Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Industry: Textiles

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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.

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. Loosely, the term gum is ...

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, penetration, etc. ...

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 different.