What are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Polyester Viscose Blend?

Polyester Viscose is a blend which comprises the properties of both fabrics. Polyester and Viscose are available for their own clothing but have different qualities in wearing. Poly Viscose Blend delivers the best qualities from both fabric, and is cost effective. Polyester Viscose is also known as semi-synthetic fibre which is quite natural to handle.

 Polyester and Viscose both are man-made fibre and vary in qualities such as Viscose absorbs water easily whereas Polyester is unable to absorb sweat. These qualities make it uncomfortable to wear but after blending both of the fabric, they obtain new characteristics in fabric. Poly Viscose fabric is easy washable and can be tumble-dried.  

There are different features of Poly Viscose blend that makes it comfortable while wearing such as Poly Viscose contains anti-allergic properties, making the fabric perfect wool substitute for those who suffer from wool allergy. One of the best qualities for vegans is that the blend does not contain any animal source as it is a semi-natural fibre.

The Poly Viscose blend is used for items like soft furnishing, upholstery, garments, uniforms, tablecloth, and children’s cloth that are liable to wear and easy to wash.

How Poly Viscose is made?

Viscose is a kind of rayon fibre that is made from natural resources like agricultural products and wood pulp which is later regenerated as cellulose fibre. Viscose is not strong enough independently as it absorbs water easily; however, it has some good qualities like soft, smooth, comfortable, and light.

Polyester contains ester functional group, and it is a category of polymers. It is a petro-chemically processed artificial fibre. Polyester is 90% crystalline which makes it unable to absorb water, and it does not shrink at normal temperatures. During summer season the inability to absorb sweat makes it uncomfortable while wearing the fabric. The blend of Polyester and Viscose balance each other and presents itself as a strong product.

Is Poly Viscose a sustainable product?

Polyester Viscose blend is often considered as sustainable product as well as complicated subject. Viscose uses N-Methlymorpholine N-oxide as the solvent in Lyocell process while manufacturing, and that makes it eco-friendly. Polyester component deriving chemically from hydrocarbons makes it difficult for renewable process. Polyester is also petro-chemical based fibre which is processed through harmful including carcinogens, and that can cause damage to the environment.

Why cotton yarn is better than other yarns ?

Cotton has gained large appreciation widely for its incredible properties as compared to any other yarn. It is soft, breathable and comfortable to wear in all weathers. It is easy to dye and brings the beautiful final color. Among all characteristics, one of the best characteristic of cotton yarn is that it is highly absorbent. It works as a natural insulator by absorbing sweat in hot weather and keeps body dry and refreshed. It is one of the reasons that cotton is mostly suggested to wear in exotic climate. Also, it is hundred percent skin friendly and does not cause any kind of discomfort.

Production of cotton yarn

It is prepared from the long staple fibers. It can also be said that cotton is a natural yarn that is prepared from the natural raw material. Owing to its natural properties, this yarn is the perfect replacement for those who have allergy from wool and other yarns.

Properties of cotton yarn

Just like any other yarn, cotton also has its own specific physical and chemical properties. Its physical properties include high tensile strength that gives it a long lasting life span, its color does not fade easily, and it provides comfortable ease of movement. Also, it excellently resists heat and humidity.

Its chemical properties includes, it does not gets damaged from acid, it remains in its original shape and texture even with regular washing, it does not allow stain to get deeper and hence allows easy cleaning. Also, it is can withstand the effect of detergent and bleach. 

Versatility of cotton yarn

From household items to clothes, cotton yarn is suitable for everything. Due to its great absorbency, it is good for towels, pillows, washcloths, dishcloths, pot holders and many more such household items.

This yarn is considered as best for kids because unlike us, kids have sensitive skin which can easily gets irritated. Because this yarn is soft, natural and hundred percent skin friendly, it acts gentle on baby’s skin and keeps it safe.

Cotton fabrics are currently in trends due to their divine comfort in all weathers. Their soft and breathable texture allows comfortable ease of movement. Also, this fabric is skin safe and cheap.

Yarn Manufacturing

What is Yarn?

Yarn is a continuous length of interlocked fibres. Yarn manufacturing is a sequence of converting raw fibers’ in suitable yarn for various products. This is used in the production of textiles, sewing, weaving, embroidery, and Knitting. Fibres are natural or artificial substances which are notably long, and they are used to manufacture other materials. Yarn may be colored, dyed, undyed, or natural; there is wide selection of yarns produced to provide the varieties.

Types of yarns:

·         Blended dyed spun yarn

·         Cotton blended dyed

·         Mélange yarn

·         Polyester

·         Acrylic

·         Cotton Mélange

·         Injection slub yarn

·         Neppy yarn

·         Roving grindle yarn

·         Sirospun

·         Siro compact

·         Lycra twisted

·         Core spun

·         Double core yarns

Qualities of yarn manufacturing for handcrafts is sold & measured by weight in ounces or grams. There are some common sizes for measuring the strands like; 25g, 50g, 100g skeins, and some textile industry use three, four, and six, eight ounce skeins to measure. Fibres can get moisture from air, so textile industries use standard temperature and humidity to measure. Weavers also use another option to measure the weight of yarn and that is ‘Wraps per Inch (WPI)’. The process is to wrap the yarn around the ruler and count the number of wraps that fit in an inch.

Comparison of material properties

Materials like natural fibers’ require super washing and finishing treatment for cellulose fabric and yarn, most importantly cotton & flax which is used to improve dye uptake, and reduce the fabric shrinkage. Synthetic and natural yarns both can form a little ball of fibers’ called Pill. Yarns with combined fibers’ like synthetic and natural have the properties of both fibers’ which lighten the weight of the garment, increase durability, provide machine wash ability, and also provide stain resistance. One of the varieties of yarn is Spun Yarn; they are the twisted threads such as natural or synthetic silk and fibers’ together to make a single or characterized thread, this process of twisting threads is called spinning.

Yarn manufacturing is a process of mixing group of fibers’ to make different kind of Yarns. Threads are type of yarn which is usually used to sew by hand or by machine. Threads are twisted in two different directions either S twist or Z twist, the S twist goes up to the left and Z twist go to the right.

The most common fiber is cotton which is used throughout the world. And the common spun fibers’ are cotton and polyester in the world. Another common animal fiber is wool which used for hand knitting; acrylic yarns and wools are frequently used yarns.