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2. Chenille fabric - Wikipedia

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   According to textile historians, chenille-type yarn is a recent invention, dating to the 18th century and believed to have originated in France. The original technique involved weaving a "leno" fabric and then cutting the fabric into strips to make the chenille yarn. Alexander Buchanan, a foreman in a Paisley fabric mill, is credited with ...

3. Leno weave - Wikipedia

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   Basic leno weave. Leno weave (also called gauze weave or cross weave) [1] is a weave in which two warp yarns are woven around the weft yarns to provide a strong yet sheer fabric. . The standard warp yarn is paired with a skeleton or 'doup' yarn; these twisted warp yarns grip tightly to the weft which causes the durability of the fabr

4. Ninon - Wikipedia

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   Ninon is a lightweight, sheer fabric made with plain or leno weaving, it is a suitable material for curtains, evening wear and lingerie. [1] [2] [3] Ninon is made with variety of filament yarns such as polyester, [4] silk, rayon or nylon. [5] [6] [7] [8]

5. Marquisette - Wikipedia

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   Marquisette is a very loose weave construction plain and sometimes with designs. Leno is one type of weaving the marquisette. Marquisette may be made with many natural or synthetic yarns, and the most common is nylon. The other variants are possible with cotton, silk, rayon, orlon and polyester. [1]

6. Novelty yarns - Wikipedia

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   Chenille yarns are known for their soft, fuzzy surface, resembling pipe cleaners. There are several methods to create this texture. One common approach is to produce a fabric first and then cut it into narrow strips resembling yarn. When the fabric is cut, the raw edges become fuzzy, creating the chenille appearance.

7. Huckaback fabric - Wikipedia

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   Huckaback. Blended Huck towels are made by keeping warp in cotton and weft in linen. 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.