What Types of Defects Can Be Occurred On Fabric During Weaving

December 15, 2012 Textile Engineer 22 Comments

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Most de ects in cloth occ!r "hile it is "o#en on the loom$ Some o these abric de ects are #isible, "hile others are not$ %gain some abric de ects ma& be recti ied d!ring "ea#ing and a ter "ea#ing "hile others are not$ Some common abric de ects are gi#en belo"'

1. Broken Ends:
I a "ar( &arn is absent in the abric or a #er& short or long distance and then this abric de ect is called bro)en ends$

. Broken !icks:
I a "e t &arn is absent in the abric or a #er& short or long "idth, and then this abric de ect is called bro)en (ic)s$

". F#oats:
It is a )ind o de ect "here a "ar( or "e t &arn loats o#er the abric s!r ace or a e" centimeter lengths d!e to missing o interlacement o t"o series o &arns$

$. Weft Cur#ing:
The "e t c!rling is ca!sed b& inserting highl& t"isted, "e t &arn or "e t r!nning too reel&, ca!ses t"isted o "e t &arn and a((ear on the s!r ace o abric$

%. &#ugs:
*hen the "e t &arn is !nclean and contains sl!gs and its diameter s irreg!lar, the de ect a((ea+rin on the cloth is )no"n as sl!gs$

'. &titching:
It is a ma,or de ect (artic!larl& in good -!alit& cloth$ It is a common abric a!lt in "hich the ends and the (ic)s are not interlaced according to correct order o the (attern$

(. )rregu#ar !ick Density:

I the (ic) densit& that is (ic) (er inch #aries d!e to mechanical a!lt then thic) or thin (lace ma& be ormed in the abric$

*. +airy C#oth:
The ibres in the &arn ha#e been ro!ghened be ore, d!ring or a ter "ea#ing$ De ects in .abric

,. +o#es:
I there is an& small holes (resent in the abric and then it is a ma,or abric de ect$

1-. Oi# &pot:

/il S(ot on the abrics are ca!sed b& too m!ch oiling on loom (arts r rom other so!rces$ 0o"e#er, oil stains in most abrics ma& be remo#ed b& sco!ring (rocess$

11. &tarting .ark:

The a!lt )no"n as 1Starting 2lace3 in cloth4 abric are ca!sed as a res!lt o sto((ing and starting a loom$ The a!lt a((ears "idth "a& o the abric$ There are some other a!lts "hich are #isible a ter d&eing$ .e" common a!lts o these categories are mentioned belo"$

1 . &hedding:
*hen a role o abric is d&ed, de(th o shade o color ma& #ar& rom one (lace to another (lace along the length o the abric is )no"n as shedding$

1". White &pot:

I the gre& abric is made o cotton and in the cotton, (ol&ester or other s&nthetic ibres is mixed to a negligible amo!nt, a ter d&eing the (ol&ester ibre remain "hite, sho"ing "hite s(ot in the abric$

1$. /unning &tripe &hedding:

In the solid color d&ed abric sometime narro" stri(e li)e color shedding a ect is obser#ed d!e to d&eing a!lt is )no"n as r!nning stri(e shadding$

1%. Co#ored &pot on Fabric:

D!e to )nots, ne(s , sl!bs etc, (resent in the abric, a ter d&eing, those (laces a((ears as a colored s(ot$ This is all abo!t .abric De ects$