Production processes in woven fabric manufacture
Raw Material
( cone yarn ) Warping Warp Sizing
Weaving Drawing-in
Fabric Inspection
Finished Product ( woven fabric )
Warping Process
• The purpose of warping is to arrange threads in
long length parallel to one another for further
processing.
• The primary operation of warp making in which
ends withdrawn from a warping creel, evenly
spaced in sheet form, are wound onto a beam to
substantial length.
• There are two warping methods: the first is
direct beaming, the second is section warping
Direct Beaming
Direct Beaming
• Direct beaming is the winding of the total
number of warp ends in full width in a
single operation from a creeled bobbin,
either onto a weaver’s beam or onto a
sectional beam.
• The system is for large scale mass
production
Section Warping
Section Warping
• Section warping is a two-stage-machine
method of preparing a warp on a beam,
consisting of firstly winding a warp in
sections on to a reel, and then beaming-off
the complete warp from the reel onto a
weave’s beam.
• The sectional-warping system is used for
shorter runs on high class goods.
Warp Sizing Process
Warp Sizing ( Slashing )
The weaving process requires the warp yarn to be strong,
smooth and elastic or extensible to a certain degree. To
achieve these properties on the warp yarns, a protective
coating of a polymeric film forming agent ( size ) is applied
to the warp yarns prior to weaving.
This process is called slashing or sizing.
After the fabric is woven, the size materials will be removed
from the fabric during the finishing process which is called
desizing.
Main Purposes of Warp Sizing
• to increase the strength of the yarns
• to reduce the yarn hairiness that would cause
problems in weaving process
•to increase the abrasion resistance of the yarn
against other yarns and various weaving machine
elements
•to reduce fluff and fly during the weaving
machine process for high speed weaving
machines.
Appearance of Sized Spun Yarn
The picture on the right side
shows the appearance of a
properly sized spun yarn
used as warp in weaving
process.
The protruding hairs are
bound to the yarn body with
a thin coating of adhesive
material applied to the yarn
in the sizing process.
Draw-in Process
Drawing-in Process
Drawing-in is the entering of yarns from a new warp into the weaving
elements of a weaving machine, namely drop wires, heddles and reed,
when starting up a new fabric style.
Stop motion
Fabric density
Control
control
Drawing-in Process
Discussion
• Define the direct beaming and
section warping for warping process
• Discuss the advantages of sizing on
weaving process
• What is draw-in process in weaving