Abstract

Waffle fabric, also known as honeycomb fabric, has raised threads that form small
rectangles. It can be made by either weaving or knitting. Waffle weave is a further
exploitation of plain weave and twill weave which produces a three-dimensional effect.
The combination of warp and weft floats creates the structure. It is woven partly on
tabby areas surrounded by ridges of long floats. The weave consists of warp and weft
floats arranged around a plain weave center. The warp and weft threads are interlaced
and floating in a way that creates small square ridges and hollows in the fabric in a
regular pattern. The three-dimensional face/texture of waffle make it more absorbent
and a useful fabric. Waffle fabric is usually made of cotton or microfibre and is woven in
a way that makes it very absorbent. The waffle weave also allows air to flow through the
fabric so that it dries quickly.

Nowadays many industries are making Nursing breast pads with honeycomb lining as
it’s moisture regain is very high due to it’s 3D structure.

Honeycomb manufacturing industries waste fabric goes to down fills. We can ask these
factories for the waste fabric and use those waste fabrics to make bra pad lining. It will
be a very sustainable process. The bra pad lining panels are not very big so we can use
the waste fabric to make the bra pad lining panels.