Cotton short-circuited fabric: properties, varieties, advantages and disadvantages

Cotton fabric has a centuries-old history.Widely distributed material has acquired due to its unique properties, which we'll talk about in this article. Also, consider the features of care for products made of natural fabric, we will disclose the advantages and disadvantages of the material.

Composition

Shirt cotton is made from seedscotton. Since products made of material without foreign additives are rare, in domestic latitudes such a fabric is often called cotton fiber. In the international market, the fabric is known as a cotton.

High-end fabrics are 95% purefrom cellulose. The rest is accounted for by the impurity. Depending on the nature of the additional components, the material may be coarser or thin, soft, differed by a matte or translucent texture.

Types of Cotton Fabric

Cotton fabrics are divided into separate types, based onthe way the fibers are intertwined, the nature of the yarn, the thickness of the material, the finish. Summer fabric shirts are presented in the market with chintz, eraser, bryu, satin. Demi-seasonal variants of cotton fabric are cashmere, rep, garus, pongee, crepe. At the same time, flannel and flannel fabrics are used for sewing winter clothes.

Scope of the material

Today, cotton fiber is widely used intextile industry. So, in the United States cotton fabric is the number one for the production of clothes, upholstery for interior elements. Cotton fabric traditionally produces bedding, medical accessories, draperies, book bindings, industrial abrasives.

The fluff that forms on the seed of cotton,used for the production of pure cellulose. This base is a part of plastics, high-quality paper, used for the manufacture of explosives. Crushed cotton seeds are part of some food products, in particular flour and vegetable oil.

Advantages and disadvantages

Cotton cloth is considered to be one of the most environmentally friendly materials. Among the advantages of cotton is worth noting:

• a pleasant texture to the touch;
• hypoallergenic qualities;
• good air permeability;
• comfort in contact with the body;
• ability to absorb moisture;
• no static electricity effect.

What are the disadvantages of tissueShirt? First of all, here it is necessary to single out a quick loss of the original appearance. The material easily crumples with the formation of permanent folds, gives an impressive shrinkage after the first wash, slowly dries.

Taking into account the above-mentioned drawbacks,is not very high demand. Many consumers prefer such a variant of high-quality synthetics, cotton substitutes made of artificial fibers.

Care of cotton fabrics

Features care for cotton products depend on the composition of the material. Therefore, before resorting to washing or ironing things, you should familiarize yourself with the designations on the label.

Color and white cotton fabrics, as a rule, are washed separately. Color clothing soaked in water at a temperature of not more than 40^aboutFROM.In doing so, pre-check whether the fabric does not shed. To do this, moisten a small inconspicuous area, squeezing the last in a white rag. If the white material shows colored traces - the tissue is susceptible to molting. In this case, it should be washed separately from other things. White cotton clothes can be washed in water, the temperature of which is about 90^aboutFROM.

The thin cotton cloth should be ironed under low heating. More dense material in the form of a flannel and a flannel base can be ironed with a hot iron.