UNIT -2

BEDFORD CORDS

Longitudinal warp lines with fine sunken lines Cotton Lighter structure Worsted Heavier structure Face threads - Form cord weave (F) Cutting ends Form plain weave (C)
Wadding threads In b/w Face threads (W)

TYPES OF BEDFORD CORDS 1) Plain faced Bedford cords Pair of picks , Wadded Alternate picks , Wadded

2) Twill faced Bedford cords Alternate picks Twill faced wadded

Plain faced Bedford cord (Pair of picks) STEP -1

o o o o

o o

o o C F F F F C C F F F F C
C Cutting ends F Face ends

STEP -2

x x x x o o o x x x x x x x x o o o x x x x o C F F F F C C F F F F C

STEP -3

o o x x x x o

x x x x o o x x x x o

o x x x x o C F F F F C C F F F F C

Plain faced Bedford cord (Alternate picks) STEP -1

x x x x o x x x x o

o x x x x o

o o

o o x x x x C F F F F C C F F F F C

STEP -2

x x x x o x x x x o

o x x x x o

o o

o o x x x x C F F F F C C F F F F C

Plain faced wadded Bedford cord

o o

x x o x x

x x x x o o x x x x o C F F W F F C C F F W F F C

x x o x x o

TWILL faced Bedford cord

x x x x x x o x x x x x x o x x x x x x o o

o x x x x x x o x x x x x x o

o o x x x x x x C F F F F F F C C F F F F F F

TWILL faced wadded Bedford cord

x x x o x x x o x x x

x x x o x x x o x x x

o x x x o x x x o x x x x x x

o o o

o o x x x x x x C F F F w F F F C C F F F w F F F C

END USES Dress materials

Military wears Suitings

Woolen and worsted fabrics (Heavy type)