Narrow Fabrics & Technical Textile Machinaries

Materials such as cotton, satin, velvet, nylon, beads and fiber glass are used for making narrow fabrics. Durable, stretchable, rot, abrasion and heat resistant, these fabrics have wide spread applications. From the mouth watering Swiss chocolate box wrappings to artistic costume embellishments and heavy harnesses, narrow fabrics see wide applications. They are also used as clothing labels, sports paraphernalia, luggage straps, machine belts, and seatbelts in cars.

Types of Narrow Fabrics:

Labels:Labels are generally used to identify a product. Small pieces of cloth are attached to identify its owner, country, usage, maintenance etc. PVC rubber labels are used on handbags and apparels, and leather labels are used in jackets.

Reflective tapes:They are used in creating logos used in apparels, handbags, and footwear.

Braids:They are rope like structures with a diagonally overlapping pattern. Braids are made by interweaving three or more strands. They are used in consumer fabrics.

Elastics:They are generally used in making gloves, bra straps, silicon bras, suspenders, waist bands etc. Much of its application is in making sportswear, socks, lingerie, and swimwear.

Narrow fabrics see widespread industry applications. In the garment industry, they are used for making collars, leashes, backpacks, golf cart bag holders, shoe laces, and many more. In the medical field, they are used for making non-elastic straps. Marine industry uses narrow fabrics for making boat tops, curtains, and cushions. These fabrics see applications in making carrier racks and child restraints in automobile sector.

Elastic narrow fabrics:

Elastic narrow fabrics are made from elastomeric yarn, and other type of yarns spun from polyester, nylon, and cotton. Around 3000 varieties of elastic fabrics are manufactured, mainly falling under two categories; woven and knitted. These fabrics allow strechability, durability, soft feel, and have shrink resistance. They are available as tapes of 25, 32, and 38 mm. Primarily used in the making of intimate apparels they are manufactured with or without logos as per the customer requirements. Elastic narrow fabrics have much application in the intimate wear industry. Apart from that, narrow fabrics are also used in the making of skirts, jackets, shorts, baby diapers, sport goods, medical goods and many more.