Parts of Conventional Terry Towel

A woven Terry towel consists of five parts. These are the Hem, Terry Bar, Border, Body(Terry), selvedge. Every towel does not have to contain all of these parts. The pile area is considered the toweling part of the towel.  The beginning and end sections are the tightly woven areas of a towel which come before or after the pile fabric part and prevent this pile area from unraveling.  The selvage contains fewer number of warp end s than the pile area, woven without pile as a flat weave and has the purpose to reinforce the towel sides. Hem at the beginning and end of the towel stitched with two fold. Border mainly used for decorative purpose.

Terry Towelling parameters for designing and production

Terry Towelling parameters for designing and production 

- Size of towel: Grey & Finish

- Dimentions of Hem, Terry Bar, Border and Body Of Towel

- Finish & Grey weight/GSM of towel

- Reed count ie warp density

- Weft density (Body & Border)

- No. of splits on loom

- Yarn used in warp(Pile & Ground),weft(Body Weft & Border Weft)

- Material used cotton /polyester(Pile, Ground & weft)

- Major count _2/20 k, 2/24 K, 1/10 OE, 1/14 OE, 1/16k etc.

- Tape length used in pile and ground

- Weight loss consideration during all process like shearing, washing,tumbling and dying etc.

- Production calculations by PCs and wt.

- Wastage parameter at various stage of manufacturing

- Pile Height

Terry Towel Properties to be considered

Terry Towel Properties to be considered
- Fibre Content
- Ph value
- Tensile Strength
- Measurement of Dimensions
- Mass of Towel
- Absorption time
- Wash care instructions

About Terry Towel

Terrycloth, terry cloth, terry toweling, terry, or simply toweling is a fabric with loops that can absorb large amounts of water. It can be manufactured by weaving or knitting. Toweling is woven on special looms that have two beams of longitudinal warp through which the filler or weft is fired laterally. The first industrial production of terrycloth towels was by the English manufacturer Christ.

There are two types of terry fabrics:

1. Towel Terry is a [woven] fabric with long loops that can absorb large amounts of water. Its content is usually 100% cotton, but may sometimes contain polyester.
2. French Terry is a fabric, used in men's, women's and children's clothes. One of its sides is flat, while the other side is with cross loops. It is either 100% cotton or contains polyester with inelastic (Lycra). It is often warp knitted, and the term French Terry is colloquially used for all warp knitted Terry.

It is the length of loops that determines how much fluid is absorbed by the cloth as longer loops provide more surface area to absorb and come in contact with the fluid.

Items that may be made from terrycloth include babies’ nappies (UK English) or reusable diapers (US English), towels, bathrobes, bed linen, and sweatbands for the wrist or head. Terrycloth is also sometimes used to make sweat jackets. Terry toweling hats with a shallow brim were once popular with cricketers (like English wicket keeper Jack Russell), but are no longer in fashion.

An alternative fabric used for towels is waffle fabric. A modern synthetic alternative is microfiber.

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