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  2. Wool measurement - Wikipedia

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    The “coefficient of variation of fibre diameter” (CVD) is a measure of the variation in fibre fineness within the sample fleece, relative to the average fibre diameter. Crossbred and coarse wools are often measured for mean fibre diameter by older instruments—"Airflow" in many parts of the world, and even a projection microscope in some ...

  3. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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    Boiled wool; Bombazine; ... History of clothing and textiles References. This page was last edited on 4 March 2025, at 02:49 (UTC). Text is ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. List of yarns for crochet and knitting - Wikipedia

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    Merino wool From sheep. Softer than cotton. Retains warmth when wet. Breathability allows lighter weights to be good for summer wear. Icelandic wool: From sheep. Strong but scratchy, best used as an outer layer. Mohair: From goats. Lofty and luxurious. May feel scratchy, best used as an outer layer. Cashmere: From goats. Soft, luxurious ...

  6. Mackinaw cloth - Wikipedia

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    Mackinaw cloth is a heavy and dense water-repellent woolen cloth, similar to Melton cloth but using a tartan pattern, often "buffalo plaid". It was used to make a short coat of the same name, sometimes with a doubled shoulder.

  7. S number (wool) - Wikipedia

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    The S numbers originated in England, [4] where the worsted spinning process was invented and arose from the worsted yarn count system for stating the fineness of yarn. The worsted count (also known as the Bradford count) was the number of 560-yard (510 m) lengths (hanks) of worsted yarn that 1 pound (0.45 kg) of wool yields. [5]

  8. Gauge (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    The phrase in both instances refers to the number of stitches per inch rather than the size of the finished article of clothing. The gauge is calculated by counting the stitches (for hand knitting) or needles (on a knitting machine bed) across a number of inches, then dividing by the sample's width in inches.

  9. Cowichan knitting - Wikipedia

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    The preparation of greasy wool demands several steps, and early procedures have been modified over the years. The oldest wool processing method followed by Cowichan women involved six basic steps: the wool was washed, dried, hand teased, hand carded, drawn out and loosely spun by hand to make a roving, then tightened with a spindle and whorl. [8]

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