User:Bcolgla/sandbox

Fabric Engineering
Fabric Engineering focuses on the creation and development of fabric materials. It is a concentration of Textile Engineering and deals with the conversion of textiles to fabrics. Fabrics are generally created through weaving or knitting yarn, which is a textile material. Developing fabrics is a multi-stage process: producing yarn, weaving or knitting the yarn, and processing the final product. Fabric engineering is primarily used for creating apparel; however, it has also become useful for other products. Over time, fabric engineers have been able to design and develop unique fabrics for different environments, such as heat, ice, and rain.

The Process
The fabric engineering process involves creating fabric in a way to have certain properties to best meet the purpose of the product or to meet specific requirements. The first step in this process is producing the yarn that will be the base material of the fabric. [expand] After the yarn is created, it goes through the weaving or knitting stage. There are different purposes that weaving and knitting served. Finally, once the material has been put together, it goes through the processing stage where chemicals are used to clean and prepare the fabric for use.

How It Is Used
Fabric Engineering is used today to design the material for products, including apparel.