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Leno weave
a weave in which the warp yarns are arranged in pairs with one twisted around the other between picks of feeling yarn as in marquisette. This type of weave gives firmness and strength to an...
Gunny
A strong, coarse, plain weave fabric usually of jute. Similar to burlap but heavier and coarser. Used for baling and...
Bicomponent Fibre
A fibre formed by the conjunction at a spinning jet, of two fibre-forming polymers of different properties.
NOTE:
a) The two components may be caused to merge approximately side by side...
Synthetic fibre
A man-made fibre made from a polymer that has been produced artificially, in contrast to fibres made from naturally occurring polymers such as cellulose.....