Friday, March 25, 2011

Fabrics used in furniture production



  Unlike most fabrics, silk is very slippery and uses a certain type of production to get its silky feel. This type of fabric has a nice look and is very comfortable. This style was most likely made for comfortability and a nice feel to it. Silk also has a shimmering look to it. You wouldn't want little children or pets on a silk couch. Silk is very delicate. If you were to re-purpose it, you could make the couch for "only" looks, and no one to sit down on. But if you wanted people to sit down on your couch or other kind of silk furniture, you could use a less delicate kind of silk. You could use this piece of furniture in the more "nicer" looking part of your home.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Fabrics

Jacquard weaving- has the highest level of warp yarn control. This kind of weaving use to use drawloom, which is where warp ends are pulled up by second operator. The term refers to the added control mechanism that automates the patterning.

Plain weave- has weft and warp threads interwined in a alternated way to look like a checkerboard. It is the simplest and most common kind of warp and weft. The 2 kinds are equal and the spacing is equal on the weave.

Satin weave- this kind of weave is more complicated than a plain weave, but it is flexible. It is made by interlacing of threads that are arranged in a way that the face of cloth is covered. Floating warp or weft yarns may bring them to surface.

Twill weave- is made from parallel diagonal ribs from right-to-left or left-to-right. Can be made by interlacing warp threats over 1-2 filling thread all in alternate rows. It will be more pliable than the plain or basket weave but less pliable than satin

Monday, March 14, 2011

Metal, Glass, Ceramics, and Plastics


Glass-
 This area of the house uses glass. When picking a house, you need to decide what kind of material you want to use when building your house. Glass is very easy to see through. If you live around people you wouldn't want your house to be all glass. Also, if you have a glass house, alot of light will shine through inside.

Ceramic-
This is the kitchen area of a house. It is mostly made of ceramics. It's all white and has random colorful parts. Not too many houses have ceramics parts to it. This house uses a lot of bright colors.

Plastic-
This is a picture of plastic carpet. It is durable. It gets rotten when wet. You can use this in any room. Alot of people use this in their bathrooms.

Metal-
This is a picture of metal stairs. These stairs would be very durable and reliable. These stairs are spiral to add pazaz. These stairs would be slippery.