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HOME TEXTILE

Published: May 29, 2023

Author: TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN

Yogita Agrawal

Abstract

Textiles is used for interiors called ‘Home Textiles’. Home textile makes ‘a house juvenile’, ‘a home to live in. it is used according to it’s desired properties in different parts, different rooms in the home VIZ living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, study room, children’s room, dining room, guest room, terrace, puja ghar etc and provide physical or psychological comfort. Various fabrics like Cotton, Acrylic, Modacylic, Linen, Silk, Jute, Cotton/polyester blends, polyester/viscose blends, Cotton/viscose blends, and Polyester etc are used as home textiles which has been discussed in the paper. The fabric used for interiors are subjected to various tupes of natural environment. Like Sunlight, dirt, dust, wind , spot & stain due to ink, fruit, coffee, tea, grease etc has also been discussed in the paper.

INTRODUCTION

Home textiles are nothing but an interior environment, which deals with interior spaces and their furnishings. More important than the function or comfort of furnishing or their maintenance is their total effect of our psyche in various areas of home viz bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, study room, children’s room, dining room, guest room, terrace, puja ghar etc.

THE PURPOSE OF HOME TEXTILES

The intension being both physical& psychological, the home textile exhibits various properties such as absorbency, heat insulation, softness, comfort, breath ability, air & water vapor permeability, protection against glare makes room cooler in summer, increase livability & workability of small space, lends privacy, reduces air conditioning load in summer, reduce noise.

THE FORMS IN WHICH HOME TEXTILES ARE USED

Curtains, valances, pillows, pillowcases, bolsters, cushion for seating, foot stool, bed sheet, bed dressing, blankets, carpets, tablecloths, table mats, napkins, door mats, rugs, wall hangings, letter holders, lamp shades, slip covers, sofa covers, kitchen aprons, terry towels, upholstery, pot holder, tea cozy covers.

ROLES OF FABRICS

Fabric protects interior colour from fading and furnishing from deterioration to sunlight.
It protects you from sun glare, and it lends protection from night blackness in the evening and from too early sun in the morning.
Fabrics lends privacy to any degree that is needed.
It shields people from draughts or heat and reduces heat loss in winter.
It can make the summer room cooler and reduce an air conditioning load in the summer.
Fabric increases live ability and work ability of a small place, reduce noise, make music and even speech richer and more resonant of all acoustic materials, and sound engineers find no material that is equal.

Uses of Textiles in various Section of House

Living room

Textile scope: Curtains, valances, pillows, pillowcases, bolsters cushion for seating, foot stool, carpets, door mats, rugs wall hangings, letter holders, lamp shades, slip covers, sofa covers, upholstery, fabric paintings.

Fabric used: Cotton, linen, flax, synthetic polyester, muslin, jute, silk, cotton/viscose blend, p/c blend, texture chinelle, woven voiles, knitted acrylic, polyester fabrics with aluminium film inside applied under vacuum, plush wool, handloom product sand nowoven products.

Requirement for textiles

	Physical	Psychological
1	Comfort, drape, durability	Attractive colours
2	Strength, quick & easy wash ability, dryable	Wonderful texture
3	Luster, elasticity, bending, crease resistance, abrasion resistance, resilience	Prints & embroidery
4	Antistatic, antipilling	Feel, lusture
5	Good fastness properties	Shape & decorative designs

2. Kitchen & Dinning room

Kitchen wear

Textile scope: table cloths, table mats, napkins, door mats, rugs, kitchen aprons, terry towels, upholstery, pot holder, tea cozy covers, curtains.

Fabric used: cotton, linen, modacrylic, nonwoven.

Requirements for textiles.

Physical Psychological

Flame retardant Natural colours

Flame resistance Natural motifs, prints etc

Absorbent, durable, quick & easily washable

Dryable,

Colour fastness

Bedroom

Textile scope: Curtains, valances, pillows, pillowcases, bed sheets, bedspreads, quilts, cushion for seating, carpets, rugs, lamp shades, upholstery, fabric paintings.

