Let’s go to the modern Fabrics store - my eyes widen, my breath caught in admiration from what I saw. So how do you understand this multicolored abundance of fabrics of different composition? The farther, the more difficult it becomes to distinguish between artificial and natural fibers by touch, look at the label, and there are more and more overseas words: modal, spun, tencel, polynosic, cupro, rayon.
The fabric of these fibers is artificial. But in fairness it should be noted that for its manufacture using natural materials, such as cellulose.
Rayon is a fabric whose appearance back in 1664 was foreshadowed by naturalist Hooke from England. In the manufacturing process of the district, the natural technology of turning silkworm into mulberry pulp with a silk worm is repeated.
It is generally accepted that this term appeared in 1924 in the United States, and earlier it was called artificial silk. Presumably, the name comes from the English word ray - ray, as if hinting at the bright color of viscose and the end of the word on - from the last letters in the word cotton, demonstrating its similarity to cotton.
And more recently, bamboo was written on the labels, indicating that bamboo was used as the raw material for the manufacture of this fabric. Then the US Federal Trade Commission warned that although bamboo is the raw material for the production of the rayon, the fabric nevertheless has nothing to do with chemical processing.
When processing wood pulp, the most natural fiber from existing man-made fibers is rayon. A fabric that has the properties of viscose is very suitable for people who want to wear comfortable clothes. Such requirements include hygroscopicity, good breathability, softness. An important quality of the fabric is that it is antistatic, that is, it cannot accumulate static electricity.
Thanks to this, viscose fiber clothing is pleasing to the body and comfortable to wear. Well-dyed viscose will always be saturated in color and luster. 95% viscose and 5% lycra with possible deviations in one direction or another - this is the generally accepted composition of knitted viscose fabric, thanks to which the clothing does not stretch and does not deform. Such a knitted fabric is used for sewing a wide range of clothes - from light blouses and T-shirts to trousers and capri pants. If viscose is included in the cotton, the properties of such a fabric, that is, moisture absorption, will be much higher than that of pure cotton.
The disadvantage of the district is that the washing of products from this fabric must be done very carefully with mild detergents, preferably by hand. It is better not to unscrew them in a centrifuge, but to wring them out, wrapping them in a towel or not very strongly with their hands, to dry them, spread them out on a flat surface. Also, when sewing clothes from a district, there will be increased flaking of the edges of the fabric.
Rayon - a fabric (viscose silk) made from wood pulp. The American labeling will use the word rayon, while the European one will use viscose. Therefore, having seen such an inscription, you can be sure of the high quality and environmental friendliness of the fabric, with which many world-famous fashion designers work.