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Manufactured fibers
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Manufactured fibers
break spinning
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A direct spinning process for converting manufactured fiber tows to spun yarn that incorporates prestretching and tow breaking with subsequent drafting and spinning in one operation.
baggy cloth
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric that does not lie flat, caused by sections of tight or loose yarns in either the warp or the filling.
bengaline
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric similar to faille, only heavier, with a fine weave and widthwise cords. Originally, bengalines were made of a silk, wool, or rayon warp with a worsted or cotton filling and used for dresses, ...
brocatelle
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric similar to brocade with a satin or twill figure in high relief on a plain or satin background.
bidirectional fabric
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric having reinforcing fibers in two directions, i.e., in the warp (machine) direction and filling (cross-machine) direction.
bias filling
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric defect in which the filling yarn does not run at a right angle to the warp. The principal cause is improper processing on the tenter frame.
bourrelet
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A double-knit fabric with raised loops running horizontally across the surface of the cloth giving a rippled or corded effect.
