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2. Blend (textile) - Wikipedia

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   Polyester-cotton blended clothing is more comfortable to wear in humid climates than polyester alone. [1]: 79 A heavy pair of jeans made of 100% cotton that weigh 14 oz (396.9 g) can be cut down to 11 oz (311.8 g), without compromising durability, by changing the composition to a blend of polyester 50% with cotton or nylon 20%. [12]

3. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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   Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...

4. Broadcloth - Wikipedia

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   Since the early 1920s, the American market has used the term "broadcloth" to describe a plain-woven, usually mercerised fabric woven with a rib and a slightly heavier filling yarn, used for shirt-making, made from cotton or a polyester-and-cotton blend. [5] This fabric was introduced in the early 1920s as an import from the United Kingdom ...

5. Textile - Wikipedia

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   The most common blend is cotton and polyester. Regular blended fabric is 65% polyester and 35% cotton. It is called a reverse blend if the ratio of cotton predominates—the percentage of the fibers changes with the price and required properties.

6. 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.

7. Thread (yarn) - Wikipedia

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   Cotton: Spun traditional thread: general Cotton/polyester: A cotton thread with a polyester core which is slightly stretchy but retains the traditional look of cotton: strength without sheen Fusible: Fuses sewn fabrics together when ironed: binding and appliqué: Linen: A spun thread, typically in a thicker gauge than that used for fabric garments.