When it comes to summer, which fabric is the most popular? Presumably Tencel will appear in many people’s minds. Tencel’s smoothness and excellent moisture absorption make it an ideal fabric for spring and summer bedding. It is deeply loved by people because of its excellent skin-friendly feeling. In addition, Tencel’s excellent spinnability also creates many possibilities.
This time, let’s talk about the descendants of chat silk.
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First of all, let’s take a brief look at Tencel.
Tencel, a purely natural regenerated fiber, was developed by the British company Acordis after ten years of research and development. It was not commercially available until the 1990s. Because it is developed from 100% natural wood pulp extracted from eucalyptus trees, it is called the “fiber dream of the 21st century” and is a typical green and environmentally friendly fiber.
>>Little story:
There are two versions of the English name of Tencel: Tencel and Lyocell. But in most people’s minds, Tencel is more impressive. In fact, it is more accurate to use Lyocell to describe Tencel.
So why are there two opinions? Two companies need to be mentioned here, Courtaulds in the UK and Lenzing in Australia. In the early days, the relationship between the two companies was both enemies and friends. Although they were in a competitive relationship, they jointly created a brand called Tencel to sell Lyocell. Courtaulds was later acquired by a company and its Tencel division was sold to Lenzing. This resulted in Lenzing becoming the largest manufacturer of Lyocell.
Of course, it can be seen from this that Tecnel is actually a brand, not silk in our traditional sense.
The emergence of Tencel has become the favorite of many fabric merchants. Its good spinnability allows it to be spun purely or blended with hemp, cotton, polyester, chemical fiber and other fibers.
Thus, the descendants of Tencel were born.
Tencel + linen
Tencel linen, Tencel and linen blended or intertwined.
Blending is a yarn that contains Tencel and linen components; the interweaving is usually Tencel in the warp direction and linen in the weft direction. Of course, there are also individual blends of linen in the warp direction and Tencel in the weft direction.
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What does Tencelina feel like?
As we all know, hemp fiber fabric is relatively stiff, and the softness and smoothness of Tencel complement each other. Let Tencel not only have the smoothness and drape of Tencel, but also the durability and resistance to deformation of linen.
Secondly, hemp fiber has larger gaps in its structure than other fibers, so it has good moisture absorption and breathability. Paired with Tencel, after many practices by R&D personnel, they finally found the perfect natural ratio, which gave Tencel hemp an excellent skin-friendly experience and a certain antibacterial and mite-removing effect, making it more suitable as a bedding product. For people with skin allergies, Tencel linen bedding is also a good choice, it is purely natural and does not harm the skin.
Nowadays, Tencel is being widely used.
Tencel + polyester
Tencel + polyester, literally A blend of silk and polyester materials. But we generally mainly refer to intertwined Tencel polyester fabrics, that is, interwoven fabrics of Tencel and polyester yarns.
>>Quick question and answer:
Q: Why is Tencel polyester not Tencel + polyester staple fiber?
A: Because Tencel has a short fiber structure, coupled with polyester short fiber, the advantages of Tencel cannot be reflected, and the fabric made will be airtight and easy to absorb dust, and It also increases the difficulty of dyeing, which is not necessary for the market. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
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So what are the advantages of interwoven Tencel polyester?
Interwoven Tencel polyester generally uses Tencel as the warp yarn and polyester yarn as the weft yarn. This design has a low polyester content, so the interwoven Tencel polyester not only ensures the softness and delicateness of Tencel, but also retains the wear resistance and deformation resistance of polyester. The overall feel is not too soft and has a firm feel. Coupled with better breathability, it greatly combines the advantages of the two fabrics. This kind of fabric is also very popular in the market.
Tencel + cotton
Tencel cotton, a fabric that is a combination of Tencel and cotton. Tencel cotton fabrics generally come in two forms: blended and interwoven.
Blending: There are countless types according to different proportions. The more common one is a 50/50 ratio. Intertwining: also comes in many forms. For example, Tencel is used as the warp direction and cotton is used as the weft direction; or Tencel is interspersed with veils, etc. Different forms have different effects.
Therefore, Tencel cotton is a fabric with extremely innovative technology.
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Tencel cotton emerged in Europe and the United States in the mid-to-late 1990s. It not only has the comfort and good feel of cotton, but also has the unique touch and soft drape of silk.
Tencel cottonThe fabrics are high-quality textile fabrics, which are comfortable, ecological and pollution-free, and are very popular among the public. In addition, according to different ratios or interweaving patterns, Tencel cotton can be made into thin fabrics or heavy fabrics.
Therefore, there is a huge market now and in the future.
Tencel + Bamboo Fiber
Bamboo Tencel has two concepts:
1. Fabric made of blended Tencel and bamboo fibers;
2. Tencel fabric with bamboo-like texture.
Because the first type is still relatively small in the market, the market generally refers to the second type, which is also called slub Tencel fabric.
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Tencel and bamboo fiber are both regenerated fibers. Although they are not the same raw material, they are highly complementary.
The raw material of bamboo fiber is bamboo, so both Tencel and bamboo fiber have good ecological properties. Their softness and comfort are excellent, and their breathability is also good. The combination of the two can be said to be the icing on the cake.
As for the prospects of Tencel and bamboo fiber blended fabrics. Compared with Tencel, the style and prospects of bamboo fiber are relatively narrow. But it can also be loved by the market as a major feature.
