Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Madras

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A lightweight, plain weave fabric with a striped, checked, or plaid pattern. True madras is "guaranteed to bleed."

In the floor coverings industry, a distinctive threadline in the back of a carpet that enables the installer to assemble breadths of carpet so that the pile lays in one direction or so that patterns ...

Jute butt

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The flaggy lower end of jute fibre that is cut off in preparing jute for market. The fibres are 0.4 to 1 inch in length. Jute butts are used in twines and coarse bagging.

Jet dyeing machine

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A high-temperature piece-dyeing machine that circulates the dye liquor through a Venturi jet, thus imparting a driving force to move the fabric. The fabric, in rope form, is sewn together to form a ...

Jet

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A device used to bulk yarns by introducing curls, coils, and loops that are formed by the action of a high velocity stream, usually of air or steam.

Intaglio

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. Printing style in which the design is cut into the surface of the cylinder and is thus below the surface. 2. A lustrous, brocade pattern knitted in a tricot fabric.

Inhibitor

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A substance that retards or prevents a chemical or physical change. In textiles, a chemical agent that is added to prevent fading, degradation, or other undesirable effects.