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Textiles
Any cloth, woven or knitted fabric; especially the raw materials that are used to make clothing.
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guides
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
Fittings of various shapes for controlling the path of a threadline.
guillotine
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
Cutting device that consists of a single blade that descends between guides for chopping fibers, plastic strands, etc.
gum
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A term covering a wide range of substances. Strictly, gums are carbohydrate high polymers, either soluble or dispersible in water, that are derived from vegetable origins. ...
hand
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience,and other qualities perceived by touch.
dyeing auxillaries
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
Various substances that can be added to the dyebath to aid dyeing. They may necessary to transfer the dye from the bath to the fiber or they may provide improvements in leveling, ...
double end
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
Two ends woven as one in a fabric. A double end may be intentional for fabric styling, or accidental, in which case a fabric defect results.
double-cloth construction
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
Two fabrics are woven in the loom at the same time, one fabric on top of the other, with binder threads holding the two fabrics together. The weave on the two fabrics can be ...
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