A finishing process that brings the fabric in contact with sandpaper or another abrasive material. This may be done to raise surface fiber, impart a peached or sueded hand or to create a surface...
A knitted fabric with a rib pattern. Depending upon the usage, the pattern can be altered to exhibit different rib effects. Rib fabric is used mainly in round necks and cuffs for certain types of...
Loom state is a term commonly used in the textile industry to describe the condition of a fabric immediately after it is woven on a loom but before any finishing processes have been applied. It...
Special cloth or rubber, studded with wire teeth, which serve to open up the cotton fibers, clean them of impurities, and align them in parallel order. The material is affixed to the various working...
A system of yarn formation, also known as wrap spinning, in which the feed stock (sliver or roving) is drafted, and the drafted twistless strand is wrapped with a yarn as it passes through a rotating...