Rayon is a natural fabric, but create it in a synthetic way. The source material for it is wood. One cubic meter of raw materials can produce one hundred and fifty kilograms of viscose.
To make a tree turn into a fabric, many operations are performed with it. Cellulose is crushed, boiled in chemical compositions until it becomes a viscous viscous mass resembling glue. By the way, the name of the material (viscum) is translated from Latin as glue. How does it turn into fiber? The welded mass is poured onto a mesh with tiny holes - dies. From them, under pressure, the mixture flows out in thousands of thin streams of thread. The strength of the thread is acquired in a special acid solution. Then they are dried and woven from them
. Rayon, the composition of which is not supplemented with special additives, is very similar to silk. But if gloss is undesirable, matting substances are added to the boiler with the solution where the cellulose is cooked.
Properties of viscose fabric
In its qualities, matter is similar to cotton: it is soft to the touch, absorbs moisture well and quickly evaporates it. Viscose is a natural fabric that does not accumulate static electricity in itself and, as they say, “breathes”, that is, it is perfectly ventilated by air. The versatility of fiber lies in the fact that it can be given the appearance of any kind of fabric.
Thickening and crimping of the threads will give viscose the appearance of flax and wool. Often you can find fabrics and yarn in which the viscose thread is complemented by cotton, wool, silk or linen fibers. Such material is cheaper. In alliance with polyester, viscose gains exceptional strength, with lycra - elasticity. The advantage of the fabric lies in the fact that the fiber is extremely easy to dye. Paints can be added to the solution from which the filaments are obtained. Due to this, the colors of the fabric are made bright, rich and saturated.
What is made of viscose?
Synthesized viscose is a natural fabric that won at the beginning of the last century an undeniable victory over cotton in the production of lingerie. Magnificent fabrics are woven from viscose threads : jacquard, satin, velvet. It turns out to be very attractive knitted fabric, from which they sew summer things, home and children's clothing. She gained distribution in the production of towels, napkins, tablecloths, upholstery. Viscose (100% fabric), made exclusively from wood pulp, has been successfully used for sewing delicate dresses and stoles in the Indian and Arabic style.
Viscose care
On the label of a thing in which cellulose fiber is present, viscose is indicated by the first two Latin letters VI. Wash such things carefully, at a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. Squeeze - carefully, without twisting. It is necessary to iron a product from viscose with an iron with a humidification function or through a damp cloth in the Silk mode.
Invented in the 19th century, “wooden thread” has firmly won leadership among the favorite materials in the textile industry. And let it go through more than one chemical metamorphosis, viscose is a natural fabric, which is based on plant materials.