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2. Viyella - Wikipedia

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   Viyella logo. Viyella is a blend of wool and cotton first woven in 1893 in England, and the "first branded fabric in the world". [1] It was made of 55% merino wool and 45% cotton in a twill weave, developed by James and Robert Sissons of William Hollins & Co, spinners and hosiers.

3. Cotton duck - Wikipedia

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   Cotton duck is used in a wide range of applications, from sneakers to painting canvases to tents to sandbags. [1] Historically, white untwilled cotton or linen fabric uniforms of this name were worn by British and French soldiers serving in the tropics. [2] Duck fabric is woven with two yarns together in the warp and a single yarn in the weft.

4. List of textile fibres - Wikipedia

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   Textile fibres or textile fibers (see spelling differences) can be created from many natural sources (animal hair or fur, cocoons as with silk worm cocoons), as well as semisynthetic methods that use naturally occurring polymers, and synthetic methods that use polymer-based materials, and even minerals such as metals to make foils and wires.

5. Textile - Wikipedia

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   The fabric originated in the southwestern Indian city of Calicut. Jaconet Lightweight cotton fabric in plain weave Origin Jagannath Puri: Jaconet is anglicisation of Jagannath where it was originally produced. [33] Jersey: A type of Knitted fabric: Origin Jersey, Channel Islands: Jersey fabric was produced first at Jersey, Channel Islands. [32 ...

6. Textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   Cotton is shipped to mills in large 500-pound bales. When the cotton comes out of a bale, it is all packed together and still contains vegetable matter. The bale is broken open using a machine with large spikes, called an opener. To fluff up the cotton and remove the vegetable matter, the cotton is sent through a picker or a similar machine.

7. Cotton - Wikipedia

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   Cotton ready for shipment, Houston, Texas (postcard, circa 1911) Cotton modules in Australia (2007) Round cotton modules in Australia (2014) Successful cultivation of cotton requires a long frost-free period, plenty of sunshine, and a moderate rainfall, usually from 50 to 100 cm (19.5 to 39.5 in).