. Fabric production There are many types of fabric available in the market. Variation in different fabrics is due to the basic fibre content (cotton, wool, e.g.) or as you have just learnt, the type of yarn. When you look at the fabrics you may be able to distinguish between different structures as well.
We will now discuss how these fabrics are produced. Most of the fabrics you see are made from yarns. However, a small group of fabrics can be made directly from fibres. There are two main types of fabrics that are made directly from fibres– felts and non-wovens or bonded fibre fabrics .
These fabrics are formed by laying the fibre (after carding and combing) in the form of a matt and then adhesion is caused between them. The matt can be made not only of required thickness but also of any shape. As already mentioned, the majority of fabric constructions require the intermediate yarn stage. The main methods of fabric construction are weaving and knitting and to a small extent braiding and knotting .