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A weave in which the warp yarns are arranged in pairs with one twisted around the other between picks of filling yarn as in marquisette. This type of weave gives firmness and strength to an open-weave fabric and prevents slippage and displacement of warp and filling yarns.
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The removal of any substance or dye from textiles by the percolating action of a suitable liquid.
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1. One-seventh of an 840-yard cotton hank, i.e., 120 yards.
2. A standard skein with 80 revolutions of 1.5 yards each (total length of 120 yards). It is used for strength tests.
3. A unit of measure, 300 yards, used to determine the yarn number of linen yarn. The number of leas in one pound is the yarn number.
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Crimp in fibers that can be developed by a specific treatment. Fibers are prepared specially to crimp when subjected to specific conditions, e.g., tumbling in a heated chamber or wet processing.
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A milky fluid found in certain cells of some families of seed plants. Latex is the raw material from which rubber is made.
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A light, thin cloth made of carded or combed yarns, this fabric is given a crease-resistant, crisp finish. Lawn is crisper than voile but not as crisp as organdy.
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A term describing the movement of yarn guides between needles, at right angles to the needle bar, or laterally in relation to the needle bar, or laterally in relation to the needle bar during warp knitting.
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A condition caused by a lap that will not unwind in carding in the same thickness as it was wound in picking. This splitting of the sheet of fiber can result in either a thicker or thinner sheet being fed into the card.
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Streamline flow in a viscous fluid, such as molten polymer, near a solid boundary.
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Fabric composed of a high-strength reinforcing scrim or base fabric between two plies of flexible thermoplastic film. Usually open scrims are used to permit the polymer to flow through the interstices and bond during calendering.
Industry:Textiles