textile
Let an agent describe textiles by fibre content, construction, properties and care, and carry their labelling and safety rules.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe textiles by fibre content, construction, properties and care, and carry their labelling and safety rules.
A flexible material made of natural or synthetic fibres, formed into yarn and then woven, knitted, felted or otherwise bonded into cloth.
What it is for: Clothing, furnishings, medical and technical uses such as filters, nets and composites.
It can be make it, by spinning, weaving, knitting or bonding; cut and sew it into products; test it, for strength, flammability and colourfastness; care for it, by washing and cleaning as labelled.
Distinguishing features
Made of fibres, flexible, formed into sheets
Construction (woven, knitted, non-woven) decides behaviour
Fibre content must be labelled in many jurisdictions
Includes technical and medical textiles, not only clothing
What it looks like
Cloth with a visible structure of interlaced or looped yarns, or a felt or non-woven sheet; patterns range from plain to complex brocade such as songket.
Physical character
areal density: 20-800 g/m2 - light voile to heavy canvas
thread count: 50-1000 threads per inch - woven sheeting
How it is recognised
Weave or knit structure visible under magnification
Care and fibre labels on products
Burn tests and lab analysis identify fibres; appearance can mislead
Related models
is made of - natural and synthetic fibres
is made into - clothing and other products
is a kind of - inherits property and testing questions
is regulated by - fibre names and composition
In practice
Families and kinds
by fibre: cotton, wool, silk, linen, polyester, nylon, viscose
by construction: woven, knitted, non-woven, felt, lace
by use: apparel, home, technical, medical (for example surgical linen, mosquito nets)
traditional textiles such as songket and Maya textiles
Standards and regulation
EU Textile Regulation 1007/2011 on fibre names and labelling
ISO 3758 care labelling symbols
OEKO-TEX and similar chemical safety certifications
Flammability standards for furnishings and nightwear
Failure modes and hazards
Flammability, especially of loose synthetic garments
Harmful dyes or finishes
Microfibre shedding into water
Mislabelled fibre content
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Fibre and construction What it is made of and how.
Fibre and construction determine every other property.
Fibre content
Fibres and percentages.
Fibre composition
The fibres and their shares.
- What is the fibre content, by percentage? measurement
- How was it verified? provenance
Construction
Weave, knit or non-woven.
Construction
The structure of the cloth.
- How is the fabric constructed? definition
- What is its weight per square metre? measurement
Performance How it behaves.
Performance tests decide suitability.
Mechanical
Strength and abrasion.
Test results
Strength and wear resistance.
- What are its tensile strength and abrasion resistance? measurement
- Which standards were the tests run to? provenance
Comfort and function
Breathability, water resistance.
Function
Functional properties.
- How breathable and water resistant is it? measurement
- What finishes were applied? provenance
Safety and labelling Rules for sale.
Labelling and chemical rules protect buyers.
Labelling
Fibre and care labels.
Label compliance
The labels required and present.
- Does the label state fibre content and care as required? boundary
- Which jurisdiction rules apply? provenance
Chemicals and fire
Restricted substances and flammability.
Safety tests
Chemical and fire test results.
- Does it contain restricted substances? boundary
- Does it meet the flammability standard for its use? measurement
Care and end of life Keeping and disposing.
Care extends life; disposal has environmental cost.
Care
Washing and cleaning.
Care instructions
How it should be cleaned.
- How should it be washed or cleaned? action
- What damages it? boundary
End of life
Reuse and recycling.
End of life
Reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Can it be reused or recycled, and where? action
- Does it shed microfibres? measurement
What the second pass must settle
- Should fibres and constructions be separate entries?
- How should traditional textiles be represented with their cultural context?
- How should environmental impact be recorded?