Artificial fur is a plush fabric that looks similar to animal fur. Fiber bundles and ground yarns are fed into knitting needles and knitted into a loop, so that the fibers are attached to the surface of the fabric in a fluffy form, and a fluff-like appearance is formed on the reverse side of the fabric. Compared with animal fur, it has the advantages of high warmth retention, high simulation, low price and easy processing. It can not only imitate the fur material to show the noble and luxurious style, but also show the advantages of leisure, fashion, and individuality.

Faux fur is often used as coats, garment linings, hats, collars, toys, mattresses, upholstery and carpets. Manufacturing methods include knitting (weft knitting, warp knitting and stitch knitting) and weaving. Knitting and weft knitting is the fastest growing and most widely used.

In the late 1950s, with the recovery of the European economy, people began to pursue a luxurious life, which was manifested in the increasing demand for fur, which led to the extinction of some animals and the increasing scarcity of animal fur resources. In this context, Bauer invented artificial fur for the first time. Although the development process is short, it has developed rapidly. China's fur processing and consumer markets occupy an important share.

The emergence of artificial fur can fundamentally solve the problem of killing animals and protecting the environment. Moreover, compared with natural fur, artificial fur is softer in texture, lighter in weight, more fashionable in style, and has good warmth and breathability. It makes up for the shortcomings of natural fur that is difficult to take care of.

Formation principle

There are two weaving methods for artificial fur, one is top feeding type and the other is wool yarn cutting loop type.

Top feeding type: The principle is that the top is combed into a single fiber, and after being caught by the knitting needle, it is inserted into the bottom yarn to form a circle, and the fluff presents a "V" shape in the loop, and the bottom fabric is set to prevent hair loss. Its characteristics are that the process flow is relatively short, the production efficiency is high, and the cost is low, but some fibers are discarded in the pre-cutting process, resulting in-process waste.

Wool yarn cutting loop type: The principle is that the plush yarn forms unclosed loops on some loop arcs, and elongated extension lines on other loop arcs. The elongated extension lines are specially made during the weaving process. The knife needle is cut to form a certain height of plush, there are two main forms, W-shaped tissue and V-shaped tissue. Its characteristic is that the plush of the W-shaped structure participates in the knitting of the ground structure, and the plush is crisper, not easy to fall off, and the plush effect formed is also fuller.