General specification of forming fabrics: According to the weaving, forming fabrics can be divided into 3-shed, 4-shed, 5-shed, 7-shed, 8-shed, 16-shed,etc. According to the category, it can be divided into single layer fabric, double layer fabric, two and half layer fabric and three layer fabric. 3-shed single layer fabric is suitable for making pulp and packing papers. 4-shed single layer fabric is suitable for making culture, printing and packing papers etc. 5-shed single layer fabric is suitable for making toilet paper, printing and packing papers etc. 7-shed double layer fabric is suitable for quality printing paper and tissue paper etc. 8-shed single layer fabric is suitable for making high basic weight paper and packing papers. 16-shed two and a half layer fabric is suitable for making quality printing paper, tissue paper and surface pulp, inner pulp and base pulp. Multi-shed three-layer fabric is suitable for making quality printing paper, tissue paper and cigarette paper etc.