| The Metallic Yarn Manufacturing Process | | | | yarns which add novelty effects to the end cloth or |
| Metallic yarns are by and large made from strips of a | | | | trim. They create all textiles more eye-catching by |
| synthetic film, such as polyester, coated with metallic | | | | adding sparkle. |
| particles. In one more method, aluminum foil strips are | | | | At one time or another, metallic yarns have been used |
| sandwiched amid layers of film. Metallic yarns may | | | | in just about every variety of textiles. Metallic Yarn is |
| also be made by twisting a strip of metal around a | | | | used in manufacturing knitting wears, knit & woven |
| natural or man-made core yarn, producing a metal | | | | fabrics, embroideries, labels etc. Some end uses have |
| surface. It is made of thin film and supported by nylon | | | | been in automotive fabrics, television front fabrics, bath |
| or polyester or rayon yarn according to the type of | | | | towels and face cloths, clerical vestments, bathing suits, |
| yarn. Metallic yarns start as rolls of films or laminations | | | | hosiery, upholstery, hat bands, etc. Also in theatrical |
| 30" or wider. These wide rolls are slit into narrow rolls | | | | clothing, theater back drops, doll clothing, banners and |
| 2" to 5" wide. These narrow rolls are gang slit across | | | | uniforms. |
| their whole width to micro widths from 1/128" (.0078") | | | | Care of Fabrics with Metallic Yarns |
| and wider and then taken up on plastic spools for | | | | Specialized dry cleaning with perchlorethylene is |
| shipment to textile mills. | | | | favored to laundering. Hand laundering with Woolite |
| There is a rainbow of colors available from red, blue, | | | | and cold water is the only suggested laundering |
| green, etc. to gold and silver. Brilliant, reflective colors | | | | method. Never launder with bleach. Fabrics containing |
| which add decorative patterns to fabrics. | | | | metallic yarns should be treated like all synthetic |
| Metallic Yarn Uses | | | | fabrics. Ironing should be at the lowest setting on the |
| Metallic yarns are woven, braided, and knit into many | | | | iron. If there is no thermostat on the iron, do not use |
| fashionable fabrics and trims. For added variety, | | | | that iron. Do not use steam when ironing metallic yarns. |
| metallic yarns are twisted with other fibers such as | | | | Visit the Largest Textile B2B Portal !!! for buying and |
| wool, nylon, cotton and synthetic blends to construct | | | | selling of all environmental friendly yarns and fibers. |