Thread is made from a wide variety of materials. Where a thread is stronger than the material that it is being used to join, if seams are placed under strain the material may tear before the thread breaks. Garments are usually sewn with threads of lesser strength than the fabric so that if stressed the seam will […]

Common natural clothing materials are : Fabric made of cotton, flax, wool, ramie, silk Denim Leather Down for down-filled parkas Fur Other materials are made from synthetic fibers, primarily from petrochemicals, which are not generally biodegradable. Common synthetic materials include: Nylon was first produced in 1935. Nylon is a thermoplastic silky material. It became famous when used in women’s stockings (“nylons”) in 1940. It was intended to be a synthetic […]

As the world’s largest zipper manufacturer, YKK Group is most known for making zippers. It also manufactures other fastening products, architectural products, plastic hardware and industrial machinery.