Introduction to pile

fabrics
Woven pile fabric
 Pile fabrics are characterized by the brush like surface formed by the
tufts of warp or weft cut threads. The brush like surface is formed by a
set of threads which project at right angles from a foundation or
ground structure and form a pile or loop on the surface.

 Pile can be done either on the loom or the machines of the fabric
finishing department. Such fabrics should be distinguished from the
others which become a pile after passing through a raising machine or
after electrical flocking.
Woven pile fabric

 Pile weaves are woven with three sets of yarns instead of two .

 The extra yarn gives the final fabric more texture.

 If the loops are close together the surface will be more crush resistant. If the pile
is looser, the fabric will flatten when worn.

 The back of the pile fabric may be plain, twill or satin weave. The durability of the
fabric depends upon the base weave construction.
Types of pile fabrics
Woven pile fabrics are three-dimensional fabrics made by weaving into the basic structure and an extra
set of warp or filling yarns are used to make cut or uncut (loops) piles on a surface of the fabrics.

Pile fabrics

Uncut pile
(looped) Cut pile
Classification of pile fabrics
Pile fabrics

Warp pile
Weft pile
Weft pile fabrics
fabrics
fabrics (velvet)
(velveteen)
(velveteen)

All over Figured Terrry Face to

Or plain velveteens piles face

Wire piles
Corded Weft
velveteens plushes
Weft pile fabrics
 The piles formed by weft thread .
 Weft pile fabrics , contains a weft cut pile produced by cutting the weft threads at the fabric
finishing process by specially constructed knives.
 The are two systems of weft threads(one them interlacing with warp to form the ground and
the other forming the pile) and one system of warp threads (having two function ,interlacing
with weft to form the ground and holds the pile tufts in place.

All over Corded Figured

All over Weft plushes Corded Figured
Or plain Weft plushes velveteens velveteens
Or plain velveteens velveteens
Warp pile fabrics
 The piles formed by warp thread .
 Warp pile fabrics , having a pile produced on the loom from the threads of an extra
warp called pile warp.
 The are two systems of warp threads(one them interlacing with weft to form the ground
and the other forming the pile) and one system of weft threads (having two function
,interlacing with warp two form the ground or backing fabric and holds the pile tufts in
place.

Terrry piles Wire piles Face to face

Compare between warp pile fabrics and weft pile
fabrics.

item Warp pile fabrics Weft pile fabrics