Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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miss-stitch

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A knitting construction formed when the needle holds the old loop and does not receive new yarn. It connects two loops of the same course that are not in adjacent wales. Also known as float-stitch.

A rotary carpet printing machine with up toeight stainless-steel mesh screens, and with cylindrical squeegees ofmoderately large diameter in each rotary screen. The unit has astreaming zone for dye ...

mixed end or filling

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Warp or filling yarn differing from that normally used in the fabric, e.g., yarn with the incorrect twist or number of plies, yarn of the wrong color, or yarn from the wrong lot.

mispick

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A weaving defect in which a pick is improperly interlaced, resulting in a break in the weave pattern. Mispicks can result from starting the loom on the incorrect pick after a pick-out.

minimum care

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term describing home laundering methods. Minimum care fabrics, garments, and household textile articles can be washed satisfactorily by normal home laundering methods and can be used or worn after ...

mineral fibers

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A generic term for all non-metallic, inorganic fibers, which may be natural, such as asbestos, or manufactured from such sources as rock, ore, alloys, slag, or glass.

Millitron® process

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A computer-controlled, non-contact spray printing process that allows theproduction of intricate multicolored designs. Although this process was developed for carpets byMilliken & Co., it can also be ...