- Industry: Textiles
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A term to describe fiber or yarn heat-treated to reduce the tendency of the fiber to shrink or elongate under load at elevated temperature.
Industry:Textiles
A property of certain fibers or yarns whereby they resist degradation at high temperature. Heat resistance may be an inherent property of the fiber-forming polymer or it may be imparted by additives or treatment during manufacture.
Industry:Textiles
1. The beginning of a new piece of fabric in the loom that bears appropriateidentification.
2. A small sample of fabric that may be submitted to a customer for approval.
Industry:Textiles
Fiber that is rough or coarse to the touch, but not fused or bonded filaments.
Industry:Textiles
A mechanism used to control the vertical movements of the harness, orshaft, on a loom.
Industry:Textiles
1. When used in reference to water, hardness is the total parts per million (ppm) of calcium an CaCO3 plus the magnesium expressed as equivalent CaCO3 (ppm hardness (as CaCO<sub>3</sub>) = (ppm Ca x 2.497 + ppm Mg x 4.116)).
2. Used in reference to pulp to denote the degree of delignification.
Industry:Textiles
A condition found in areas of fabric where the warp contains an excessive quantity of sizing.
Industry:Textiles
Stiff, elongated fibers obtained from leaves or stems of plants. Coarse and stiff,they are used in matting and industrial products.
Industry:Textiles
1. A skein of yarn.
2. A standard length of slubbing, roving, or yarn. The length isspecified by the yarn numbering system in use; e.g., cotton hanks have a length of 840 yards.
3. A term applied to slubbing or roving that indicates the yarn number (count); e.g., a 1.5 hankroving.
Industry:Textiles
