Textiles

Textiles

Any cloth, woven or knitted fabric; especially the raw materials that are used to make clothing.

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draw-sizing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A system linking draw-warping and sizing in a continuous process. A typical system includes the following elements: (1) creel, (2) eyelet board, (3) warp-draw machine, (4) ...

delustrant

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A substance that can be used to dull the luster of a manufactured fiber. Often a pigment such as titanium dioxide.

emulsion

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A suspension of finely divided liquid droplets in a second liquid, i.e., oil in water or vice versa.

drill

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A strong denim-like material with a diagonal 2 x 1 weave running toward the left selvage. Drill is often called khaki when it is dyed that color.

drop wires

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A stop-motion device utilizing metal wires suspended from warp or creeled yarns. When a yarn breaks, the wire drops, activation the switch that stops the machine.