This presentation discusses home textiles and their uses. Home textiles include fabrics used for furnishings like beds, tables, floors, and walls. Different fibers are selected based on properties like strength, moisture absorption, and comfort. Cotton, polyester, and wool are common fibers. Home textile products include bed linens, table linens, curtains, cushions, and more. The global home textiles market faces challenges from changing raw material prices and low consumer preference for technical textiles.

1. Presentation on
Home-Tech
Presented by:
Bijay Kumar
ID: 2018-2-2-009
Department: Fabric Engineering

2. Introduction
 Home textiles can be defined as the textiles used for home
furnishing. It consists of a various range of functional as well
as decorative products used mainly for decorating our houses.
The fabrics are used for home textiles consists of both natural
and man-made fibers.
 Home textiles if are to be praised it can be said that they
transform a house into home.
 Home textiles used in a domestic environment - interior
decoration and furniture, carpeting, protection against the
sun, cushion materials, fireproofing, pillows, floor and wall
coverings, textile reinforced structures/fittings.

3. Need of textiles at home?
 Fabric affords sun and light control.
 Fabric prevents interior color from fading.
 Fabric prevents deterioration through sunlight.
 Protects eyes from glare.
 Protection from night blackness at evening and too-early
sun in the morning.
 It can make summer room cooler and reduce air-
conditioning load.
 Increase livability and workability of small space.
 It also reduces noise; make music even speech richer and
more resonant

4. Categorization of home textiles:
Since Home Textiles are made with different fibre composition,
textures, color, finishes and designs suitable for different
countries / needs / tastes. The following categorization is
made.
 Bed Linen : Bed Covers, Bed Throws, Cushion Covers,
Pillow, Pillow Covers, Quilting Cloth, Quilt Blanket (100%
Cotton), Fire Retardant Blankets.
 Table Linen : Table Covers, Table Mats, Napkin, Runners.
 Kitchen Linen : Apron, Gloves, Pot Holder, Lunch Box
Covers,
 Others : Floor Mats, Bath Mats, Bath Role, Sofa Covers,
Curtain.

5. Selection of fiber for home textiles:
End use, cost factor, durability, comfort and aesthetic properties
are some of key factors to be considered while selecting the fibers
for making home textiles.
In order to achieve the above, the following measurable
properties of fibers are to be balanced.
 Tensile strength - Tenacity at break, Modulus and Elasticity.
 Moisture Absorption / Content properties.
 Optical behaviors like reflection / absorption of light and
shape of fiber.
 Eco friendliness.
 Electrical and thermal characteristics such as fiber ability to
dissipate static charge.

6. Advantages of choosing a fiber type
Fibre Type Advantages
Cotton / Linen
Comfort Moisture & Thermal Character.
Aesthetic Low Luster & Surface Irregularity.
Wool Comfort Warmth.
Viscose /
Modal
Cost Lower than Cotton.
Comfort
High Moisture Absorption / Retention
Capacity.
Polyester/
Acrylic
Polyamide/
Polypropylene
Cost
Longer Durability, High Strength &
Tough.
Comfort
Low Moisture Absorption Capacity, Low
Thermo Plasticity.

7. Category of design of home textiles
 Full dull polyester with solid color type
 Melange thick-thin effect type
 Bright polyester filament yarn with solid color type
 Double face type
 Stripe type
 Dobby-designed type
 Flame retardant functional type

8. Fabric used in Home Textiles
 Polyester fabric
 Plastic fabric
 Leather fabric
 Satin fabric
 Silk fabric
 Cotton fabric
 Jute fabric
 Wool fabric
 Rayon fabric
 Nylon fabric
 Organza fabric
 Organdy fabric

9. Properties of Home Textiles:
 Flame retardant properties
 Water repellent properties
 Soil release properties
 Abrasion resistance properties
 Fastness properties
 Resistant to pilling
 Resistant to snagging
 Appearance retention

10. Application of home textile
 Woven and knit wipes (cleaning wipes for domestic application)
 Non-woven wipes (floor mops)
 Tickings (for filled products like pillows, duvets, cushions)
 Mattress components (Flanging and quilt backing, spring wrap)
 Spring insulators flat fabrics (used to cover springs in beds or
upholstery)
 Platform cloth (fabrics used as a base for cushions on
upholstered furniture)
 Dust cloths (fabrics attached to base of furniture).
 Shirt linings and other fabrics for use in upholstered furniture,
bedding etc.

11.  Carpet backings (used as primary as well as secondary backing
for tufted carpets)
 Sewing threads used in all furnishing, household textile
applications
 Carpet Backing Cloth
 Stuffed toys
 Blinds
 HVAC filters
 Mattresses and pillows
 Nonwoven wipes
 Furniture fabrics
Application of home textile cont..

