Introduction of seersucker fabric

Apr 25, 2023

Seersucker is a fabric with special appearance and style characteristics in cotton fabrics, which is processed from light and thin muslin. Two different warp beams, the ground warp and the foaming warp, are used in weaving. The yarn count of the foaming yarn is relatively thick, and the warp let-off speed is about 30% faster than the ground warp, after loose finishing, it becomes woven seersucker. The seersucker produced by this method is generally yarn-dyed color strip products, some of which are all cotton, and some are pure fiber or chemical fiber blended.

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Seersucker is not close to the body and has a cool feeling when worn, so it is suitable for all kinds of women's summer clothing. The advantage of clothes made of seersucker is no need to iron them after washing, but the disadvantage is that after repeated scrubbing, the bubbles will gradually become flat. Especially when washing, it is not advisable to soak in hot water, and it is not advisable to scrub and twist hard, so as not to affect the bubble fastness.

Seersucker is a cotton printed and dyed product with foamy crepe, which has a variety of bleached, plain, printed and yarn-dyed color strips. There are many processing methods. Foaming is the use of the characteristics that fibers will expand and shrink when they encounter concentrated alkali.

Seersucker Classification:

1. According to the principle of bubble formation, seersucker is mainly divided into weaving seersucker, alkali shrinkage seersucker, etc.;

2. According to different printing and dyeing processing methods, it can be divided into dyed seersucker, printed seersucker, and yarn-dyed seersucker.

History of seersucker:

Seersucker fabric has a long history. It was first used to make clothes for laborers and servants during the British colonial period in India, so it was not widely used like wool at the beginning. Later, it was introduced to the United States due to colonial trade. At the beginning, it still maintained its " Low-level" cognition, used to make overalls for railroad workers and oil workers. It was not until a fabric merchant discovered its unique characteristics that it began to be used in the field of formal wear to help gentlemen survive the hot summer. Until now, seersucker is still the most popular suit fabric in summer.