While we have not reached a consensus here at EME, and therefore cannot say in this series of articles on fabrics that fabrics are one of the most interesting topics of all time, they are. Written By Gabi Goddard. And why would we have written an entire series of articles planned answering those questions about fabrics? Buckle in, this is exciting stuff.
Think of it kind of like those playdough plastic toys you had as a kid. You load in the playdough and squeeze hard and noodles come out the little holes. In this case, the spinneret creates tiny, long fibres that are woven or knitted into the viscose material your favourite top is made from! We like to think of it as half and half. The process for making the fibre is synthetic, but the foundation of the fabric is plant-based.
Yes, viscose is a breathable fabric! It also has a beautiful handfeel, not unlike silk. Broadly, any fabric can be created as a knit or a woven material. It might not be super stretchy but we all know t-shirts are pretty accommodating in terms of movement. A woven is made from lots of filaments crossing over and over, it will generally not have any stretch to it. And a bit unforgiving, for the record. Molecularly they are the same thing. Think of viscose as a family of fabrics, like wool.
With wool, you can get super fine merino, from merino sheep. I myself have no problem wearing viscose. I hope this helps your decision in choosing materials you wear.
So sorry to hear you have this condition. Have you looked out for Tencel, it is made like Model. It does not require harsh chemicals to make it. It is breathable warm in winter and cool in summer. Holds colours well. Very much like Modal — you often seen it called lyocell but if you can Find Tencel this is the Trademark lyocell. I have returned to dressmaking as I have to wear natural fabrics.
I long to wear the draping and more fashionable fabrics than many cottons. Some patterns need to have draping fabric. I am surprised that you say viscose is breathable and takes body heat away from the body as I have not found this.
Is there a great variety of qualities of viscose out there please. What should I look for and avoid when buying viscose Please? I agree with you. Marks and. Complete and utter rubbish in a couple of washes. I find the Viscose knits jersey, tee shirts etc are extremely hot but the woven Viscose fabrics are very breathable.
I have hyperhydrosis which causes me to perspire profusely if I wear anything other than cotton. I am the same — since the change.
The doctor says that some people never get back to normal. When I was dyeing a something, I noticed on the leaflet that viscose can be dyed, which led me here on my search for the truth about viscose. I may try wearing viscose on my upper body. This would certainly make a huge improvement on the choice of clothes available. Hi Ann, Thanks for your comment. In regards to cleaning, it is normally quite easy to keep viscose looking its best.
I wanted to learn more about this fabric because I just wore a blouse made from this fabric. I love the softness but was disappointed when I became too warm while wearing it. Good information provided. I wear garments made from this both summer and winter.
To make their particular fabric, Lenzig use white beechwood. If you hang them while wet and stretch to shape, they dry needing little or no ironing.
Dear Claire, In our region South of the Netherlands we are looking for more sustainable cloth production here. We have quite many poplar trees. If the use op chemicals is in a closed circuit the production might become more sustainable. Last crucial question: are the ecological footprints measured of cotton, nylon, silk, bamboo, wool and viscose? Kind wishes, Jan. Hemp is a very good eco option, grows well without pesticides etc, strong etc, but apparently because it is the opium plant it has been restricted..
Have a nice day! Any way to get the smell out without ruining the colors? I noticed that as well. Not everyone can claim English as their first language and so they make innocent errors.
Thank you for the informative information. I have a question please to answer. Does it show the shape of the body? I use viscose a lot as I am a WW11 civilian re-enactor and this was used extensively for civilian clothing then as it was cheap to produce. As for chemicals, new methods of production are improving the eco-friendliness all the time, and cotton, unless it is organic, uses even more in the intensive farming of the crop to both fertilise and to combat pests and diseases.
Silk too has a carbon footprint as it cannot be produced in many countries so there are airmiles to consider. There is so much to consider if the environment is important to you. The washing instructions say to wash in cold and line dry, what will happen if they are dried in dryer? When my viscose garments accidentally land in the dyer most have shrunk and some shrink drastically.
Since the garments dry so quickly it is not necessary to put them in the dryer. When they are almost dry and very slightly damp you can fluff in the dryer with other garments. Putting viscose garments in the dryer can also, in some cases, cause them to become excessively wrinkled. If you do the garment will have a long happy life. How can I have this fabric cleaned? Was wondering if I should risk drying them, tossed one pair in on low for a short fluff and they seam fine.
