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Strié is a negative glaze technique. The glaze is generally rolled over the entire surface, and then removed with a tool such as a brush. [1] The word strié can be used to describe this process of painting, or to describe the actual finish created. Strié is a simple technique that can be altered and elaborated in many ways.
Chemical finishes are chemicals that may alter the properties of the treated fabrics. [1] Finishes may vary from aesthetic to special purposes. [2] Examples of chemical finishes are: Fabric softeners impart soft hand feel to the treated fabrics. [3] Silk surfacing a surface finishing of cotton to obtain an appearance similar to silk. [8]
The most important characteristic of porcelain enamel, from an industrial perspective, is its resistance to corrosion. [3] Mild steel is used in almost every industry and a huge array of products; porcelain enamel is a very economic way of protecting this, and other chemically vulnerable materials, from corrosion.
Anti-pilling finish alleviates pilling, an unpleasant phenomenon associated with spun yarn fabrics, especially when they contain synthetics. Synthetic fibers are more readily brought to the surface of fabric due to their smooth surface and circular cross-section , and due to their higher tensile strength and abrasion resistance.
Including house paint, plaster, wallpaper and wall upholstery Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. A. Azulejo (5 C, 1 P) F.
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Wood finishing is one of the most traditional and still popular uses of shellac mixed with solvents or alcohol. This dissolved shellac liquid, applied to a piece of wood, is an evaporative finish: the alcohol of the shellac mixture evaporates, leaving behind a protective film. [39] Shellac as wood finish is natural and non-toxic in its pure form.
Gothic châsse; 1185–1200; champlevé enamel over copper gilded; height: 17.7 cm (7.0 in), width: 17.4 cm (6.9 in), depth: 10.1 cm (4.0 in). Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F).