enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Kemp (wool) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemp_(wool)

   Kemp is a brittle, weak fibre forming the residual traces of a secondary coat in some breeds of sheep, which may be mixed with normal fibres in a wool fleece. This hair is not desirable in a fleece, as it does not accept dye, minimizing both the quality and the value of the wool. Kemp fibre is also hollow, which is the reason it does not hold ...

3. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_textile...

   Woolen or woollen is a yarn and cloth usually made from wool. worsted fabric Worsted is a yarn and cloth usually made from wool. The yarn is well twisted and spun of long staple wool (though nowadays also medium and short fibers are used). The wool is combed so that the fibers lie parallel. woven fabric A woven fabric is a cloth formed by ...

4. Thread (yarn) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(yarn)

   Thread is made from a wide variety of materials. Where a thread is stronger than the material that it is being used to join, if seams are placed under strain the material may tear before the thread breaks. Garments are usually sewn with threads of lesser strength than the fabric so that if stressed the seam will break before the garment.

5. Lopi (knitting) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopi_(knitting)

   Lopi (Icelandic:) is knitting wool made from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. The fleece is made up of two layers, each with a different kind of wool. The wet-resistant outer coat contains long, coarse fibres, while the insulating layer beneath consists of soft, short fibres. [1] These are processed together to create lopi roving and yarn.

6. Yarn - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn

   Yarn is selected for different textiles based on the characteristics of the yarn fibres, such as warmth (wool), light weight (cotton or rayon), durability (nylon is added to sock yarn, for example), or softness (cashmere, alpaca). Yarn is composed of twisted strands of fiber, which are known as plies when grouped together. [19]

7. Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_manufacturing_by...

   The fabric may be dyed, printed or decorated by embroidering with coloured yarns. The three main types of fibres are natural vegetable fibres, animal protein fibres and artificial fibres. Natural vegetable fibres include cotton, linen, jute and hemp. Animal protein fibres include wool and silk. Man-made fibres (made by industrial processes ...

8. Blend (textile) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blend_(textile)

   The term, blend, refers to spun fibers or a fabric composed of such fibers. [1] [3] There are several synonymous terms: a combination yarn is made up of two strands of different fibers twisted together to form a ply; [1] a mixture or mixed cloth refers to blended cloths in which different types of yarns are used in warp and weft sides. [4] [5]

9. Woollen industry in Wales - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woollen_industry_in_Wales

   The wool is soft and may have kemp and black, grey or red fibres, which makes it attractive in tweeds and upholstery. Staple length is 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in). [2] Black Welsh Mountain sheep had mutton that was prized for its quality, and produced valuable Cochddu wool with a staple length of 8 to 10 centimetres (3.1 to 3.9 in). [3]