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The "front" of a piece of fabric having a distinct front and back; same as right side. facing A facing is fabric used to finish the raw edges of a garment such as at neckline and armhole. Shaped facings are cut to match the edge they will face, and bias facings are strips of fabric cut on the bias or cross-grain and shaped to fit edge.
That year, its first website, www.cheapflights.co.uk, launched. [4] In 2000, ex-ABN Amro banker David Soskin and Hugo Burge led a buyout of the website from its founder. [3] [5] [6] The website was the first in the UK to launch the pay-per-click online advertising remuneration model. [4] In May 2003, the US website, www.cheapflights.com, was ...
An offcut or off-cut is material left over after a workpiece is cut or processed, such as in masonry, metalworking, woodworking, industrial or domestic food processing, and textile manufacturing.
to UK Owner # of shops Notes B&M: 1978 B&M European Value Retail S.A. 800+ The business was founded by Malcolm Billington as Billington & Mayman and the first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978 and was acquired by Simon and Bobby Arora from Phildrew Investments in December 2004 Bargain Buys: 2013 Fortress Investment Group: 75
British Airways serves destinations across all six inhabited continents. Following is a list of destinations the airline flies to, as of March 2024; terminated destinations are also listed.
Drill is a versatile fabric that has been used in a variety of applications. Boat sail drill is a lightweight, unbleached drill used to make sails for sailing craft. [1] [5] [6] Although duck (canvas) was more commonly used for these purposes, [7] drill has also been used to make tarpaulins, tents, awnings and canopies, [8] but the use of both fabrics has been supplanted in modern times with ...
Mercerisation makes the woven cotton fabric stronger, more lustrous, and less abrasive, and improves its dye affinity. Raising lifts the surface fibers to improve the softness and warmth, as in flannelette. Peach Finish subjects the fabric (either cotton or its synthetic blends) to emery wheels, making the surface velvet-like. This is a special ...
Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft, woof, or filling.