A process of opening and cleaning textile fibers-usually cotton ? which separates fibers from each other, lays them parallel, forms them into a thin web, and then condenses them into a single...
Gauntlets are a type of glove that extend beyond the wrist and provide coverage for part or all of the forearm. They are worn for protection or fashion purposes and have been around for...
Manufactured fiber made of continuous filaments, and made of two related components, each with different degrees of shrinkage. The result is a crimping of the filament, which makes the fiber...
A yarn that has been so processed as to introduce durable crimps (q.v.), coils, loops or other fine distortions along the length of the fibres or filaments.
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a) The main texturing processes...
A true crewel fabric is embroidered with crewel yarn (a loosely twisted, two-ply wool) on a plain weave fabric. Traditional crewel fabrics are hand-woven and embroidered in India. The design motif...