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What are "Facing" - Definition & Explanation

Facing
A piece of fabric that is sewn to the collar, front opening, cuffs, or arms eye of a garment to create a finished look.
Facing
Orientation of a piece of furniture as if the observer is facing, not seated in it. For example, Left arm facing, right cushion facing.
Facing
An inner piece of fabric to reinforce and neaten an area of stress.
Facing
A piece of fabric that strengthens the main piece of fabric.

Some other terms

Some more terms:

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In textiles, the term "nep" refers to small knots or clusters of fibers that are found on the surface of woven or knitted fabrics. These neps are created when short fibers or pieces of lint become...
A number, derived from the number of warp (or weft) threads per unit length and the linear density of the yarns, that indicates the extent to which the area of a woven fabric is covered by the warp...
Relaxation shrinkage is a phenomenon that occurs in textile fabrics after they have been subjected to various mechanical and chemical processes during manufacturing. It refers to the dimensional...
One of the most important developments in spinning man- made fibers is the technology of microdeniers where continuous filament fibers emerge from a spinnerette less than one denier per filament in...

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