I work in the textile industryask me anything (other than things that could dox me)
I can't think of anything I want to ask you. I guess you think your profession is more notable than it is.
>>18528364i dont, i was just wondering if people would be interested in the production since this is the fashion board
bro those are literally rugs what kind of jeans do you wear
>>18528371i said textile industry, not clothes industry
So what kind of textiles do you produce?
>>18528382we make blinds and awningswe export them worldwide and have offices in several countries. For example one big export right now is a pretty big purchase from Azerbaijan, probably an entire hotel or something because we've been working on it for like a week and theres still blinds to do
>>18528350What industry do you work in?
Is there anything you tend to notice about texture/joins which indicates a product is high quality?
>>18528350Do you do any shit like planned obsolescence so that the clothes tear sooner and more easily?
>>18528350Why am I not supposed to wear cotton under wool?
human skinyes or no
>>18528440Who claims that bullshit?
>>18528440I presume it will either trap moisture or the wool will scratch the cotton
>>18528350What fabric is this?Royal oxford?
>>18528536I got this shirt for relatively cheap and the fabric feels nice, it's textured and quite crisp, but I really can't figure out what it is.
>>18528386what materials do you make blinds out of?
>>18528350question #1: are italian machinery still used in textile production or did we lose that too?question #2: where to find coated or waxed sailcloth ?
>>18528440Because wool is naturally heat regulating due to the hollow structure of its fibers and wearing cotton underneath negates that inherent advantage. Obviously that's referring to base layers rather than, say, a sweater over a cotton tee. As someone else pointed out it could trap moisture since cotton non-wicking fabric and putting a wool layer over it will further inhibit drying.
>>18528623So what do you wear under a wool sweater?
>>18528623Yeah now we can't wear a shirt under a wool sweater because of muh science. Fucking epic.
>>18528350Are you still here? I have a lot of questions to ask you. Let's start with "extinct" textiles; which ones do you know about?
>>18528690I mean obvious answer is silk x wool blend or viscoseBut cotton is amazing depending on circumstance, will prevent you from the wool overheating too
>>18528350Thoughts on non-cotton denim?
>>18528350what makes a better fabric: pubes or back hair?
My dream is to start up domestic linen production here in the US.How much do used industrial looms cost (for making shirting fabric)?would it be hard for someone to just lean the machine and start production assuming I had all the material?pic unrelated
the whole process or just dying/printing?nevertheless it's a shit job with horrible pay and co-workers who life in their bubble. good for you but by god, it was hell
>>18528595im pretty sure most of it is just plastic/synthethic, the rolls themselves dont say the material they're made off unlike clothes. Ive heard they literally just put plastic pellets in a machine to make them idk, we arent the ones producing the fabric we just cut it into rollers and sometimes awnings>>18528408i dont know exactly but when it comes to blind rollers and awnings we completelly discard any part of the fabric if theres even the slightlest off-color shade, tiny dot, mark, etcWhat i can tell you is that theres certainly more durable rolls and more fragile rolls. >Some of the types provided by chinese providers literally have a fabric that sticks to itself so it can be a pain to cut it in our machines as the roll can roll off the normal position. >Others are so fragile we have to lift some of the metal bars that direct the roll because other wise it will crease>Some get very easilly "marked", any kind of fold while cutting it, or any kind of weight left on them, or even any hard thing sticking out under it wherever you leave them, will leave a big mark and we have to discard the parts of the fabric that are markedand im pretty sure any textile company just imports stuff from anywhere in the world, you could have a USA company import all their fabrics from China or Vietnam and it will still say "Made in USA", hell they can even import half-assembled products and finish the assembly in USA and still say "Made in USA" afaik>>18528616im sorry im not familiar with italian machinery>>18528968we have a bunch of obsolete textiles that sometimes are recalled for production for some reason, im pretty sure they're off our catalogues, I cant give you names tho because that would give away the comany i work for but some look pretty cool.Most of the rollers we produce are just bland white ones, but theres many different patterns and types
>>18528350How many carcinogenic chemicals are textiles covered with?Would you actually wear the crap you make
>>18529376i dont plan on wearing roller blinds but they let me take some of the discarded ones to make my dog's bed at home
>>18529382So what kind of chemicals are they sprayed/soaked with? Fire retardants, non-iron/permanent-press resins, dyes, water-resistant anti-stin coatings, etc.
