Barré (fabric)

Barré is an unintentional repetitive horizontal pattern in fabrics that is generally undesirable and considered as a defect. It appears as a lateral stripe pattern. Barré occurs for many reasons associated with the manufacturing of textile ensembles like fiber, yarn, fabric manufacturing, weaving or knitting, or finishing faults.[1][2]

This article is about a defect in fabrics. For other uses, see Barre.

Reasons

Barre or barrenness is a repetitious pattern in the course direction in knitted fabrics, It may involve color differences in the yarn and geometrical variations in fabric manufacturing forming the barre patterns.[2] In knits the variation of stitch length can also cause the barre.[3]

Improper mixing of fibers can also be a reason for the barre.[4] In blends like polyester and cotton, the reason may be dyeing also.[5]

See also

References
  1. MATHEWS, KOLANJIKOMBIL (2017). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Textile Terms: Four Volume Set. Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited. p. 122. ISBN 978-93-85059-66-7.
  2. Aspland, J. Richard (1997). Textile Dyeing and Coloration. AATCC. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-9613350-1-4.
  3. Textile Asia. Business Press. 2004. p. 15.
  4. Materials, American Society for Testing and (1952). 1952 Book of ASTM Standards Including Tentatives (a Triennial Publication). American Society. p. 29.
  5. Wardman, Roger H. (2017-11-13). An Introduction to Textile Coloration: Principles and Practice. John Wiley & Sons. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-119-12156-5.


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