Technical Handbook : White to White Fancy yarn knitting and dyeing fabric

INNOVATIVE FROM YARN TO FABRIC What is the market share of yarn for knitting fabric?

The biggest share : “Raw white yarn” is knitted to raw white fabric and then dyed in different color.It is general commodity, high competition and no differentiation characteristic.

The second share : “Dyed yarn” can produce color stripe fabric. It is costly to produce, causes leftovers yarn ,and has long lead time.

The third share : “Top-dyed mélange yarn” can be produced mélange color fabric.

It is also costly, unflexible to change color, causes yarn leftovers, and has long lead time.

The forth share : - “Colored fancy yarn” can be color fancy fabric. It is costly, inflexible to change color, yarn causes leftovers,and has long lead time.

- “White background to colored effect yarn” is knitted into fabric and then over-dye the background part. It is costly, yarn causes leftovers,and has long lead time. However, it’s semi-flexible in color selection.

The fifth share : The newest product : “White background to white effect fancy yarn” is knitted into raw white fabric and either dye one part or two parts which are background part and effect part. So it’s very flexible

So the question is? How can this “white to white fancy yarn” gain some market share from the biggest share which is a raw white yarn?

What is “White to white fancy yarn” from ‘KONGKIAT’?

“White to white fancy yarn” is yarn made from two or three different raw white fibers blending and spinning into yarn. It has background part and effect part. This “white to white fancy yarn” can be knitted into raw white fabric then dyed on either one part of the materials or both parts of the materials. The effect will show after dyeing.

Example of catalog books ; Neps, Dot, EEL, Long slub, Comet, Triblend X etc.

“Prepared for dyed yarn” is a chemical pre-treated yarn, itself does not have dyed- color. It can be knitted into raw white fabric and dyed after, Then the colored fancy-effect will appear on the fabric. This creates wide variety of color choices on the fabric.

Example of catalog books ; Zigzag, Zero, SpaceX, Tone-020 etc.

How can the “white to white fancy yarn”be called “INNOVATIVE FROM YARN TO FABRIC”?

The “White to white fancy yarn” is innovative because it’s highly flexible and has very unique look. It can duplicate the look of nearly all kind of the yarns in the market. Some of the examples are 1. The “White to white fancy yarn”’s usability is the same as raw white yarn which is the biggest share in the market. The “White to white fancy yarn” can be knitted and dyed in different shade like raw white yarn can. So it’s very flexible.

2. The ‘White to white fancy yarn’ can be knitted in stripe with other raw white yarn such as cotton, rayon or polyester yarn then dyed the fabric. The final fabric will have stripe look.

3. ‘Prepared for dyed yarn’ (Tone020) can duplicate the look of top dyed mélange fabric 4. The ‘White to white fancy yarn’ can be knitted and fabric-dyed to get the same look as ‘colored fancy yarn’ and ‘white background to colored effect yarn’.

Characteristics of “White to white fancy yarn” 1.

The “White to white fancy yarn” is suitable for circular knitting. After dyeing fabric, we can get ‘extra fancy effects’ which is very unique and different from other yarns.

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The “White to white fancy yarn” cost is not much higher than conventional raw white yarn. Also knitters can reduce cost of fabric by ‘feeder by feeder’ knitting technique. We recommend knitting one ‘white to white’ yarn with one or two or three conventional raw white yarn to lower to cost of the fabric.

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The “White to white fancy yarn” has similar benefits in production and commercial as ‘conventional raw white’ yarn, such as • • • • • • • •

Reduced lead time for special color lot.

No need for expensive dyed yarns, no premium charge for small dyeing quantity.

Tailor made for small lot per color.

No dyed yarn leftovers.

Continuous production in knitting and weaving process.(no need to change lot during these processes.

Smaller inventory levels and reduced inventory risks Ability to react to changing in color trends. Full flexibility in color selection.

Improved availability of the finished products.

Table of content Content

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1. Raw white fabric

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2.1 Dyed yarn (1)

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2.1 Dyed yarn (2)

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2.2 Dyed yarn (3)

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3.1 Top dyed mĂŠlange fabric

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3.2 Top dyed mĂŠlange stripe fabric

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4.1 Colored fancy fabric (1)

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4.2 Colored fancy fabric (2)

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5.1 White background to colored effect yarn (1)

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5.1 White background to colored effect yarn (2)

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