Today, in almost every store you can see fabric marked with the word “rayon”. The name appeared in 1924 in the USA, and initially textiles were called artificial silk. The material has gained great popularity among lovers of comfortable and pleasant clothes to wear.
Remember what viscose is
Most likely, in every wardrobe there are things from it, and not even one. So, rayon is a viscose familiar to many, this is how this material is usually called in the United States of America. The fabric is an artificial cloth made from wood pulp, which, in turn, is a 100% natural product. It is worth noting that despite the fact that rayon has nothing to do with silk and cotton, it manages to perfectly combine the main advantages of both.
Rayon is used when sewing clothes in combination with polyester or lycra. What to choose as a supplement is decided depending on what type of clothing needs to be sewn. The material is great for light blouses, jackets and trousers. The fabric is easy to process, pleasant to the body, has high wear resistance and practicality.
Modern designers give preference to rayon and love it for its special "complaisance". They note that the special structure of the material allows you to create clothes of any complexity, form interesting folds, darts, cutouts and easily achieve the desired volume and style.
You can sew almost any kind of clothes from rayon: men and women, for daily wear or elegant options for going out. As a rule, the material is used to create clothes for the warm season. It turns out to be weightless, flowing and airy.
Advantages and disadvantages of fabric
Among the advantages of the material, it should be noted:
• sufficiently high strength, second, perhaps, only to silk, linen and cotton;
• good elasticity, strong tissue tension is contraindicated, this can cause serious upsetting;
• high thermal conductivity;
• the fabric is not at all of interest to insects, therefore, antimol is not required during storage;
• Rayon clothing allows the skin to breathe and copes well with moisture and sweat.
The fabric also has certain drawbacks, but these are rather even minor difficulties associated with leaving:
• items made from this fabric must be washed with extremely soft products, in warm water and best of all by hand. If, nevertheless, a washing machine is used, it must be “automatic”. Also for rayon the “delicate fabrics” mode is suitable;
• after washing, in no case should you intensively squeeze out the thing, and also use a centrifuge for wringing;
• when working with fabric, there is some inconvenience associated with the fact that the fabric is wrinkled along the cut, so processing the seams will take more time and effort.
It should be noted that the rayon does not get dirty for a long time, this is due to the fact that the fiber itself is very smooth. In addition, dry cleaning may well be enough for him.
