic fibers.
Purposes of Blending
These wonderful qualities give manmade materials a huge range of different uses. They make our everyday life easier and in many professions synthetic materials can even save lives. These materials are also much cheaper in production than usual natural fibers that take a lot of time and efforts to be made. But not all qualities of manmade materials are that great and sometimes it is necessary to have better fabric characteristics.
Different sorts of natural fibers were used by people of all nations around the world for ages and various fabric weaving techniques allowed them to have different sorts of textile for making clothes. Later, with the development of chemical technologies the number of available materials has ballooned. In fact, new interesting materials are being developed now, so their number is constantly increasing
The production of manmade fibers is more cost effective than that of natural fibers, which is why synthetic fibers are in such great demand in the textile industry. There are two basic types of synthetic material. The first one contains cellulose (it forms cell walls in each plant; cellulose is mainly obtained from wood) like acetate silk, for example, while the other one does not contain any cellulose and is made entirely of chemical substances. And both types of fibers are made in more or less similar way. First of all, the components that are used to form fiber are turned into liquid form by means of solvents. Then this liquid is being squeezed through the very narrow device which is called a spinner. And at the same time thread, that is formed, is treated with special substances to be moulded into solid state. It is a rather uncomplicated process that allows reducing the price of fibers significantly. But still there are certain qualities of natural fibers that synthetic material is deprived of. The simple solution here is blending. Different synthetic materials can be combined with natural material and, thus, fabric will have qualities of both natural and synthetic fibers.
Purposes of Blending
- There can be many different purposes of blending, but in most cases blending of different fibers is oriented on getting higher quality of fabrics. Mixing different sorts of fibers leads to better fabric characteristics that can be obtained. But not all sorts of fibers can be blended together, because different qualities of various materials are possible to reach only in certain combinations.
These wonderful qualities give manmade materials a huge range of different uses. They make our everyday life easier and in many professions synthetic materials can even save lives. These materials are also much cheaper in production than usual natural fibers that take a lot of time and efforts to be made. But not all qualities of manmade materials are that great and sometimes it is necessary to have better fabric characteristics.