What Tricot Factory Can Produce
Tricot is one of the newer fabrics to be introduced in the garment industry. The fabric can only be produced by machine, in tricot factory, using wrap-knitting technique. Because of the unique way in which it is produced, the fabric is quite different from the common fabrics such as cotton and silk. In fact, tricot is usually a blend of two or three different fabrics. The fabric can be produced using different base fabrics for different purposes. Hence, tricot can be manufactured to suit almost all practical purposes served by fabrics.
Tricot is used commonly in making women’s lingerie and undergarments. Swimsuit is another apparel that is finding more and more use of tricot as the fabric of choice. But in order to really appreciate the kind of versatility offered by this fabric, listed below are some of the types of tricot fabrics that are produced for diverse purposes:
Jersey Knit — This knitting technique produces tricot, which is characterized by stretch, drape and hand. The lustre of the fabric depends on the yarn and can range from very bright to dull. This variety of tricot is used mostly in making women’s undergarments such as bras, panties, slips and lingerie; as is also used as lining material.
Stabilized Tricot – Any knit product has an inherent width and length stretch. The stabilized tricot fabric is made in a way to minimize this stretch. Being cheaper to produce as compared to woven fabrics, the stabilized tricot offers an effective cost saving solution. These are mostly used in the situations where the fabric needs to lay flat, the fabric is not supposed to “neck-in” and also where another fabric needs a limiting co-laminate.
Marquisette – This pattern resembles square-holed windowpane pattern. It appears to be an interlacing of yarn ends but is actually a knitted structure. One of the benefits of this fabric is that it does not unravel as easily as its woven counterparts. The marquisette knit fabric can range from dense to open.
Mesh Knit Pattern – This is a tricot pattern that includes the eyelet patterns seen in undergarments, sports-wear etc. It is also used in making flags and banners as the fabric is highly tear resistant and can withstand strong gusts of wind.
Satin Knit – This Tricot pattern is characterized by extraordinarily smooth surface. This fabric is lustrous if made using bright yarn. Its texture is quite like it’s woven counterparts but is not unravelled as easily.
Net Knit – As the name suggests, this pattern comprises rare fabric with holes of all sorts of shapes and sizes ranging from tiny to large; square to hexagonal. Tricot fabric can be used to produce almost any kind of net.
Brushed Fabric – This is a kind of tricot in which the surface of the fabric is brushed mechanically in order to raise individual filaments randomly in order to produce a unique texture.
Military Standard – Tricot is a fabric that can be used to produce military-spec clothing. The toughness of the material and the amount of customisation possible makes it an ideal cloth for military uniforms.
These are only some of the types of Tricot fabrics that can be produced. The immense potential of the tricot is yet to be fully exploited and it is only a matter of time before tricot becomes one of the more popular fabrics.
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