The Metallic yarn we are going to talk about this time is not a real metal Metallic yarn, but a gold-plated and silver-plated silk thread of various specifications and models with polyester bottom.



Metallic yarn is to cut the colored PET polyester film into very fine silk by physical method! Metallic yarn is a filament twisted from Metallic yarn + polyester or rayon! Because of the two main types of gold and silver, hence the name. "Line" is a customary name, but it is actually a non-twisted piece of silk. Ancient gold and silver wire is made of gold and silver by hand into thin foil, mounted on thin sheepskin or paper, and then cut into strips, called "flat gold and silver wire", which is expensive and heavy, and the wire is thick and hard. Easy to wear and discolor.



Now it is mainly used in computerized embroidery and craft accessories, widely used in handicrafts, fashion, embroidery, gift packaging and other industries and woven wool, yarn, knitted fabrics, warp knitted fabrics, woven fabrics, clothing accessories, decorative fabrics, sofas, etc. The processing of the product is an ideal raw material for lining. The processed and woven fabrics and costumes present a sense of elegance, nobility and gorgeousness.
However, because Metallic yarn is made by vacuum plating aluminum or vacuum silver plating on polyester film by physical method, and then coloring and processing. Therefore, the chemical properties of Metallic yarn are unstable and cannot be used like ordinary textile fibers. The aluminum film in the Metallic yarn is not resistant to alkali; the silver film is not resistant to acid, and the silver film will turn black when contacted with sulfide, and the metal coating will peel off after stretching or heavy friction.



Metallic yarn type: M type MH type L/J type MX type



Metallic yarn fabric



lurex is translated as Metallic yarn. The earliest gold and silver were hand-made into thin foil, and then pasted on parchment or paper and cut into strips. Later, as weaving technology improved, the fabric became thinner, softer, and more comfortable to wear.