Cotton has that aesthetic sense to it the more it is covered in the joy of air the lighter it is. Its soft nature explains its purity. It gives such a cool and comfortable vibe that it is impossible for us to not get attracted by the products made purely out of the respective fiber. We are currently residing in the era where natural fiber is seen as an unimaginable notion and instead synthetic fiber has a good hold on the market. Nevertheless, cotton linens are still preferred as the finest form of bedding accessories when choosing respective items.
A natural fabric would last longer than synthetic fabric thus, cotton is one of the most widely used fabrics when it comes to fulfilling our bedding needs. Have you ever wondered how the process of cotton being a finished product takes place from the farm to our bed? Wear your protective gears as we are about to experience a purely sublime journey.
“Blooming Cotton Fields”
Ever witnessed scenery that is pleasant with a soft ambiance? Well, a cotton field in its blooming season is something not to be missed. The scenery is so pleasant for the eyes that it takes you to an awe-inspiring miraculous world, where there is nothing but peace. The cycle of turning raw cotton to fabric begins when seeds are sowed into the fields and, in about three to four months early-season flowers are expected to be seen. With time, the flowers mature turning into a soft fur ball. Of course, the response is highly dependent upon the environmental conditions.
Moreover, when the cotton crops step into the blooming season they are ready to be harvested. It is significant to harvest them soon as further delay might damage the crops. Thus, here ends the first step of turning cotton into fabric by planting and harvesting.
“Combing And Expelling Air Current”
As the cotton crops are harvested, they are moved to the spinning plant to further begin the process. Under this process, machinery is utilized in cleansing and detaching the things into which the cotton crops are wrapped including leaves and seeds. With this, the process proceeds to designate the sheets to the machines, ‘lap’.
“Shrink To Blossom”
This is the most essential and crucial part of the process. Before turning into a yarn, the cotton is placed into a ballroom where the size of the cotton shrinks, turning into smaller pieces. In addition, the fibers (from cotton crops) are converted into yarn. Fibers are worn and crumpled from the cotton stack, where they are placed in mills bringing the fibers in conjunction to give shape to yarn. Moreover, the process continues to form the size, following the requirement. In machinery, to strengthen the fiber, oils are denoted as an additional element while spinning to decrease the force. As this process ends…Boom, yarn is produced.
The procedure continues with the process of weaving. It proceeds with the deliverance of yarn to the other section where it is joined with another set of yarn and is interlaced. It further continues with the step of placing yarn into a package, which has the capacity of letting in an adequate size of yarn. With that, new and full packages make a place while replacing the other ones.
“Braid- Adding Strength”
Yarns undergo a process where they are combined, forming a sheet. This process is called warping. This is an important step where the initial pace of adding strength to the fiber begins.
“Welcoming The Protective Fillers”
When done with this process of warping, a protective filler is applied to them, this application is called sizing. This step of sizing improves the weaving ability. It is considered an essential part of the weaving process.
“Entice- Last Step Of Weaving”
The warp yarns are sent to a strong beam, former name weaver’s beam, where the last step of weaving kicks off, turning yarns into a fabric. This process is crucial as now the raw material is turning into a semi-finished good, displaying it as raw fabric.
“Affixing Deep And Mysterious Language”
As the raw fabric is ready with the weaving process, the dyeing stage steps in adding colors to lighten up the fabric and finish it with printing. The dyeing process has many factors that it needs to undertake before the process starts. This part of the process is highly dependent on the requirement and is to be followed as it is. Most of the manufacturer dye pieces, this acts as a benefit as they save themselves from piling up the dyeing stock that might not be required and still keep a pile of white fabric that may later be used, as per the requirement. The process is finished in dyeing mills.
“Filling Creative Textures”
This process enhances the fabric through vibrant colors and patterns. Under this process, the manufacturer makes sure that the color of fabric bonds with fiber, to keep the fabric intact and the color everlasting, where if they do not then there are high chances of fabric leaving colors when washed. The designs are based on our preferences as consumers.
“Ameliorating The Shape”
The final stage of production, where the semi-completed fabric is turned into a finished good. This process undertakes different steps before sending the product to customers. These steps consist of sampling; this includes the development of fabric, its patterns, and size.
With that, it moves to the costing step. It determines the cost that occurred in the activities of buying raw materials to designing, processing, and converting goods into finishing products, by calculating all the costs and keeping a percentage of profit, the cost of the final product is charged.
“Scrutiny”
The final inspection is done to see if there is any wear and tear that was added in the boxes or whether the stock is in the right numbers. A proper inspection is done to save oneself from the troubles.
From Blank Canvas To Blossoms
The process reaches its final stage, where the packing of the finished goods is done…Poof, a stock of cardboard boxes is ready to be delivered to the stores and waiting for your arrival to be bought and spread on your bed.
