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The simple, unpolymerized form of a compound from which a polymer can be made.
Industry:Textiles
A small piece of seed or vegetable matter in cotton. Motes are removed by boiling the fiber or fabric in sodium hydroxide, then bleaching. When not removed, they can leave a dark spot in the fabric.
Industry:Textiles
The ratio of change in stress to change in strain following the removal of crimp from the material being tested; i.e., the ratio of the stress expressed in either force per unit linear density or force per unit area of the original specimen, and the strain expressed as either a fraction of the original length or percentage elongation.
Industry:Textiles
A generic term for all non-metallic, inorganic fibers, which may be natural, such as asbestos, or manufactured from such sources as rock, ore, alloys, slag, or glass.
Industry:Textiles
1. Movement of dye from one area of dyed fabric to another. Includes movement of color from the dyed area to the undyed area of cloth.
2. Movement of fibers which go from the center to the outside surface of yarn and back again periodically.
Industry:Textiles
1. Wool from purebred Merino sheep. Merino wool usually has a mean fiber diameter of 24 microns or less.
2. A yarn of blended wool and cotton fibers.
Industry:Textiles
In the floor coverings industry, a distinctive threadline in the back of a carpet that enables the installer to assemble breadths of carpet so that the pile lays in one direction or so that patterns match.
Industry:Textiles
A class name for various genera of fibers (including filaments) produced from fiber-forming substances which may be:
(1) polymers synthesized from chemical compounds, e.g., acrylic, nylon, polyester, polyethylene, polyurethane, and polyvinyl fibers;
(2) modified or transformed natural polymers, e.g., alginic and cellulose-based fibers such as acetates and rayons; and
(3) minerals, e.g., glasses. The term manufactured usually refers to all chemically produced fibers to distinguish them from the truly natural fibers such as cotton, wool, silk, flax, etc.
Industry:Textiles
Fiber obtained from the leaf stalks of the abaca plant. It is generally used for cordage.
Industry:Textiles
