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  2. Textile stabilization - Wikipedia

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    The correct "choice of appropriate fabric color/texture is critical if the textile ground is translucent or if the fabric is expected to compensate for future losses.” [6] Overview: Localized loss including holes, wear, and tear require stabilization. Implementing localized supports such as patches or fills.

  3. Dimensional stability (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Dimensional stability (in fabric) pertains to a fabric's ability to maintain its initial size and shape even after undergoing wear and care, which is a desirable property. [1] Textile manufacturing is based on the conversion of fiber into yarn, yarn into fabric, includes spinning, weaving, or knitting, etc. The fabric passes through many ...

  4. Wrinkle-resistant fabric - Wikipedia

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    Wrinkle-resistant or permanent press or durable press is a finishing method for textiles that avoids creases and wrinkles and provides a better appearance for the articles. Most cellulosic fabrics and blends of cellulosic-rich fabrics tend to crease or wrinkle. A durable press finish makes them dimensionally stable and crease-free.

  5. Conservation and restoration of fur objects - Wikipedia

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    The "most commonly used materials for backings are inert fabrics coupled with either resins, starches, or cellulose ethers with evaporative solvents, or resins or systems requiring the use of a heat-seal process." [27] The next step is creating a template of the area of loss. That template is then transferred to the fur and cut to size.

  6. 22 Paw-fect Gifts For Pets And Their Obsessed Humans - AOL

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    The fabric has a nice stretch to it, so these pajamas easy to put on and take off. She can move about comfortably and carries on as if she’s not wearing anything but the fur on her back!

  7. Finishing (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Mercerisation makes the woven cotton fabric stronger, more lustrous, and less abrasive, and improves its dye affinity. Raising lifts the surface fibers to improve the softness and warmth, as in flannelette. Peach Finish subjects the fabric (either cotton or its synthetic blends) to emery wheels, making the surface velvet-like. This is a special ...

  8. This best-selling oversized cardigan is an essential in my ...

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    Here’s why. Its heavy weight is warm and cozy for fall and winter One of the first things I noticed when I first “borrowed” this cardigan is that it’s substantially heavier than many other ...

  9. Rayon - Wikipedia

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    The fabric has been known to pill less than cotton due to fiber properties and lower surface friction. [36] The trademarked Modal is made by spinning beech-tree cellulose and is considered a more eco-friendly alternative to cotton, as the production process uses on average 10–20 times less water.