I don‘t understand what terry cloth and micro fiber are. I thought they were fabric, but then read that they can be 100% cotton? If they can be woven differently and are made from different materials, what does it mean if it is terry cloth or micro fiber?
micro fiber is a synthetic thread woven or knitted into a fabric. terry cloth is a fabric usually woven in plain weave (one under one over) and leaving loops on top and bottom of the warp as the weft is pulled through. The weft yarn is highly energized so it doesn't pull through completely so as to make a smooth fabric. That all probably doesn't make that much sense to you, tho! warp is the threads that are put on the loom going from front fabric beam to back thread beam. weft is the threads that are placed under and over across the warp and hammered into place . simple, plain or tabby weave is one under one over or 2 under 2 over. then there are the fancier warpings that make patterns on the fabric surface, jacard, birds eye, etc. that all have different spacings in the shedd to throw the shuttle through to make the patterns. terry can be woven from many different fibers. cotton and micro fiber are just 2 of them.
Fiber refers to the chemical composition and origin of the materials making up the yarns that are then woven or knit into fabrics. Cotton, wool, silk, rayon, Tencel, polyester, nylon, fiberglas -- these are all fibers (and quite a few more!) Depending on how the yarns made from the fibers are knit or woven, you wind up with different fabrics. For instance, some fabrics commonly made of cotton include broadcloth (plain (tabby) weave), muslin, denim (a twill weave), terry cloth (a weave with extra loops), jersey (the standard t-shirt knit), velvet, etc. And guess what? Most of those are also available in silk. And wool. And polyester. And mixtures of fibers. Microfiber is an odd term. It refers to any fiber with a diameter of under 1 denier, which is the usual diameter of a single strand of silk. That's about 1/100th the diameter of human hair. These are various synthetic fibers spun to be this very small diameter, which produces very silky feeling fabrics when woven. Depending on the synthetic used to start with, or the blend of synthetics, the fabric can be water repellant, good at soaking up water, absorb oils, not absorb oils, etc. It does not refer to a specific fiber composition or fabric weave or knit. As a rough analogy, fruits are analogous to fibers. you have lemons and oranges and avocados and strawberries and cherries and. You can make various dishes (fabrics) with them: pie, crumbles, betties, pudding, cake, fillings for cookies, etc. Microfiber would be analogous to one type of fruit preparation technique -- like a puree, for instance -- that could be used in many different dishes.
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