Fabric used: Cotton, linen, cotton/polyester blend, wool.

Requirement for textiles

PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

Quick & easy washability peaceful colours

Durability, dryable wonderful texture

Bending, crease resistance, resilience prints & embroidery

Anti static, antipilling, drape, handle, feel, luster

bulkiness, texture shape & decorative designs

Bathroom

Textile scope: Terry towels, curtains, bath rugs, door mats napkins, bath robe, scrub brush

Fabric used: Cotton, jute, linen, acrylics, nylon, synthetic blends, nowoven products etc.

Requirements for textiles

PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

Absorbency light colours

Softness, handle, drape wonderful texture

Colour fastness prints

Bacterial resistance feel

Quick & easy washability, durability, dryable shape & decorative designs

Anti static, antipilling, drape, handle,

bulkiness, texture

Study room

Textile scope: Curtains, Valances, rugs, lamp shades, upholstery, napkins, non woven fabrics, for electronics devices, dusting cloth

Fabric used: Cotton, jute, linen, silk, acrylic etc.

Requirements for textiles

PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

Comfort, smoothness softness Peaceful colours

Bending, crease resistance, abrasion resistance wonderful texture

Antistatic, antipilling prints

Durability feel

shape & decorative designs.

Puja ghar

Textile scope: Curtains, valances, rugs, napkins, dusting cloth, sacred cloth door mats, bed sheet, dusting cloth

fabric used: cotton ,linen, silk, modacrylic

Requirements for textiles

PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

Absorbency, flame retardants & resistance Peaceful sacred colors, prints, embroidery

Comfort, durability, smoothness softness, wonderful texture

anti-soiling prints

feel

shape & decorative designs

children room

Textile scope: Curtains, valances, rugs, napkins, dusting cloth, sacred cloth, door mats, bed sheet, dusting cloth, bed covers, quilts, soft toys, fabric paintings, bed padding

fabrics used: cotton ,linen, silk

Requirements for textiles

PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

Absorbency, flame retardants & resistance Bright colors, floral & cartoon prints,

Comfort, durable, smoothness, softness. embroidery wonderful texture

Anti soiling, quick&easily washable, colour fastness prints

color fastness. feel

shape & decorative designs

Guest room

Textile scope: Curtains, valances, pillows, pillow cases, bolsters, cushion for seating, foot stool, carpets, door mats, rugs, wall hanging, letter holders, lamp shades, slip covers, sofa covers, upholstery, fabric paintings

fabric used: cotton, linen, flax, polyester, muslin, jute, silk, cotton/viscose blend, cotton/polyester blend ,texture chenille, plush wool, handloom product, non woven products etc.

Requirements for textiles

PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

Comfort, drape, durability, strength Attractive colours

Quick&easy washability, dryable , luster, wonderful texture

elasticity, bending, crease resistance prints & embroidery

Abrasion resistance, resilience,

anti static, antipilling.

Terrace & Garden

Textile scope: Cushion seating for swing, bolster, pillow, pillow covers, napkins, rugs, table, mats, table cloths, tea cozy covers

fabric used: cotton, cotton/viscose blends

Requirements for textiles

PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

Color fastness, wash fastness, resistance seasonal colors

to sunlight textures, prints

Quickly & easily washable, durable embroidery, shapes & decorative designs

The fabrics used for interiors are subjected to various undesirable influences of natural environment for example sunlight, dirt, dust, mud &working environment ,for example spot & stains.

CONCLUSION : –

As home textile is one of the special branch of textile, need special consideration. Hence it deals with interior spaces and their furnishes & also deals with it should be comfort, clean and psychological effect in various areas of home should be better.

Apart from wide use of textiles for clothing, home textiles are rapidly capturing the market. Indian home textiles find a rating amongst the top 5 in world according to a study conducted by the US department of commerce. The day is not far away when Indian home textiles will reach the zenith.

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