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2. Waffle fabric - Wikipedia

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   An example of waffle fabric. Waffle fabric, also known as honeycomb fabric, has raised threads that form small rectangles. It can be made by either weaving or knitting. Waffle weave is a further exploitation of plain weave and twill weave which produces a three-dimensional effect. The combination of warp and weft floats creates the structure.

3. Piqué (weaving) - Wikipedia

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   Piqué weaving was developed by the Lancashire cotton industry in the late 18th century as a mechanised technique of weaving double cloth with an enclosed heavy cording weft. [ citation needed ] It was originally used to make imitations of the corded Provençal quilts made in Marseille , the manufacture of which became an important industry for ...

4. Huckaback fabric - Wikipedia

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   Huckaback [6] is a weave in which the weft yarns are of a relatively lower count, and they are loosely twisted (softly spun), making a floating and absorbing weave. [2] It is woven on a dobby loom that has a mechanism for weaving geometric patterns. The Huck cloth has good absorbency hence suitable for towels. [1] [7] [8]

5. Calendering (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Calendering of textiles is a finishing process used to smooth, coat, or thin a material. With textiles, fabric is passed between calender rollers at high temperatures and pressures.

6. Finishing (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Textile finishing machinery, Red Bridge Mills, Ainsworth, 1983 In textile manufacturing, finishing refers to the processes that convert the woven or knitted cloth into a usable material and more specifically to any process performed after dyeing the yarn or fabric to improve the look, performance, or "hand" (feel) of the finish textile or clothing.

7. Woven fabric - Wikipedia

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   Woven fabric cloth usually frays at the edges, unless techniques are used to counter it, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming. Different companies use textiles differently to create products. Plain weave. Fabrics that are woven do not stretch as easily as knitted fabrics, which can make them advantageous for many uses.