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2. Rayon - Wikipedia

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   The name "rayon" was adopted in 1924 [citation needed], with "viscose" being used for the viscous organic liquid used to make both rayon and cellophane. In Europe, though, the fabric itself became known as "viscose", which has been ruled an acceptable alternative term for rayon by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). [citation needed]

3. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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   Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...

4. Bedford cord - Wikipedia

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   Bedford cord, named after the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a famous 19th century textile manufacturing city, is a durable fabric that resembles corduroy. The weave has faint lengthwise ridges, but without the filling yarns that make the distinct wales characteristic of corduroy. It can have the appearance of narrow-width stripes with ...

5. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   Cellulose fiber can be processed to make cellophane and rayon, and more recently Modal, a textile derived from beechwood cellulose. Cheesecloth Cheesecloth is a loosewoven cotton cloth, such as is used in pressing cheese curds. Chiffon Chiffon is a sheer fabric made of silk or rayon. Chino cloth

6. Cuprammonium rayon - Wikipedia

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   Cuprammonium rayon is usually made in fine filaments that are used in suit jacket linings as well as lightweight summer dresses and blouses, sometimes in combination with cotton to make textured fabrics with slubbed, uneven surfaces. [3] The fabric is commonly known by the trade name "Bemberg", owned by the J.P. Bemberg company. The fabric may ...

7. Warp and weft - Wikipedia

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   In the manufacture of cloth, warp and weft are the two basic components in weaving to transform thread and yarn into textile fabrics. The vertical warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a loom (frame) while the horizontal weft (also called the woof) is drawn through (inserted over and under) the warp thread. [1]