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  2. Luster (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    In textiles, lustre or luster is a physical property that makes them appear bright, glossy, and shiny. The amount of light reflected from the surface of a fiber is referred to as its luster. The level of luster is determined by how light reflects off the surface. For example, round surfaced fiber reflects more light and appears shinier than ...

  3. Charmeuse - Wikipedia

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    A piece of silk charmeuse fabric showing the shiny, satin front and dull, matte back. Charmeuse (/ ʃ ɑːr ˈ m uː z,-ˈ m uː s /; French:; French for 'female charmer') is a lightweight fabric woven with a satin weave. These float threads give the front of the fabric a smooth, shiny finish, whereas the back has a dull finish.

  4. Finishing (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Calendering makes one or both surfaces of the fabric smooth and shiny. The fabric is passed to through hot, fast-moving stainless steel cylinders. Compacting it is the advance version of the calendering machine and suitable for knitted fabric to achieve desired gsm and to set width, for calendering and shrinkages control simultaneously. The ...

  5. Shiny (web framework) - Wikipedia

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    Shiny is a web framework for developing web applications (apps), originally in R and since 2022 in Python. It is free and open source. [2] It was announced by Joe Cheng, CTO of Posit, formerly RStudio, in 2012. [3] One of the uses of Shiny has been in fast prototyping. [4] In 2022, a separate implementation Shiny for Python was announced. [5]

  6. As Seen on TV: Mighty Mendit not all Billy Mays says ... - AOL

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    The claims: Repairs almost any fabric, fast way to fix rips, make hems, leaves no stains The Buy-o-meter rating: 3 out of 5 The late great Billy Mays just seemed so excited and sure about Mighty ...

  7. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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    Fabrics in this list include fabrics that are woven, braided or knitted from textile fibres. A. Aertex; Alençon lace; Antique satin; Argentan lace ...

  8. Wrinkle-resistant fabric - Wikipedia

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    Advances in producing permanent press fabrics involved a series of agents that crosslink the cellulose-based fibers that comprise most clothing. Wrinkle resistant treatments have been used since 1929, when cotton fabrics were treated with a solution of urea and formaldehyde. The chemical treatment stiffened the fabric, thus making it wrinkle ...

  9. Satin - Wikipedia

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    Satin was originally made solely of silk, which, for much of history, was produced and found mainly in China. [3] In ancient [clarify] China, various forms of satin fabrics existed, which came under several names, such as duan (缎), zhusi (紵丝), ling (绫), jin (锦), wusi (五丝) and basi (八丝). [4]