Ilaphu elingaphothiweyo liqale lasetyenziswa ngokuthe ngqo ukwenza ilaphu lelinen. Kule mihla, uninzi lwazo luthatyathelw’ indawo ngamalenki ancamathelayo angalukwanga. Kodwa isasetyenziswa kwiimpahla ezikhaphukhaphu ezikhaphukhaphu, iimpahla ezinithiweyo, ibhatyi ephantsi kunye ne-raincoat, kunye nempahla yabantwana. Ngokuqhelekileyo yenziwa ngendlela yokudibanisa imichiza kwaye yahlulwe yaba ziindidi ezintathu: ezibhityileyo, eziphakathi, nezityebileyo.
Ilaphu lelinen engalukwanga inayiloni, ilaphu lelinen elingalukwanga
Uluhlu lwezicelo zeendwangu zokugqoka ezingenalukiweyo (iphepha, i-lining paper) libanzi kakhulu. Ilaphu lelaphu elingalukwanga alinamsebenzi wokuncamathelisa kuphela, kodwa linazo ezi mpawu zilandelayo:
1. Ikhaphukhaphu
2. Emva kokusika, i-incision ayifuni
3. Ukugcinwa kakuhle kwemilo
4. Ukusebenza kakuhle kwe-rebound
5. Akukho rebound emva kokuhlamba
6. Ukugcinwa kakuhle kobushushu
7. Ukuphefumla kakuhle
8. Xa kuthelekiswa neempahla ezilukiweyo, zineemfuno ezisezantsi zolwalathiso kwaye kulula ukuyisebenzisa
9. Ixabiso eliphantsi kunye noqoqosho olufikelelekayo
1. I-Lining engalukwanga ebotshelelwe ngokupheleleyo
I-Lining engalukwanga ebotshelelwe ngokupheleleyo isetyenziswa ikakhulu kumphambili weendawo eziphezulu. Ukubambelela okuqinileyo, ukuchasana kakuhle kokuhlamba, kunye nokubambelela ngelaphu kunokuphucula ukusebenza kakuhle kokuthunga kunye nokukhuthaza ukulungelelaniswa kwenkqubo yokuthunga. Ukongeza, njengomgca wokubumba iimpahla ezinithiweyo, zinefuthe elihle.
2. I-lining bonded non-loven lining
I-lining eboshwe ngokuyinxenye engalukiweyo icutshungulwa (inqunyulwe) ibe yimicu. Olu hlobo lwelaphu lelaphu lisetyenziswa ngokubanzi njengentsimbi yokuqinisa kwiindawo ezincinci zempahla ezifana neehem, ii-cuffs, iipokethi, njl. Inemisebenzi efana nokuthintela ubude, ukulungelelanisa ukulungelelaniswa kwelaphu, kunye nokuphucula ukuqina kwempahla, ukwenza ukuba iimpahla zikwazi ukugcinwa kakuhle kunye nenkangeleko egudileyo kunye nenhle.