Textile Dictionary • Around 3,000 Textile terms and definitions •Covers every textile sector •Explains all technical and specific words used in textile trade.

Fibers' Information • Provides information on all major textile fibers • Acetate, acrylic, cotton, linen lyocell, microfibers, mohair, nylon, polyester, polypropylene, rayon, silk, spandex, triacetate, wool • Cotton production, kind & type (American upland, pima, Egyptian), cultivation, harvesting, ginning, recent developments.

Yarn / Spinning Information •Explains technical points of opening, carding, drawing, combing, roving, spinning, winding, and waxing • Other topics include: drafting, ring and traveller combination, yarn faults and clearing, splicing, characteristics of bobbin formation, twisting, Spinning geometry, etc.

Fabrics / Weaving Information• Provides Technical Information On: Warp Preparation • Warp Winding (Drum Winder, Precision Winder) • Beaming (Direct Beaming, Sectional Warping) • Sizing/ Slashing • Looming • Drying-In • Tying-In • Weft Preparation • Weaving • Shedding • Picking • Beating-Up • Taking-Up & Letting-Off • Weaving Machines • Weave Types • Plain Weave (Chiffon, Corduroy,Duck, Georgette, Polin, Oxford) • Twill Weave (Denim, Drill, Flanne, Tweed, Dungaree, Gabardine • Satin Weave (Amazon, Dimity, Lasting) • Woven Fabrics By Common Characteristic.

Knitting Information • Types of Knitting (Warp & Weft) • Guage • Needles • Type of Stitches:(Plain, Purl, Miss, Tuck) • Warp Knitting (Tricot, Raschel, Milanese) • Weft Knitting ( Plain, Rib, Purl, Interlock) • Jacquard • Pictures of Knit Fabrics.

Dyeing Information • Explains: Mass pigmentation • Fiber dyeing • Yam dyeing (hank, package, warp) • Piece dyeing ( jig, winch, jet) • Continuous Dyeing (Pad-Dry-Pad-Steam Process, Pad-Dry-Steam Process, Pad-Steam Process, Pad-Pad Steam Process, Pad-Air/Steam Process, Pad-Dry-Thermofix Process) • Garment dyeing • Dyes and fastness Properties For Cotton / Protein / Synthetic Fibers • Reactive groups of major Reactive dyestuff.

Printing Information •Roller • Flat Screen • Rotary screen • Transfer • Resist • Discharge • Direct.

Finishing Information • Mercerization • Compressive Shrinkage • Resin • Decatising • Calendaring • Shreinering • Embossing • Raising • Shearing • Emerizing • Stone Wash • White Wash • Enzyme Wash • Special Finishes • Wrinkle-Free • Water Repellent • Flame Retardant • Antistatic • Soil Release • Anti-Bacterial

Textile chemicals •Provides technical information on • Hydrogen peroxide • Acids ( sulphuric, Hydrochloric, acetic, formic, phosphoric, nitric, oxalic) • Bases ( Caustic soda, caustic potash, ammonia) • Other chemicals • Sodium ( sulphate / bisulphates / bisulphites / hydrosulphite / chloride / chlorite / phosphates / carbonate / bicarbonate / percarbonate / perborate / peroxide / bromite / • Potassium ( alum / permanganate / carbonate / dichromate • Ammonium ( difluoride / phosphate / tartrate / sulphate • Aluminium (acetate / sulphate / chloride.

Textile chemical testing • Testing methods to find : %Age Purity of Sodium Chloride (Nacl) , Caustic Soda (NaOH), Acetic Acid , Hydrogen Peroxide, Soda Ash • Determination of Total Hardness In Water • Hydrogen Peroxide in Bleach Liquor • Bicarbonate In Water • Determination of Alkali • Sodium Hypochlorite • Sodium Chlorite Titration • Determination Of Hydrosulfite • Chemistry Of Major Textile Auxiliaries :• PH Control / Buffers • Surfactants • Softners • Sequestrants • Lubricant / Wetting Agents • Anti-Foaming Agents

Garment / Apparel Information • Apparel/Garment Information with colored pictures • Designing • Pattern preparation • Marker Making • Spreading/Cutting • Sewing/fusing/stitching • Assembling/ Buttoning, • Pressing • Types of Fastening • Types of Seams • Types of Stitches • Manufacturing process of: Men’s tunic shirt / Men’s trousers / T-Shirt / Yarn-dyed Sweater • Photographs of differnt type of shirts • differnt types of Pants • Shorts • Skirts • Underwears • Photographs of Garment Parts ( Necklines, Knitted Collars, Shirt Collars, Sleeves, Cuffs, Pockets)