Great info, only thing missing was laundering info in more detail. I bought some viscose to make a blouse. The smell is horrible. I have washed it and hung outside in the fresh air but smell still present. What can I do please? The worst cases happen when the client has underfloor heating. We try to avoid fabrics with high levels of viscose however manufacturers use it to keep the cost lower.
I will buy more of this fabric in the future. I bought a king size blanket made in Italy and its viscose. I washed it in cold water and layed it out to dry. Would dry cleaning prevent any shrinkage? Shrinking after cold water wash was surprising! Thanks for the really informative post. It looks as if viscose might be a reasonable alternative.
Dear Claire, Really a nice article. I am working for a viscose trend studio, We cooperate with many Brands and Fashion Designers to create viscose fabric trend every season, I am impressed you know viscose products so well. Hope we can discuss more about all the thing in viscose! Thank you for the very informative post.
I become very warm when wearing it. I think this stems from the fact that it is so absorbent. Therefore it does not wick moisture away from the body when perspiration begins, but absorbs it and holds it close to the skin e. It is therefore going to have be made into a yarn somehow.
Lesson over —!! It was my favorite shirt until I grew out of it got fat but have never been able to find another, only blends! Thank you. Viscose is an impressive and charming material. I just like the name as much the quality garments. Thanks so much for the excellent blog post. Cellulose as you correctly state in the very next sentence is not a protein i. Sorry for the nitpicking.
I refuse to buy viscose rayon as it is toxic to humans and the environment. Factory workers are getting sick and dying at an alarming rate, and people that live near the factories are getting sick as well.
It is an inferior product, does not wash well, wrinkles badly and smells of chemicals. The process used to make viscose rayon is highly toxic!
I cannot believe that it is still being manufactured, when it is toxic to humans and country. Very informative post. I rejected the idea of buying viscose shirts in SE Asia thinking they were just as plastic as polyester. All treated fabrics leach into the body. When the fabric is made from chemicals polyester , or chemicals use to transform the wood pulp, the body absorbs and eventually breaks down until the immune system cannot handle it and disability sets in somewhere.
For example, weight gain, multiple chemical sensitivity disorders, etc. Please protest wearing clothing, no matter how soft or how they drape over a body, to wearing all natural fibric: cotton, linen, wool, real silk, jute or rami. A blend of natural fabrics are goog as well. Please keep in mind most of these chemicals go into water ways as well.
Any person interested can read about these issues on the Internet. Most all women wear bras made from chemicals that is the major issues for breast cancer. Hii mamm Nyc to See u. I enjoyed to read ur blog. Now i have the knowledge about viscose. Can compare between manmade and natural fabric. And thanks for having this blog. I recently bought an expensive item with a proportion of viscose in as well as cotton and it seems to me to look very shiny and sadly therefore rather cheap, unstylish.
Maybe some day it could be developed in a less shiny form? This fiber should come with a warning lable. I am not sure if you guys have experienced the way I washed my cloth made of viscose. After many times of wash, you still found bits bits of fibres in your wash basin. You felt like you would never clean all this off. This explanation is enlightening! My go to fabrics are the natural ones: wool, cotton, silk and linen. One of the reasons is trying to avoid chemicals in my life.
I have also become aware what flammable fabrics do to a body when accidentally set on fire. They get glued to the body, which is not the case with natural fabrics.
Not so with natural fabrics. I have a favourite Mississippi blue check shirt. Indestructible and never to hot or cold…. Hi can you blend Viscoe with natural fabrics ie silk I see materials say viscose silk. So have the 2 x materials been blended Ta Kathy. I just ran on to this blog googling viscose. Your explanation was excellent and the responses echo my own concerns.
The next time I check in it will be intentionally. A sales person told me that Viscose was a natural fibre, and an other one had no idea. Besides natural fibres, Viscose as Contrado mentioned is difficult to define, so I learned the lesson.
Thank you for the article, very informative. I first discovered viscose when, at the age of 16 long time ago now , I bought a shirt and I loved the way it felt, looked and draped. Viscose, when tailored properly, is probably the most comfortable material to wear next to skin. I now check shirt and jacket labels for high viscous content before purchase. Used in shirts there is a no more comfortable fabric with, maybe, the possible exception of very high quality linen and very high quality cotton.