12. Cotton fabric related products
There are several types of cotton fabric related home tech product available in
our home. We used those products for our home furnishing.
Some are below:
 Cotton table linen
 Cotton table runner
 Cotton table mat
 Cotton table throws
 Cotton bread basket
 Cotton napkin
 Cotton Apron
 Cotton tea towels
 Cotton pot holder
 Sofa Cushion
 Oven mitts etc

13. Cotton table linen:
 Different manufacturers design and create an exclusive
variety of cotton table linen. Their cotton table linen range
is offered in exciting colors, prints and various sizes, design
and color combinations. The table linen is durable and
color fast.

14. Cotton table runner:
 The striking assortment of cotton table runner offered by
the manufacturers is stitched using high quality cotton and
can be machine washed without any loss of colors, shape
and alignment. The table runner are durable, economical
and visually pleasing.

15. Cotton table throws:
 Manufacturers offer an eye catching variety of cotton table
throws that can be thrown over dining chair backs and
sofas. The range is strudy, comes in stunning colors
combinations in stripes, and plain and easy to maintain.

16. Cotton bread basket:
 The attractive range of Cotton bread basket is very
practical utility item that also adds to the charm of the
dining table. The range is durable and reasonable priced.

17. Cotton napkin:
 The cotton napkins can be mixed and matched with the
rest of the table linen. Manufacturers offer these napkins in
prints, variety of colors and strips. The range is reasonably
priced, easy to maintain, durable and color fast.

18. Cotton Apron:
 There are different types of attractive and high utility
variety of cotton apron. These aprons protect the cloth
from kitchen grime, stains and spill marks. The range
washes well, is durable and cost effective.

19. Oven mitts:
 Manufacturers offer a very sturdy variety of oven mitts that
is worn like a glove to protect the hands from hot ovens
and scalding pots and pans. Their range of cotton oven
mitts is filled with insulation material for better effect.

20. Cotton tea towel:
 Manufacturers offer a variety of cotton tea towels that are
available in exciting colors that do not run and absorb
heat and moisture. Their range is reasonably priced.

21. Outdoor curtain:
 Outdoor cotton curtains offered by the manufacturers are
used as canopies and drapes in patios and balconies,
these outdoor curtains make the space seem more like an
extension of the home and another room. The fabrics are
made from colorfast materials.

22. Sofa Cushion:
 Sofa cushion in bright colors and alluring prints light up
the living space. The sofa cushion come in a variety of
designs, patterns, and price tags.

23. Pavin fabric related products:
 Pavin fabrics is the leading manufacturers of the home
textiles like curtains, kitchen linens, bed covers, placement,
table runners and cushions. Some pavin fabrics related
products are described as below:
Door curtain:
 Door curtains of various
designs are manufactured and
exported by manufacturers.
These curtains give a modern
appeal to the home decor. The
fabric material used to
manufacture the door curtains
is of high quality.

24. Floor Cushion:
 With the help of latest advanced machinery, manufacturers
manufacturing and exporting floor cushions. These
cushions are highly supportive and long-lasting and are
filled with extra cotton or polyfill filling making them strong
and comfortable.

25. Bed Skirt:
 Bed skirts are decorative fabrics placed under the mattress.
They cover the bed on the all four side and its purpose is
to give a stylish look to the bed without revealing the sides
and also any space under the bed.

26. Recent development:
 The home textiles are today experimented and
manufactured using variety of fabrics including silk,
polyester, pavin fabrics and many others. Some renowned
home textiles manufacturers have also started
manufacturing home textile products in natural fabrics
such as soya and bamboo. The intellectual designers have
participated whole heartedly to impart new and exciting
looks to the modern and contemporary homes.

27. Global Hometech Textiles Market: Challenges
 The major challenge faced by the global hometech textiles
market is frequent changes in raw material prices. The rise
and degradation in raw material prices is affecting the
imbalance in prices of the global hometech textiles market.
Moreover, low degree of consumer preference towards the
technical textiles, specially hometech textiles is a major
reason posing as a restraint to the global hometech
textiles market. In addition, less requirement of luxurious
needs such as hometech textile products is again a critical
challenge to the global hometech textiles market.

28. Conclusion:
 The fashion industry has encompassed each and every
product that can fill colors of newness and excitement to
your life. Be it your special occasions where you wish to
dress up tastefully or if it is your home interior in which
you are craving for some revolutionary add-ons or
improvements.
 The home textiles market is recognized as an important
part of technical textiles. The designs, patterns, size and
styling of home textiles have undergone tremendous
improvement. The sensational floral prints are inspired by
the flora and imbibe natural vibes.