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2. Jo-Ann Stores - Wikipedia

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   After further expansion, the store's name was changed to Jo-Ann Fabrics in 1963. The store's name was created by combining the names of the daughters from both families: Joan and Jacqueline Ann. [5] Jo-Ann Fabrics became a publicly held corporation traded on the American Stock Exchange under the name of Fabri-Centers of America, Inc. in 1969 ...

3. Waterproof fabric - Wikipedia

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   Drop of water on 100% polyester textile. Waterproof/breathable fabrics resist liquid water passing through, but allow water vapour to pass through. Their ability to block out rain and snow while allowing vapour from sweat to evaporate leads to their use in rainwear, waterproof outdoor sports clothing, tents, and other applications.

4. Portal:Clothing - Wikipedia

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   A garment factory in Bangladesh. Clothing (also known as clothes, garments, dress, apparel, or attire) is any item worn on the body.Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin sheets of materials and natural products found in the environment, put together.

5. Chemical finishing of textiles - Wikipedia

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   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] Plissé is chemical finish in which the fabrics are treated with sodium hydroxide to obtain a puckering effect. [9] Deweighting, or weight reduction, is a treatment for polyester to make it ...

6. Durable water repellent - Wikipedia

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   Fluorine-containing durable water repellent makes a fabric water-resistant. Durable water repellent, or DWR, is a coating added to fabrics at the factory to make them water-resistant (hydrophobic). Most factory-applied treatments are fluoropolymer based; these applications are quite thin and not always effective.

7. Umbrella - Wikipedia

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   Parts of an umbrella [2]. The word parasol is a combination of the Latin parare, and sol, meaning 'sun'. [3] Parapluie (French) similarly consists of para combined with pluie, which means 'rain' (which in turn derives from pluvia, the Latin word for rain); the usage of this word was prevalent in the nineteenth century.