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What is "Bowing" - Definition & Explanation
Last Updated on: 04-Feb-2024 (5 months, 23 days ago)
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Bowing
Usually caused by finishing. Woven filling yarns lien in an arc across fabric width: in knits the course lines lie in an arc across width of goods. Critical on stripes or patterns and not as critical on solid color fabrics.

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