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Once you start creating and sewing, it become very important that the fabric should be maintained properly so that it can provide long lasting results. And for this, storage matters a lot. Storing the fabric in the correct manner improves its quality and life and helps it perform continuously.

But in case you fail to store them in the right place, then probably, its life and the quality would get affected. Below are few of the storage tips for the fabric:

1. Pre-shrinking of the fabric helps especially before storing it. Fabric gets ready right when you are about to use.
2. Hanging of the fabric helps a lot. Rather than being rolled and bolt inside, fabric should be straightened and hanged properly. Few fabrics, like velvet may get unusable and permanently crushed while being folded, even while being folded on the hanger might affect the nap. Safety pins should be used for hanging the fabric to the hanger in case hanging is very much important.
3. Avoid storing the fabric stuff in the sunlight. It should not be directly prone to the light of sun since the fabric gets faded by this, where fabric is not folded and you are left with two colored fabric.
4. Storing the fabric in plastic bags and bins for protecting it from smoke, dust and grease helps.
5. It would be better if you’ll store the fabric nicely for storage so that only minimum amount of space gets occupied providing better space for fabric.

Storage of the fabric in the right manner helps in improving both, its life and quality.

Antique textile directly refers to construction of textile that held in past, during the earlier period, something belonging to old age but reflecting the creativity and artistic beauty in unique style and pattern. It gives reflection of the period of origin which must have been years back, yet stands valuable and gains great importance.

Antique textiles are stunning in appearance but requires good amount of care and effective handling because they are usually prone to damages for being delicate inside. Material that was used in past, was far more better that what is used today so in any case, the antiques too would be in their best shape, quality and performance up till now. Still one needs to be careful.

Where can be antique textiles located?

• Antique textile fairs held at various locations
• Online websites dealing with antique textiles
• Antique textile direct markets
• Special antique textile shops
• Auctions held for antique textiles

Handling and Cleaning

• Antique textiles should be cleaned in a different way than the way ordinary once are cleaned.
• In case its floor mat and vacuum cleaner is used for cleaning, it should be set at very low power.
• Use of textile conservator is recommended for removing confusions
• Do not ever use boiling water for washing and cleaning antique textiles
• Accessories or jewelry that can harm them should be kept away
• In order to cover flat sturdy textiles, microfilament net should be used for cleaning.

Satin fabric is very much thick kinds with a glossy touch over the surface but a dull sort of back, Traditionally it is made of silk within which the filling is arranged in a way that it can bind the warp very much seldomly spacing in such manner that nothing gets visible than the warp. For the very first time, satin was woven by Chinese silk weavers from the ancient time which influenced Romans and Greek both quickly and the fire was spread.

Basically during the middle ages, satin was a bit more costly and rarely available which was basically used for royal and churchly garments. Secrets about development of silk moved to the western region and as a result, splended satins started being woven in Florence and Genoa which then moved to Engand and Lyons during the 15th Century. Contemporary style of satins were developed in a huge range of fibers which included synthetic fibers too.

Its quite easier to sew lush silk but definitely it needs to be properly underlined so that a definite shape could be maintained. It has shine, and touch of best appearance in looks. It’s the best of its kind for bridal, fancy evening ballgowns and christening. It also helps in the making of beautiful and smart drapes in spite of being very much expensive.

Fabric linen is basically one of the very oldest and finest nature fabrics available with us. From the very first stage of being developed, it was only used by high class people as a royalty symbol. But due to the improvement and expansion in the list of linen fabric manufacturers, flax plant growers and suppliers, the fabric has reached to the huge mass capturing their interest of buying and using it. Still linen’s high costing forces only the riches to buy them. Linen is specifically popular in countries of Europe.

Basically, linen is developed through flax plant. Quality of the plant is the base for linen’s quality. Even the flax fiber’s length defines the appearance and quality of the linen fabric.

Use of long flax fibers for the development of linen helps them in getting the smooth touch and those which are developed from short flax fiber is slightly rough and tough in appearance. One can easily access different varieties of textures and designs in fabric within this natural fabric.