Textile Color Physics • Color & Light • How We See Color • Producing / Mixing Colors • Light • Hue • Chroma • Classification Of Color • Color Sorting • Color Blindness • CMC • CIE LAB • CIE LCH

TEXTILE TESTING/ QUALITY CONTROL • Abrasion Resistance • Bursting Strength • Color Fastness To: Washing, • Crocking • Bleaching • Perspiration • Light • Chlorinated Water • Dimensional Stability • Flammability • Seam Strength/Slippage • Tear & Tensile Strength • Cotton And Yarn Quality Co-Relation, e.g. staple length, strength, fiber fineness, fiber maturity, uniformity ratio, elongation, non-lint content, sugar content, moisture content, feel, class, grey value, yellowness, neppiness • Cotton Quality Specifications & Testing, eg. length, strength, fineness, maturity, HVI, short fibers, fiberograph, micronaire, elongation, rigidity, trash content, CSP, testing equipment • Knitted & Woven fabrics faults with photograps (hole, ladder, dye marks/spots/stains, mising loops, pin marks, slubs, spirality, bar/barre', color bleeding, burst selvage, stenter marks, dragged-in weft, float, kinky weft, mispick, reed mark, etc.) • AQL Random Sampling method • List of Fabric defects (from A to Z)

TEXTILE MATH • Fiber / yarn related calculation (micronaire value, denier, draft, yarn count, etc.) • Production calculation formulas (Carding, drawing, simplex, spinning, winding, loom, knitting) • Fabric weight calculations (yards per pound, ounces per square yard, ounces per linear yard, pile density of carpets) • Dyeing/finishing formulas (Penetration Factor, Wet Pick Up, Add on, moisture content/regain, conversion from g/l to %, specific gravity of salt, etc.) • Yarn count conversion chart (Cotton Count, Denier, Tex, Metric count, Worsted Count, Wool Count, Linen Lea, Woolen Cut, Woolen Run, Jute Count) • Helpful measurement (linear, circular, dry, liquid, Area measure, metric linear/weight/ area measure, capacities /volume, conversion factors between two units like kilogram/pond, cubic feet to cubic yard, etc.) • Geometric formulas (circle, cylinder, rectangular, parabola, ellipse, cone, sphere, square, triangle, trapezoid, pyramid, surface areas, winding density) • Electrical (Useful Electrical conversions for textile machinery (ampere, kilowatts, horsepower, etc.)

Textile import-export & trading Information • Trade Terms • Payment Terms • Transport Terms • Shipping Terms

Fabric care symbols & guide • Washing • Bleaching • Ironing • Drying • Dry-Cleaning

Wool textile guide • Woolen • Worsted •Type Of Wools • Woolen Spinning Process

Stain removal guide • Cleaning Agent For Stain Removal • Type Of Stains And Removal Guide • About 45 Type Of Stains Are Discussed (From Blood And Chewing-Gum To Shoe Polish)

Fabric-ism • Sayings • Phrases • Quotations • Movies • Song Titles Containing Fabric, Apparel Or Textile Terms

Textile companies-Contacts • Addresses/contact of textile companies • Pakistan • USA • Canada • UK • Australia • UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Ajamn) • Oman • Bahrain

International Textile Buying Houses-Contacts • A-Z listing of all major textile buying houses in the world dealing in yarn, fabrc, garments, etc.

Textile Schools, Colleges, Universities-World-Wide •A complete list of textile schools/colleges and other institutions which offer textile education; almost every important country is included in this list.

Textile Employment / Recruitment agencies World-Wide •Listing of textile employment agencies & companies which are specialized in the recruitment of textile, apparel and related man power. Countries include: USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, etc.

Textile Consultants World-Wide •Need some expertise? Find textile industry consultants here. The textile industry always requires specialized consultants experienced in a particular textile field. Listing of major textile consultants in major countries.

E-business web-sites for Textiles •A complete list of all important web sites designed to do textile e-business.

Textile Magazines / Publications •Textile publications cover the textile, apparel, and home furnishings industries. Includes specialized publications as well as general industry magazines.

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" in the last 10 years or so, lot of textile business had moved to Asia, my question is: 'have the textile knowledge & information also moved?' No! that is why TIS is formed to address this area. Society is working primarily to publish informative textile books, brochures, and technical material for non-technical people or for those who do not have formal textile education..."

Irfan A. Shaikh