Polyester DTY (Polyester drawn textured yarn) and Polyester FDY (Fully Drawn Yarn)What is the difference?

DTY (Polyester drawn textured yarn) and FDY (Fully Drawn Yarn) What is the difference?

DTY (Polyester drawn textured yarn) Definition:

Polyester (DTY) Drawn Textured Yarn (DTY)

Polyester DTY is obtained when Polyester POY is simultaneously twisted and drawn. DTY yarn is mainly used as a part of weaving and knitting of fabrics for making garments, home decorations, seat covers, bags and numerous different things. DTY yarn can be in Semi Dull or Bright or Triloble Bright depending upon the kind of areas of filaments.

DTY is suitable for fabric end uses like outer/inner garments, skin-clinging garments, furnishings, upholstery, etc. This is a replacement of cotton and cotton blend yarns with very low moisture content.

Fully Drawn Yarn (FDY)

Polyester FDY is the abbreviation for Polyester Fully Drawn Yarn. It is also know as Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) or Spin Draw Yarn (SDY). FDY is mainly used as weft or weaves in making fabrics. FDY can be knitted or woven with any other filament yarn to get fabric of various different varieties. It is mainly used in Home Furnishing Fabrics, Fashion Fabrics, Denim, Terry Towel and others.FDY yarn is mainly available in 3 lustre – Semi-dull (SD), Bright (BR) having circular section & Triloble Bright (TBR) having triangular cross-sections

Filament yarn having trilobal bright lustre is widely used in making curtains, bed-sheets and carpets. FDY is available in Raw-white as well dope dyed. Dope Dyed FDY yarn can be used to make the colored fabric directly instead of making the fabric with FDY Raw-white first & then dyeing it. Catonic FDY is another variation of Filament yarn. Catonic FDY yarn is made from Catonic PET Chips.

Polyester FDY yarn can also be twisted to make Polyester Embroidery Thread that is widely used in sewing.