Fabric Selection for Umbrellas
Historically speaking, a variety of fabrics had been used for making umbrellas that included linen, cotton, leather, taffeta variety of silk, lace and the special fabric that was first made for umbrellas only- the Gloria. Gloria which means ' bright', is a plain weave of silk and wool, and silk and cotton.
After that, rayon and acetate were widely used for making umbrellas.
Nowadays, the fabric generally used is nylon taffeta with an acrylic coating on the underside and a scotch-guard type finish on the top.
Most recently, microfiber fabrics with new water repellent finishes are also being used by the umbrella manufacturersWhen using nylon taffeta, the fabric's coating and finish are generally done by the fabric suppliers. It's the prerogative of the umbrella manufacturers to select the fabric patterns and designs .
These umbrella manufacturers can even add their own patterns and designs with the help of rotary or silk screening processes which is cost effective only for a special order of a limited number of umbrellas.
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