Why use nonwovens in clothing and footwear?

Nonwovens are an ideal material for the fashion industry. Used for many decades in hidden functions, such as
interlinings and components of shoes and bags, today young designers are using nonwovens as a creative and
versatile new material.

The elegance, style and function of clothes can depend on the presence and performance of interlinings. The
success of nonwovens is due to their versatility and the ability to engineer many different properties into them,
such as shape-retention, adaptation to the characteristics of the outer fabric and lightness in weight.

Today, the global retail sector is fascinated with the prospect of incorporating nonwovens fabrics in fashion,
sports and outdoor performance apparel as a means of providing something “different” to current woven and
knitted apparel.

The different uses are:

Interlinings (fronts of overcoats, collars, facings, waistbands, lapels etc) Bonding agent
Shoe components (shoelace eyelet reinforcement, athletic shoe & sandal Composition and (wash) care labels
reinforcement, inner sole lining) Disposable underwear
Bag components

The advantages of using nonwovens in clothing and

footwear

Dimensional stability (even in high temperature such as clothes dryer cycle)

Easy to slit, die-cut, sew, seam, glue, laminate and trim, without fraying
Light weight
Ease-of-use
Improved adhesion
Softness
Easy to add scent, anti-static, and softener treatments
Non-ravelling edges
Colour stability
High tear, breaking, puncture and abrasion resistance
Stretchability
Strength
Chemically inert