The Dying Generally speaking there are 3 types of dying. Fibre, Yarn and Piece. In that order they are best to least best. Piece Dying A piece is typically 65 meters of fabric woven continuously onto a large spool. Piece dying involves a plain raw piece of fabric with no checks or lines being rolled… Read more »
Fabric
How is the fabric made?
Weaving The process for outerwear The fibres whichever type are collected and either combed (worsted) or not (woollen). Next the fibres are spun or twisted together in either an S or Z direction – this creates yarn. This yarn can then but twisted with other yarn either of the same fibre or different to create a mix…. Read more »
The main 6 fabrics in tailoring
Materials There are many materials that are used in the tailoring world but below is a basic outline of the main 6. As well as using these fabrics in their pure form, many mills choose to mix then into one hybrid fabric to get the best properties of each. If you have any questions please… Read more »