Interlock and wafer: how are they different and which fabric is better?

Knitwear is one of the most demanded fabrics. It is used for sewing clothes and textiles. Interlock and cooler are typical representatives. Fabrics are similar to each other and have common properties. But if you look closely, there is some difference between them.

The name of the fabric comes from the French word "cooler", which translates as "bend". Its fabric is formed by the transverse weaving of threads. On the front side, the drawing of the wader is the same, with a small pigtail, and on the wrong side - in the form of rectangles. It is a natural fabric made from cotton. To increase its positive properties, synthetic or natural fibers can be added to it. But their number should not exceed 10%. Additional fibers are used:

• wool - keeps warm well and does not absorb odors;
• silk - gives softness to products;
• polyester - protects things from shrinkage, increases wear resistance, prevents burnout under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, products from such a cooler wrinkle less;
• lycra - provides elasticity and elasticity of the fabric, increases strength by 30%.

The quality of the fabric includes such concepts as: peeling, that is, rolling of the pile, color fastness, deformation, etc. They are influenced by the length of the fibers from which the fabric is woven. Based on this, the cooler is distinguished by classes.

• Oppenen - low quality fabric with a fiber length within 27 mm. It is loose and prone to deformation. Poorly holds color and wrinkles a lot. Basically, underwear is made from it.
• Carde - middle class fabric, fiber length - 35 mm. It has average quality characteristics.
• Singing - a premium-class fabric with a fiber length of 80 mm.As a rule, its threads undergo mercerization (treatment with caustic soda in solution). After that, the fabric is washed with hot and then cold water. This method significantly improves the quality of the fabric: protects against fading, gives strength and silkiness. Its density can be up to 200 g / m².

Curling fabric is great for sewing children's clothing: undershirts, sliders, hats. And also for an adult - T-shirts, dresses, skirts, sports kits are made from it. The fabric is very light and thin, therefore it is used for the production of summer clothes.

Kulirny material is used for the manufacture of bed linen, as well as dressing gowns, nightgowns, pajamas. Needlewomen sew dolls and other toys from it.

The name of the fabric, translated into Russian from English, means "crossing". She owes this name to the peculiar weaving of her loops. Interlock is a knitted fabric that has an exclusively cotton backing. Its peculiarity is that it is not woven, but knitted on special knitting machines. In this case, needles are used, located in 2 rows. Due to this, the fabric is distinguished by its high strength and density - up to 300 g / m². The loops inside the canvas intersect in such a way that it turns out to be double, the same on both sides. For this reason, it is also called two-elastic or double knitwear.

Interlock is quite soft, gentle and pleasant to the body jersey. But it is much denser than many of its other varieties.

Its main characteristics:

• strength - things made of this material have high wear resistance;
• stability - it stretches slightly worse in width, unlike other types of knitwear, but retains its shape well and does not undergo deformation with proper care.

In terms of quality, the interlock is divided into 3 classes: singing, ring (or card), oppened - upper, middle and lower, respectively. Their properties depend on the length of the threads. Also, the quality of the product is affected by the presence of additional threads in it. If this is allowed, then the fabric loses its uniqueness. You can always identify a poor-quality product by the presence of villi on it. They are the proof of synthetic impurities. Natural interlock has an absolutely smooth surface, as it is 100% cotton.

In general, the interlock and the cooler have a lot in common.

They are united by the following qualities:

• hypoallergenic;
• wear resistance;
• ease of care;
• practicality in use;
• elasticity;
• comfort;
• hygroscopicity.

The canvases differ among themselves, first of all, in density. The interlock is thicker in structure than the cooler. If the thickness of the former is capable of reaching 300 g / m2, then the curtain fabric has a density of maximum 200 g / m2. Due to this, the interlock is naturally much warmer, but more dense. Kulirka, on the other hand, feels lighter and allows air to pass through well. Due to its strength, the interlock fabric stretches slightly less, but also deforms less. The coulter is more prone to distortion.

Another important difference is that the interlock does not fire arrows on the canvas. Cool matter can. They, as a rule, move away from the seam and run along the canvas. Interlock fabric has no front and back sides - they are the same in structure. In cool matter, the 2 sides differ from each other.If the waiter is mainly used for sewing clothes and underwear, then bed linen, bedspreads, curtains are also made from interlock.

Despite some differences, both fabrics have the same care requirements:

• water temperature during washing - up to 40 ° (too hot water can lead to shrinkage or stretching of products);
• delicate wringing;
• Do not bleach;
• dry on a laid out towel so that things do not stretch;
• iron at low temperature from the seamy side;
• Protect wet clothes from the sun, as they quickly fade.

Interlock and kulirka - practical and high-quality knitwear. Each of them has its own area of ​​application: the interlock will keep you warm in cold weather, and the cooler will allow your body to breathe in hot weather. Choose only high quality fabric for yourself. This is the only way to get a worthwhile product and enjoy its use.

In the next video, you will find an overview of the types of knitted fabrics, including interlock and coolers.