Properties of linen fabric:

• It is moth resistant
• Repels dust and dirt
• It is regarded as a good heat conductor
• Linen has the potential to lose or absorb water easily and very quickly. Due to this feature it can be perfectly used for clothing
• In comparison to cotton, its 2-3 times stronger
• It posses natural luster
• It gets wrinkles quickly too

Linen is now being used by everyone because of the best features which are much more in comparison to the expensive cost.

Beautifully designed attractive duvet covers provide glorious appeal to the rooms and for bedrooms they are specifically designed with high quality fabrics which are woven for developing exquisite designs. It’s easy to sew the duvet covers, because they are developed from two single pieces of fabrics. Basically the job of the duvet cover is to protect and preserve the comforter so that quick frequent cleaning processes are unnecessary.

Rather, it’s as if that the properly covered duvets and comforters don’t require better cleaning.
Varied range of duvet covers is nowadays available for making choices and the buyers can do that in the best manner between huge range of fabrics and designs in accordance with the prevailing fashion and trends going on. Plain or print color in satin, cotton, jacquard and linen allow the duvet to personalize in harmony with materials used for home furnishing. The patterns and color combination that are used for fabricating duvet covers fit well in all styles and decorations.

Customers can choose among the best qualities of duvet covers available theses. Manufacturers and design experts are doing much more to add on great varieties to them so that market becomes even more advance and latest trends can be introduced.

MUMBAI: Ness Wadia, the elder son of Nusli Wadia, head of the eponymous Wadia Group, has joined the board of Britannia Industries, joining younger brother Jeh Wadia, who had joined the board of the fast moving consumer goods company four years ago.

The board of the maker of a host of breakfast food items such as biscuits, bread cheese and milk, has approved Ness Wadia’s inclusion into the board from April 29, the company said in a filing to the stock exchange. Mr Wadia will be a non-executive director, representing the Wadia family on the board of the company, India’s second-largest biscuit-maker after Parle, owned by the Chouhan family.

Ness Wadia is also the joint MD of the group flagship Bombay Dyeing and joining the board of Britannia could mean changes in roles for the second generation promoters in the diversified family-run conglomerate. Bombay Dyeing, whose main textile business has been suffered from the twin effects of falling export orders and stiff competition in the domestic market, is witnessing changes at the top level.

Durgesh Mehta, a group veteran, is tipped to join Ness Wadia as joint MD of Bombay Dyeing from May 1. He replaces PV Kuppuswamy, who retired after a long innings in the diversified group. Nusli Wadia had brought the textile business under Britannia managing director Vinita Bali to turn around its fortunes. Bombay has generally had two joint managing directors.

Jeh Wadia has recently taken charge of the group’s growing property business that was once handled by his elder brother. A senior Wadia group professional has been asked to manage the low-cost airline Go Air, earlier run by Jeh, allowing the younger Wadia to pay undivided attention to the property business.

“Britannia is the most profitable company in the group. It is natural that both the sons are given seats on the board,” said a person close to the Wadia group. The real estate business posted a profit before interest and a tax of Rs 159.47 crore while the textile division reported a loss of Rs 65.98 crore for the year to end March. The property division also posted a profit of Rs 18.03 crore for the quarter to end December.

News printed in http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

Himanshu Bhatt, TNN, Apr 28, 2010, 10.09pm IST

SURAT: Despite tall claims of abolishing child labour by the labour department, the ill practice is still prevalent in the textile industry of Surat.

In a survey of the textile markets around the Ring Road of the city, TOI found a few hundreds of these children, deprived of education and other basic human rights, who are forced to do menial jobs in more than 50,000 shops of 140 textile markets of the city. More than half the children, who work on meagre daily wages of Rs 20 to Rs 50, are forced to work hard for 10 to 14 hours a day in inhuman conditions.

Healthier children are chosen to carry weights up to 100 kg on their backs, with most of them developing hunches by the age of 25. Some are asked to work in go-downs in darkness for 10 hours for a daily wage of Rs 50. Some smaller and little more fortunate ones have to fill up 200 to 300 boxes per day to get a salary of Rs 20 per day.

TOI found the lack of education as the prime cause of their woes. None of the children TOI met was educated and majority of them had arrived in the city couple of months ago. For most, work is a must for two square meals.

