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A dainty, opaque fabric in plain weave, with cotton warp and spun silk weft. Made in white and solid colours, they are used mainly for underwear and as lining material. |
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| AAL |
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A reddish colour dyestuff obtained from the roots of shrubs morinda tinctoria and morinda citrifolia. |
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| AATCC |
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American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. |
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| ABACAXI FIBRE |
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The Brazilian name for pineapple fibre. |
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| ABASSI FIBRE |
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A variety of Egyptian cotton. Pure white, about 3cm long brilliant staple of good quality. |
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| ABATTRE |
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A variety of Egyptian cotton. Pure white, about 3cm long brilliant staple of good quality. |
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| ABBOT |
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Also called Monk's cloth. A heavy, rough surfaced, hardwearing, loosely woven, basket weave fabric in solid colours. Sometimes stripes or plaids are woven into the fabric. Made of cotton or linen. It tends to lose shape under pressure, due to the looseness of weave. Use confined to curtains, loose covers, etc. |
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| ABBOTSFORD |
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Dress-weight fabric with muted check design. One side is slightly napped. Usually made from cotton, wool, viscose, modal or acrylic. |
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| ABDIG |
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A plain weave dress fabric made with cotton warp and a wool filling. |
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| ABERCROMBIE |
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Scottish tartan fabric woven with a blue and black ground and green and white over-check. Medium weight, usually not heavy enough for outerwear. Originally all-wool, but now may contain a proportion of polyester or acrylic fibre. Used for kilts, pleated skirts, bias-cut skirts, pinafore dresses, children's clothes. |
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| ABERDEEN |
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A yarn size numbering system for heavy yarns of wool, jute, etc. now used only occasionally. |
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| ABESTRINE |
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A fabric name that may be applied to cloth made of asbestos. |
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| ABRADED YARN |
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Continuous filament yarn been subjected to abrading action, generally to provide it with hairiness characteristic of a staple-fibre yarn. |
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| ABRASION |
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The wearing away of any part of a material by rubbing against another surface. |
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| ABRASION MARK |
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Fabric defect. Also called Chafe mark. An area of localised wear, where the fabric has been damaged by friction. |
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| ABRASION RESISTANCE |
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The degree to which a yarn or fabric is able to withstand surface wear due to rubbing or chafing with another surface. Comparative abrasion resistance of various fibres are. |
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| ABRASIVE FABRICS |
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A general term for cotton fabrics used as backings for various abrasive and polishing agents. Usually sheetings and drills are employed extensively and twills in smaller quantities. The fabric is coated on one side with emery carboraundum or other such abrasive grit. These are largely used on industrial machine polishing of metals. |
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| ABRAWAN |
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Name for a very fine grade flowing Dacca muslin. |
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| ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY |
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The mass of water vapour present in a unit volume of moist air. |
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| ABSORBENCY |
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The propensity of a material to take in and retain a liquid, usually water, in the pores and interstices of the material. |
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| BABY COMBING WOOL |
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Fine, choice wool fibre which ranges from 11/2 to 21/2 inches in staple length. The French method of combing is used to make high grade worsted yarn from the stock. |
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| BABY FLANNEL |
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Lightweight flannel used for children's garments. |
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| BABY LACE |
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Narrow lace edging of the Valenciennes type. See also Valenciennes lace. |
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| BACK BREAK-POINT |
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Garment-related term. See under Garment sizing system. |
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| BACK CHROMING |
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Also called Back dyeing. A treatment given to a fabric after dyeing to improve colour fixation. A chrome mordant is used, often on logwood blacks. |
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