Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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milanese knitting

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A type of run-resistant warp knitting with a diagonal rib effect using several sets of yarns.

A color match between two materials in which the colors are identical under some lighting conditions but not under others. Metameric color matches are common when different pigments or dyestuffs are ...

metap weave-knit process

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A technique combining weaving and knitting in one operation with two independent yarn systems wound on warp beams. In the fabrics produced, woven strips are linked together with wales of stitches. ...

micronaire method

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A means of measuring fiber fineness by determining the resistance of a sample to a flow of air forced through it.

microencapsulation

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Enclosing materials in capsules of less than one micron to over 2000 microns in diameter. These can contain polymer additives that can then be released under certain conditions of use or processing.