Most of them were scared to talk as they feared severe reprisal from their employers. Some just did not understand why it was wrong to work. One questioned, “My parents sent me from Rajasthan to earn for the family. What is wrong in it?”

A look at the figures of Surat city alone shows there are six lakh people, who are classified as poor as they live below poverty line (BPL). About 10 per cent of students opt out after primary education and start earning to assist their family income. In such a scenario, when we add influx of migrants from other states, about 30 per cent who arrive in the city are below 16 years of age.

A simple arithmetic shows that it is no wonder that there are a few thousand children below stipulated age, who are found working in the city.

A labourer in textile market on condition of not being named, said, “We are five persons in the family. We need Rs 5,000 minimum to sustain ourselves in the city. I earn about Rs 3,500, my wife earns Rs 600 by doing household chores. So, I have no option but to make my 11-year-old son work at a tea stall, where he gets Rs 30 per day.”

For contractors, who transport goods to the textile market, it is a matter of cost cutting. Such a contractor said, “For an adult, we have to pay Rs 125 to Rs 150 per day, but for children just Rs 50 to Rs 75 per day is enough. So, we employ them.”

News is printed in http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/

Production of jute is an age old practice in a country like India. Ethnic is basically the heart of the country and somehow gets developed by the varied range of raw material available around. Jute is one of the most important materials that create variety of hand-loom and related products.

Basically, importance of jute was found by English traders who regarded it as an effective substitute of flax and hemp that are very much expensive kind of fabrics. Kolkata located in West Bengal was at first regarded as a hub for production of jute fabric is raw material was easily available here.

So, in the year 1855, the first jute mill came into existence during 1855 in Kolkata. By the year 1869, 5 mills were there for which the number rose to 38 mills during 1910.

After the partition of Indian and Pakistan, most of the jute growing areas went to the other country but soon after, India made a significant growth in the raw material production.

At this point of time, the industry has grown above to much better level and most of the needs of the manufacturers, exporters and suppliers of jute fabric are being taken care properly by the concerned association.

In order to promote the industry to even better levels, Government and the Jute Manufactures Development Council is taking corrective actions.

History of Jute Fabric

Jute fabric and its processing

Jute and its uses

How can we define decor of the house? home decor is nothing but everything kept at the areas to give them a remarkable appeal. Whether living area, bedroom any other place of the house, accessories are needed for all of them, for both usage and look.

Home accessories includes each and every material used at the house, everything from a small napkin to be used in the house to the big broad curtains placed on the windows either to give a look to the house or simply to stop the sunshine.

Every part of the house is decorated or to be more correct garnished with the designer collection of home furnishing. Basic attributes often expected in these accessories are to be simple, attractive and versatile so as to bring good enough charm to the rooms.

Designer fabrics contribute in their best manner. Best ones amongst all are cotton and silk those are most desirable ones for luxurious and comfortable appeal.

Elegant designing well merged with sophistication effortlessly explains about the objective of unit of Sava about their smart offerings well matched with modern society. Bottle covers, terry towels, tie brands; stuffed toys, umbrella covers, and message cushion covers are examples of home accessories needed for designing the house in contemporary style.

Textile fabrics, as we all know are of huge variety. Wool is one among them being equally important than like cotton, jute, silk etc. Process of producing the fabrics is different in all fibers so same is the case of wool.

It is developed from the domesticated animal, sheep’s hair. Usually fibers derived from sheep have two aspects that distinguish it from being regarded as fur or hair. Scaling of wool is done in such a way that animal gets help in moving out their seeds and burrs that might get embedded within the skin and it is also crimped more than 20bends every inch in some fleeces.

Both the crimp and the scaling make spinning possible. They basically help individual fibers to stay together by grabbing each other.

Characteristic features of Wool:
Growth of wool takes place in variety of colors like grey, brown, black and white, the most easily available one. Dyeing the wool of any color is easily possible and can be easily felted too.

Wool coming directly from sheep is extremely water-resistant. It is called to be “in the grease”, grease being regarded as lanolin, and can be knitted into water-resistant mittens after being worked into yarn.

Resistance of heat in this fabric is much better than others while being wet.

Uses of wool:
Along with clothing, it is being used for padding, felting and carpeting. It is also used for absorbing noise and odors in stereo speakers and extremely heavy machinery.