Design Parameters for Fabric Selection Selection of a glass fabric for industrial use is not as simple as selecting a fabric for home or office decoration where style and color may be the principal considerations. For specific purposes, one yarn may be selected over another to give certain performance characteristics to the fabric.
Most industrial applications require glass fabric to be used in conjunction with another material.
For compatibility with the other materials, a finish or after treatment is frequently applied to the fabric. Descriptions of the various finishes appear in each of the corresponding product sections. A plain weave is the most simple and most commonly used weave pattern. In this type of weave, the warp and filling threads cross alternately. Plain woven fabrics are generally the least pliable, but they are also the most stable.