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2. 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.

3. Cambric - Wikipedia

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   Cambric is a finely woven cloth with a plain weave and a smooth surface appearance, the result of the calendering process. It may be made of linen or cotton. The fabric may be dyed any of many colours. [8] Batiste is a kind of cambric; [9] it is "of similar texture, but differently finished, and made of cotton as well as of linen". [10]

4. Embroidery thread - Wikipedia

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   Perle cotton (also known as pearl cotton, or by the French coton perlé) is an S-twisted, 2-ply thread with high sheen, sold in five sizes or weights (No. 3, 5, 8, 12 and 16 (Finca), with 3 being the heaviest and 16 the finest). It is suitable for many different types of embroidery.

5. Calendering (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   The wash durability of a calendered finish on thermoplastic fibers like polyester is higher than on cellulose fibers such as cotton, though each depends on the amount and type of finishing additives used and the machinery and process conditions employed. Durability of blended fabrics reflects the above, and the proportion of synthetic fiber ...

6. Yarn - Wikipedia

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   Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles. [1] Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in ...

7. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   The chain thread is the carrier in which the coloured striking thread is woven. In this way, a colourful pattern or image is created. Most weavers use a naturally based chain thread made out of linen or wool. The striking threads can be made out of silk, wool, gold or silver, but can also be made out of any form of textile. tarlatan

8. Doubling (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   In a sewing thread, the treads are doubled in two phases. Two or three strands are twisted together then three of these threads are twisted together, to form a six or nine cord. [ 9 ] The spun yarn is wound onto a bobbin using a doubling winding machine , and two or more of these bobbins are placed on doubling frame (doubling winding machine).

9. Lamé (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Lamé (/ l ɑː ˈ m eɪ / lah-MAY; French:) is a type of fabric woven or knit [1] with threads made of metallic fiber wrapped around natural or synthetic fibers like silk, nylon, or spandex for added strength and stretch. (Guipé refers to the thread composed of metallic fibers wrapped around a fiber core.)