Melange Yarn

1. What is mélange yarn? Write the common types of mélange yarn.

Melange Yarn is the yarn which is produced with the mixture of raw and dyed fibers therefore creating a
unique mixed color effect with a wavy pattern. The fibers can be in cotton or others. 100% Cotton as
well as blended. It is also possible to produce mélange yarn ring frame by doubling roving of different
color to produce ring mélange yarn.

Type of Melange Yarns:

1. 100% Cotton Melange

2. Poly Cotton Melange
3. Poly Viscose Melange
4.100% Polyester Melange
5. Marl or Siro Melange
6. Core spun Melange
7. Slub injected Melange
8. Triblend Melange

2. What are the applications of mélange yarn?

Mélange Yarns are being used in knitwear and denim industry.
In knitwear t-shirts, uppers, trousers, under garments, swim wear, socks, bed sheets, curtains, towels.
In Denim it is mainly used in weft.

3. Write the important features of mélange yarn.

1. Environmental Friendly: Mélange yarn is a yarn dyed product, which means that part of the fibers are
dyed before mixing into the raw fibers (those fibers that have not been dyed) for spinning. Mélange yarn
processing can save around 50% water compared to the conventional processing of spinning before
dyeing, and reduces around 50% of waste water, which all feature mélange yarns with apparent
advantages of energy saving, emission reduction and environmental protection. The fabric which knitted
by grey mélange yarn is not need to dyeing

2. Fashion: Mélange yarns are popular due to their very attractive and unique fabric appearance. The
wavy like effect due to different fibers blending and wide range of color tones due to different fibers
blending makes it much popular and rich in look. Its fabric smoothness is much better. The fabric may
have very soft feel and shiny look.
 Melange Yarn

4. State the common problems in making mélange yarn.

Following is the common problems occurring during manufacturing of melange yarn:

1. Shade variation :
2. Variation in ratio (esp. in PC/PV/CVC) yarns
3. Spots in the fabric: This issue is related to quality parameters of the fabric. It tells us about the
final quality of the fabric/ yarn. It should be kept in mind that there should not be any of the white
spots (neps) on the surface of dark shades. Similarly, there should be no dark neps on lighter
shades. So, raw material used should be considered before to avoid such problems. For instance,
any darker shade say 80% is shade and 20% is white cotton. So we should use combed sliver in
mixing recipe instead of cotton bales that may cause the neps in the final fabric. If we use colour
mélange yarns with higher percentage of Viscose, the fabric made with these yarns will have
higher shrinkage.

5. What is understood by grey mélange and ecru mélange yarn?

Grey Mélange yarn. In this type yarn we used a mixer of cotton & viscose. The percentage of cotton &
viscose may vary depends on the requirement of buyer. Such as – 85% cotton + 15% viscose (Dark Grey
Mélange),  90% cotton + 10% viscose (Grey Mélange),  95% cotton + 5% viscose ( Light Grey
Mélange),  98% cotton + 2% viscose (Ecru Mélange) etc.

6. Give the classification of mélange yarn in general.

Melange yarn can be classified into two of its vary basic types:

1. Blended melange yarn

2. Non‐blended melange yarn

1. Blended Mélange Yarn:

Such type of yarn in which different fibers are mixed/blended together in a certain fixed ratio for instance
PC (Polyester: Cotton blend) 50:50, PV (Polyester :Viscose) 80:20, CV(Cotton :Viscose) 60:40 etc.
Melange yarns are generally made with Cotton and Viscose fibers. In these yarns, the cotton portion will
be in light shade and the Viscose portion will be in dark shade.

2. Non‐Blended Mélange Yarn:

Yarn in which there are no different fibers blended together, but different colored fibers of same type are
used to make the yarn e.g. 100% cotton dyed yarn, etc.