Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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hand-blocked print

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A fabric that has been printed by hand with wooden or linoleum blocks.

A pick that is caught on a warp yarn knot for a short distance which produces a triangular hole in the fabric. Hang picks usually result from knots that are tied incorrectly, shuttletension that is ...

graphite fiber

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Although the terms carbon and graphite are used interchangeably to describe these fibers, graphite fibers are more accurately defined as fibers that are 99+% carbonized while the term carbon is used ...

green tack

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term used in fabric bonding for the preliminary bond created in the first stage of curing by the wet adhesive process. At this point, the bond is not fully cured and hence is “green.”

greige fabric

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

An unfinished fabric just off the loom or knitting machine.

grenadine

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A fine, loosely woven fabric in leno weave made with dyed filling yarns and having a clipped dobby design. 2. A silk cord constructed by twisting together several twisted strands.

grex

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A unit of linear density equal to the weight in grams of 10 kilometers of yarn, filament, fiber, or other textile strand. 2. The system of yarn numbering based on the use of grex units.