High-quality, fashionable and beautiful faux fur is the key to the success of any product. This material is currently gaining popularity. And in its appearance it has a very great resemblance to the present thanks to modern technology.
Faux fur fabric consists of a fleecy surface and a warp. Each type of material can be determined primarily by the appearance, structure and properties that are created thanks to the features of artificial and natural raw materials. What are the products and what are their properties? This is what we will tell you in this article. We will present several types of faux fur in detailed descriptions so that you can distinguish their characteristics.
Various types of raw materials: subtleties of production
The knitted look of the product is made on special equipment in the form of circular knitting or flat knitting machines. The basis of knitted loops will be knitted tufts of pile from a combed ribbon. Another method - with plodding, plush loops appear. Then the loops are cut and a pile is obtained.
To better fix the faux fur pile, a thin film is applied to the fabric from the wrong side, which serves as a special waterproof coating.
The woven look of the material is created by interweaving warp, weft and pile using a loom. In this manufacture of the product, a two-sheet method is used. In the process of development, two canvases are created, interconnected by a pile. With a special tool in the form of a knife, the pile part is cut in the middle, and two cloths with a pile coating come out of the machine.
For the strength of the pile on the fabric of faux fur use a coating designed for a dirt surface.
Tufted, or fabric-stitched, view of a special tufted machine on a dirt panel is stitched with a pile, which consists of synthetic fibers. As a result of operations, they are formed in the form of loops on the other side of the canvas. At the end of manufacture, the operation of cutting the loops follows, after which a pile surface is obtained, which undergoes leveling and combing processing.
In the glue form, the chenille pile thread on the soil base sheet is glued with glue, which is suitable for processing by technology. For the base, fabrics called calico and calico are used. For pile use artificial fibers, and for the soil - natural, synthetic fabrics and mixed.
Advantages of the product with a pile coating
Materials have the following advantages:
- Reasonable price for faux fur fabric, affordable for many. The cost per meter starts from 300 rubles.
- Simple maintenance of fleece-coated fur products compared to natural products. Some types of faux fur can be washed and vacuum cleaned on their own.
- Convenient fabric processing technology for faux fur. Thanks to the soil textile base, it is better to cut and sew on it than on natural fur.
disadvantages
But, like other materials, this has disadvantages:
- Breathability. The heat-insulating properties of natural fur are more effective than artificial.
- Low wear resistance. Faux fur quickly loses its appearance, and the pile is more susceptible to crushing, rolling into bunches and balls.
- Electricity. Synthetic fibers have such a property as the accumulation of static electricity, which draws in dust and small particles of debris.
Types of products
Woven furs are made on special looms. They have a short pile compared to other species. Faux woven fur is divided by purpose into clothing for the top of garments and lining as an internal insulation in clothes. Clothing fur has a layer of thick, elastic, upright pile and stable embossing.
A lining fur usually has a smooth sloping fibrous surface. The decoration on the surface of the woven fur is diverse. One-colored, melange, jacquard, painted surfaces are produced, as well as with various screen-printed designs, which depict a leopard, jaguar, lynx.
Warm synthetic fur
Faux-fur lining is used as a material for warming outerwear with a shorter pile. In many products, this lining fabric is sewn to the wrong side and at the same time protects the upper material from abrasion, as well as from moisture. She helps clothes to keep the correct form.
Products that are made of faux fur fabric require good care. If you give them the necessary attention, then they can last a long time and delight with their beauty.