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Air Permeability
The permeablity, or the ease with which air passes through material. Air porous ness determines such factors as the wind resistance of sailcloth, the air resistance of parachute cloth, and the...
Friction Calendering
The process of passing fabric through a calender in which a highly polished, usually heated steel bowl rotates at a higher surface speed than the softer (e.g. cotton-filled or paper-filled) bowl...
Carpet
A carpet' is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor...
Pongee
A lustrous lightweight plain-weave fabric, originally woven in silk.....