>>18529386Im not sure, we dont actually produce the fabric we just cut it into an specific size and mount it in the roller motor or awning to sell it. Some of the fabrics do give off a certain acetone smell or other chemical smells but most donti do know we have one special treated roller blind, a pretty expensive treatment which supposedly makes the roller blind purify the air in your homeIt sounds like a bunch of horseshit to me
>>18528350what's the ratio of natural fiber to elastic/plastic in whatever you consider to be your flagship fabrics?
>>18529396i have no clue, im just a pawn, a little gear in the machine, i checked the packaging on the rollers that come from our providers and it says nothing about the materials used so i assume its completelly synthethic
>>18528623>Obviously that's referring to base layers rather than, say, a sweater over a cotton tee.As in, it's important in outdoor applications where getting wet is kind of a problem. Otherwise, cotton is perfectly ok. And there's no special disadvantage to wearing cotton under wool as opposed to cotton under cotton/synthetics/whatever>it could trap moisture since cotton non-wicking fabric and putting a wool layer over it will further inhibit drying.Wool is generally pretty breathable, so no.>>18528690More wool.
>>18528690A collared cotton shirt, you dumb moron. Unless you’re climbing Mt Everest I guess.
>>18529373I'm like 85% sure I'm part of the family company that makes the fabric your blinds and awnings are made of, and yes they're made from acrylic pellets, mostly overseas, although we do have production and logistics operations domestically. We make some fabrics that are used in clothing, but they're mostly specialty workwear that doesn't really have much carryover to /fa/applications.
Is it possible to recycle wool blends? Is it more environmently friendly to just have a 100 percent synthetic garment than one which is half synthetic and half wool? Asking because many brands claiming to be environmentally conscious will offer blends of sorts, recycled poly and wool for example. But doesn't that completely shorten a products life cycle and reusability?
>>18529685>Is it possible to recycle wool blends?Probably. Might be they don't bother though, most old clothes don't get recycled.>Is it more environmently friendly to just have a 100 percent synthetic garment than one which is half synthetic and half wool?Eh. Wool production has its own environmental problems. A blend garment is hypothetically only half synthetic and would therefore only shed half the microplastics, but that depends a lot on the fabric construction and stuff.>But doesn't that completely shorten a products life cycle and reusability?Yes it does. Recycled fabrics last less long and are more scratchy.
>>18528350What did you study to get into this work?Would you recommend it to others?What is the allure for you personally?What are your top ten textiles?What are your bottom ten textiles?What is at the cutting edge of textile tech that you are excited about?
>>18529388>which supposedly makes the roller blind purify the air in your home >It sounds like a bunch of horseshit to meit's basically titanium dioxide and it reacts with uv light (aka the sun) to decompose organic shit (aka kill bacteria or whatever carbon-based stuff like odours from food)t. I work with that stuff
>>18529754>What did you study to get into this work?Nothing>Would you recommend it to others?Depends on what they're looking for and their regionMy company is in the 1st world so they respect the 8 hour workday, it might suck in the 3rd world>What is the allure for you personally?This company has pretty decent working conditions compared to the previous jobs ive had, theres nothing specific about the sector i like but the job is alright>What are your top ten textiles?>What are your bottom ten textiles?idk we only do roller blinds and awnings and i dont even have roller blinds at home>What is at the cutting edge of textile tech that you are excited about?i have no clue what even is the cutting edge>>18530350huh, i had no idea>>18529535very cool anon
>>18528350>I work in the textile industry>rugs>we dont actually produce the fabricbruh
>>18528350What is the heaviest cloth you can make?
>>18530520the heaviest rolls we do are the blackout blinds, even the small rolls with only 30 square meters left can weight a lot for what they are, and when they're full they're often above 200 lbsif you take them apart, its literally just a white rolelr blind but covered in both sides by a completelly opaque layer to block the light entirely, which is what the client sees
