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Manufactured fibers
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Manufactured fibers
woven fabric
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
Generally used to refer to fabric composed of two sets of yarns, warp and filling, that is formed weaving, which is the interlacing of these sets of yarns. However, there are woven fabrics in which ...
worsted system
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A system of textile processing for manufacturing spun yarns from staple fibers usually over 3 inches in length. The main operations are carding, combing, drafting, and spinning. There are three ...
worsted count
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A woolen yarn measure. A 1’s worsted yarn has 560 yards in one pound of yarn.
worsted card
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A type of roller card user for worsted-system processing. It usually comprises two cards in tandem; the unit has a roller that carries the stock from the first card to the feed-in of the second ...
worsted
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A general term applied to fabrics and yarns from combed wool and wool blends. Worsted yarn is smooth-surfaced, and spun from evenly combed long staple. Worsted fabric is made from worsted yarns and ...
working loss
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
The irrecoverable loss of weight or yardage of a textile material that occurs during a textile process.
work recovery
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
The ratio of recoverable work to the total work required to strain a fiber a specified amount under a given program of strain rate.
