Yarn-dyed fabrics are exactly what they sound like. Yarns are dyed into specific colors before being woven into a design. So the design is literally part of the fabric, this takes additional time, planning, and engineering to achieve a particular design. Yarn-dyed fabrics usually have more than one color such as ginghams, blocks, plaids, stripes, etc. while piece-dyed ones are primarily one solid color.

Types of yarn-dyed fabrics

According to the different materials, it can be divided into the yarn-dyed cotton fabric, yarn-dyed polyester cotton fabric, yarn-dyed fancy cotton fabric, yarn-dyed slub fabric, yarn-dyed spandex fabric, etc., and there are many yarn-dyed fabrics with silk, and/or bast fibers (linen, ramie, hemp) as raw materials

According to different weaving methods, it can be divided into the plain yarn-dyed fabric, yarn-dyed poplin fabric, yarn-dyed plaid fabric, Oxford fabric, chambray, denim, khaki, twill, corduroy, gabardine, satin fabric, dobby fabric, jacquard fabric, etc.

According to the different process characteristics of the front and back courses, it can also be divided into color warp white weft (like Oxford fabric, chambray fabric, denim fabric, end-on-end (Fil-a-Fil) fabric, etc.), color warp and color weft (like plaids fabric, stripe fabric, gingham, bed sheet fabric, etc.) and various yarn-dyed fabrics formed by the following process of blushed, peached, wrinkled, and sanded.

Yarn-dyed fabric features:

Basically, the yarn-dyed fabric has two or more colors, for the same composition (such as cotton and polyester), yarn-dyed fabrics have a more fresh and clear surface. The fastness is better than dyed cloth.
How to distinguish the yarn-dyed and piece dyed?
Yarn-dyed fabrics with patterns are easy to distinguish, but it is often confused by the plain color. If it is a plain color, it depends on the quality and color-fastness of the cloth surface. Generally, the quality of the yarn-dyed fabric is better than piece-dyed fabric.
If it is not confirmed yet, draw out a thread, if the inside and outside are the same color, it is yarn-dyed. However, if there is a layer of color on the outer surface, it is dyed fabric.