And I, like many others, first believed viscous was a man-made fabric, until I did did some reading. Not everyone can be convinced it comes from tree bark and wood pulp. Undeservedly, a much maligned and misunderstood fabric. Interesting blog! I, like some other contributors, have not got on with viscose as I find it feels unpleasant. She mentioned the rise in the price of cotton as a factor. So, seemingly the relative scarcity of natural-fibre clothing is affecting women more than men in the UK at least.
A few friends I have discussed this with say they are turning more to vintage clothes in desperation as they are more likely to be made from cottton or silk and I also baulk at the idea of paying top dollar for designer fashion made from viscose or materials that are wholly synthetic.
In these developing countries, labor is cheap, and manufacturing regulations are non-existent or not enforced. These factors give rayon manufacturers leeway to generate more profit without having to absorb the high level of overhead that is a necessary aspect of operating in first-world countries.
In many cases, raw rayon is made into a final product in the same facility where it was produced or in a nearby facility. However, some rayon manufacturers may prefer to ship their raw product overseas to have it made into clothing, household textiles, or another type of product. Blouse in woven viscose fabric with a printed pattern. One of the reasons why textile manufacturers produce rayon is that it is somewhat cheaper than cotton.
The exact degree to which this fabric is cheaper than cotton depends on the manufacturing processes that are used and where it is made, but enhanced economic viability is one of the driving factors pushing rayon production.
Rayon is certainly cheaper to produce than silk, but it's commonly accepted that rayon is inferior in quality to genuine silk. The raw materials used to make rayon are significantly cheaper than raw cotton or silk fibers, but the process of creating rayon fabric is much more complicated than the process used to create cotton or silk. Therefore, rayon is only cheaper to produce than cotton if it is manufactured in an area where labor costs are incredibly low. From the consumer perspective, garments and household goods made from rayon are generally equal in price to items made from cotton.
Items made from rayon are significantly cheaper for consumers than items made from silk, however. Rayon is made in a variety of different ways, and each production method results in a different type of fabric. In some cases, the original methods of rayon production that were developed at the end of the 19th century are still used, but some manufacturers may have switched to modern modernized methods of rayon production.
Here are some examples of the different types of rayon that are available for consumer use:. This version of rayon fabric was first developed in under the name "artificial silk," and it went into commercial production in However, nitrocellulose rayon was highly flammable, and it was more expensive to produce than acetate or cuprammonium rayon. Therefore, production of this type of rayon ceased in the early s, but not before it acquired the colloquial name of "mother-in-law silk.
While both fabrics are made from cellulose, the process of manufacturing acetate fabric involves creating a reaction between cellulose and acetic anhydride. Since rayon is significantly stronger than acetate, production of acetate fabric ceased decades ago.
In , manufacturers started using cuprammonium rayon for textiles, and by , it was possible to make rayon that felt almost as soft as real silk. With the advent of new rayon production methods, however, manufacture of cuprammonium rayon ceased.
This method uses carbon disulfide and xanthate to produce rayon fibers, and rayon made with this process became incredibly popular in the United States and the United Kingdom in the first few decades of the 20th century. It is much cheaper to produce rayon with the modern method than it was with any of the methods that came before, which is why this type of rayon became the first version of the textile to enter into mass production.
Rayon made with the modern method was the first type of rayon to be used in industrial applications. However, since these two substances are nearly identical in both feel and durability, lyocell is commonly considered to be a type of rayon.
While lyocell was originally developed in the United States, this fabric is now predominantly produced in China. Most modal rayon is produced with cellulose derived from beech trees, and it is created by spinning reconstituted cellulose.
Modal rayon pills less than cotton, and unlike normal rayon, it is safe to tumble dry this fabric. Viscose Tunic. Since rayon is made with substances derived from plants, it isn't inherently a pollutant. Cellulose itself is a natural substance that is naturally recycled by automatic processes in the ecosystem. The fact that rayon is considered to be a semi-synthetic fiber has led many consumers and business owners to regard rayon as being equal to cotton in terms of sustainability and environmental impact.
Rayon, however, doesn't simply consist of cellulose. A number of toxic chemicals are used in the rayon production process, and it's hard to dispose of these substances properly once the manufacturing process is complete. In fact, the contaminated water that is produced during rayon production has been a major concern since the development of this type of fiber; these concerns persisted throughout the environmental movement of the s, but they died down after the majority of rayon production moved overseas during the s and s.
Producing cotton is another notoriously dirty process; unless cotton is cultivated and produced organically, a number of chemicals are used to process raw cotton into a textile fiber.
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