- Branche: Textiles
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A double-knit fabric with raised loops running horizontally across the surface of the cloth giving a rippled or corded effect.
Industry:Textiles
A double-faced fabric woven with a tightly twisted spun warp and two sets of soft spun filling yarns. The fabric is thick and warm and its filling yarns are frequently napped to produce a soft surface. Today’s blankets are made of spun polyester, acrylic, or polyester/cotton blends.
Industry:Textiles
A device that assists in loop formation on circular-knitting machines equipped with spring needles.
Industry:Textiles
A compound formed by abstraction of water, usually from an acid. Example: acetic anhydride, which is used in converting cellulose to cellulose acetate.
Industry:Textiles
A chemical used to speed up chemical or other processes. For example, accelerants are used in dyeing triacetate and polyester fabrics.
Industry:Textiles
A defect in which loose or frayed fibers form into a ball and are then woven into the fabric.
Industry:Textiles
A defect characterized by bars or streaks, fillingwise in woven fabrics or coursewise in weft-knit fabrics, caused by uneven tension in knitting, defective yarn, improper needle action, or other similar factors.
Industry:Textiles
A cylindrical or slightly tapered barrel, with or without flanges, for holding slubbings, rovings, or yarns.
Industry:Textiles
A cylinder of wood or metal, usually with a circular flange on each end, on which warp yarns are wound for slashing, weaving, and warp knitting.
Industry:Textiles
