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What is cotton yarn?
Pure cotton yarn is 100% cotton yarn, and all the ingredients of cotton yarn are spun from cotton fibers. Starting from the raw material cotton, cotton is picked after it matures, and the cotton fibers combed from the cotton seeds by mechanical ginning are mixed and drawn in the spinning mill, and then wound into pure cotton yarn. The name of pure yarn is relative to blended yarn. The yarn spun by mixing cotton fibers with other fibers is not called pure cotton yarn.
What are the characteristics of cotton yarn?
Since the production and manufacturing methods of pure cotton yarn are relatively complicated, generally speaking, the commonly used pure cotton yarns are mainly combed and carded.
- Combed yarn contains fewer impurities, fewer short fibers, more thorough separation of single fibers, and better straightening balance of fibers.
- Carded yarn is mainly yarn spun after refining long-staple cotton and cotton blended yarn.
What are the advantages of cotton yarn?
Strong and durable
Cotton yarn fibers are relatively tough, and general use will not harm cotton fibers. They are suitable for weaving frequently used items, such as clothes or towels.
Moisture absorption and breathability
Cotton yarn has good moisture absorption, absorbs body sweat and moisture, is cool and comfortable to wear, and is more breathable than other yarns.
Suitable for machine washing
Can withstand washing in a washing machine, and will not cause related products to be damaged due to machine washing
Hypoallergenic
Cotton fibers are natural plant fibers and generally do not irritate or allergic to the skin.
Alkali resistance
Pure cotton textiles are placed in a solution with high alkali content, and the fibers are not easily damaged.
What are the disadvantages of cotton yarn?
Shrinkage
The negative effect of cotton fiber's strong moisture absorption, it is easy to shrink after washing
Deformation
The negative effect of cotton fiber's porousness, the overall fabric is thinner, and the clothes are easy to deform.
Easy to wrinkle
It is not easy to sort after wrinkling.To avoid this, you can choose cotton blended yarn instead of 100% pure cotton yarn.
What is the use of cotton yarn?
Cotton is a naturally grown crop and a green natural product. The softness, warmth retention and single fiber fineness of cotton fiber all determine that it is more suitable for spinning and weaving, and can also be made into clothes.
Cotton yarn has a wide range of uses. It can be used as weaving yarn, such as: bed sheets, quilt covers, curtains and other home textile series. It can also be used as knitting yarn, etc.
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