Specialist yarn and fabric structures: Developments and applications

Description Specialist yarn and fabric structures: Developments and applications  looks at developments that have occurred in the manufacturing of specialist yarn, weave and fabric structures – discusses different types of specialist yarn structures, such as hybrid, fancy and compound yarns – offers insight into multicomponent fabric structures such as 3D nonwovens, flocked, knotted and jacquard woven fabrics. Specialist yarn, woven and fabric structures are key elements in the manufacturing process of many different types of textiles with a variety of applications. This book explores a number of different specialist structures, discussing the developments in technology and manufacturing processes that have taken place in recent years.