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Article #172: Metallic Fibers used in many items

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Metallic Fibers have made the saying throughout Middle East and the Asian
'Spinning Straw in Gold' come to pass. regions. Many people also use metallic
Though straw is never used, its place is fibers in weaving and needlepoint.
rightly taken by other precious metals More commonly today you can find Metallic
like silver. Metallic fibers are also Fibers in clothing, anything from party
known as Zari particularly in India. The and evening wear to club clothing to
most common process for the manufacturing everyday wear. The shiny effect that the
of metallic fibers are the laminating fibers create has become a symbol of the
process, which seals an aluminum layer in new millennium. Metallic fibers are also
between polyester or acetate film. These used in places that you may encounter
fibers are then cut into lengthwise every day.
strips for yarns and wound onto bobbins. Stainless steel and other metal fibers
The metal can be colored and sealed in a are used in communication lines such as
clear film, the adhesives can be colored phone lines and cable lines. Stainless
or the film can be colored. There are steel fibers are also used in carpets.
many different variations of color and They are dispersed throughout the carpet
effect that can be made in metallic with other fibers so that they are not
fibers, producing a wide range of looks detected. The presence of the fibers
The most common end use for metallic helps to conduct electricity so that the
fibers is upholstery fabric and textiles static shock is reduced. These types of
such as Lamé and brocade. Lamés are carpets are often used in high volume
most commonly made of a polyester jacket, computer areas where the chance of
overlain with a thin, interwoven metal, producing static is much greater.
usually steel or copper, which gives them Other uses of Metallic fiber include work
a metallic grayish look. This apparel is clothing such as protective suits, space
popularly used in fencing. Brocade is the suits, cut resistant gloves for butchers
special fabric in which colored silk is and other people working near bladed or
used woven with silver and gold threads. dangerous machinery.
This exquisite fabric is in great demand






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