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  2. Twist per inch - Wikipedia

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    where is the Twist Multiplier, also known as or the Twist Factor. This Twist Multiplier is an empirical parameter that has been established by experiments and practice that the maximum strength of a yarn is obtained for a definite value of K. In the case of ring spun cotton yarns, for example, the following values of K have been found to give ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Thread (yarn) - Wikipedia

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    The cotton count system is based on the number of 840 yard hanks that will result from a single pound of a particular finished thread. This is the non-metric equivalent of the Gunze count, and is given with two numbers separated by a slash: the first is the size of the thread and the second is the number of plies of that size used in the ...

  5. Carding - Wikipedia

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    The carding machine consists mainly of one big roller with smaller ones surrounding it. All of the rollers are covered with small teeth, and as the cotton progresses further on the teeth get finer (i.e. closer together). The cotton leaves the carding machine in the form of a sliver; a large rope of fibres. [11]

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    Robert Kapas was sitting in a local mall in Atlanta wearing his homemade fish hat, when a man named Leo stopped to ask about it. After hearing the story behind the hat, Leo asked Kapas if he could ...

  8. Hand spinning - Wikipedia

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    The Spinner by William-Adolphe Bouguereau shows a woman hand-spinning using a drop spindle.Fibers to be spun are bound to a distaff held in her left hand.. Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fibres are drawn out and twisted together to form yarn.

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    Kanye West released his new album Vultures 2—and the rapper name-dropped both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in one of its tracks.. On Saturday, Aug. 3, the rapper dropped his highly-anticipated ...