Chenille thread, also known as chenille, whose scientific name is spiral velvet thread, is a new type of fancy velvet thread that looks like a test tube brush or a stinging caterpillar.
The structural feature is that two core wires hold parallel-arranged short piles. After twisting, these parallel-arranged piles are firmly fixed on the two core wires. in the core wire.
Therefore, people often call it chenille yarn vividly because it has a velvet effect and a strong three-dimensional effect.
Generally, there are chenille products such as viscose/nitrile, cotton/polyester, viscose/cotton, nitrile/polyester, viscose/polyester, etc.
Chenille thread generally uses 31.3tex (32 metric) polyester mid-length yarn or 31.3tex acrylic yarn as the core thread, and uses acrylic glossy regular strips Or matte regular strips, acrylic expanded thread 38.5tex×2 (26/2 male count) or 38.5tex (26 male count) knitted velvet as pile, with pile lengths of 1.5mm and 1mm.
The former is used for knitting, and the latter is used for weaving.
Chenille thread is produced by a special chenille fancy twisting machine. The specifications of the finished product vary with the length of the pile and the thickness of the yarn. Generally, 38.5tex ( 26 metric) acrylic velvet is used as the pile head, the pile length is 1.5mm, and the linear density is 454.5tex (2.2 metric).
For the more popular and widely used chenille products on the market now, they are basically made of a cotton chenille thread cluster Made of velvet.
Of course, according to the production process of each manufacturer, there are also big differences in the pile heads of this kind of chenille.
The cotton chenille pile produced by some manufacturers is relatively thick, while the pile produced by some manufacturers is relatively thin. This is related to the chenille used. This phenomenon occurs due to different thread conditions, and standard chenille is made of one chenille thread.
Currently, most chenille fabrics on the market are made of short fibers or filaments of different fineness and strength that are twisted together.
We call the part we see as surface yarn or decorative yarn, and the strongly twisted part is called core yarn.
The core yarn increases the strength of the chenille thread, accounting for 25% to 30% of the chenille thread, and the decorative yarn is the main body, accounting for 70% ~75%, showing the beautiful effect and style of chenille thread.
Take curtains made of chenille as an example.
The use of chenille thread gives home textile fabrics a thick feeling, with high-end luxury, soft touch, full suede, good drape, and water absorption. Especially good and other advantages.
Chenille curtains can not only reduce and block light to adapt to people’s different needs for light intensity; they can also be windproof, dust-removing, heat-insulating, warm-keeping, and sound-absorbing , improve the indoor climate and environment.
A clever combination of decoration and practicality. At the same time, chenille curtains have the functions of temperature regulation, anti-allergy, anti-static, and antibacterial.
Because of its good hygroscopicity, it can absorb 20 times of its own weight in water and feels dry, so it is deeply loved and welcomed by people.
Although the use of chenille fabric gives the curtain a thick feeling, it is high-end and luxurious, soft to the touch, full of suede, good drape, and water absorbent. Especially good and other advantages. However, chenille curtains have some shortcomings due to the characteristics of their material. They will deform and shrink after cleaning, so they cannot be smoothed by ironing to avoid causing the curtain fabric to fall down or become tangled, especially the curtains. On the front, as a result, the curtains are not much ornamental.
