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Whipcord fabric is a strong worsted or cotton fabric made of hard-twisted yarns with a diagonal cord or rib. The weave used for whipcord is a steep-angled twill, essentially the same weave as a cavalry twill or a steep gabardine. However, the ribs of whipcord are usually more pronounced than in either of those fabrics, and the weft (filling ...
The term "biotextiles" derives from the combination of "bio," referring to biology or living organisms, and "textiles," indicating woven or fibrous materials. It encompasses the interdisciplinary field of biomedical textiles, which focuses on the design, fabrication, and application of textile materials in healthcare and biomedical engineering.
It can be assumed that the animal skins were used for clothing throughout the human history, although in the ways that are primitive when compared to the modern processing, the earliest known samples come from Ötzi the Iceman (late 4th millennium BC) with his goatskin clothes made from leather strips put together using sinews, bearskin hat, and shoes using the deerskin for the uppers and ...
Animal fibers are natural fibers that consist largely of certain proteins. Examples include silk, hair/fur (including wool) and feathers. The animal fibers used most commonly both in the manufacturing world as well as by the hand spinners are wool from domestic sheep and silk. Also very popular are alpaca fiber and mohair from Angora goats.
Zibeline (/ ˈ z ɪ b əl ɪ n / or / ˈ z ɪ b əl aɪ n /) is a thick, soft fabric with a long nap. [1] It is usually made of wool, such as mohair or alpaca, but can also be made from the hair of other animals, such as camels. Zibeline can also refer either to the sable (Martes zibellina) or to its pelt, from which zibeline was originally ...
Haircloth is commonly understood as a stiff, unsupple fabric made from coarse fibre from camelids, bovines, horses, goats, rabbits, hares and reindeers. [1] However, a softer variation is valued in the textile and fashion industries for their rarity, aesthetics and comfort.
An example of a lenticular fabric sheet that changes from a blue background with white stars to a white background with red stars. A lenticular fabric is a lattice-like arrangement of lens-shaped materials formed into a thin layer. [1] When the surface of the fabric is smooth, it often has a reflective and light-distorting appearance.
The etymology of the term "diaper" traces back to the Latin word "diasper," which denotes rough and uneven texture. The word passed through the Low Latin term "diasperus," which referred to a particular type of cloth. [12]