Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

Balanced cloth

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term describing a woven fabric with the same size yarn and the same number of threads per inch in both the warp and the filling direction.

Acidic

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term describing a material having a pH of less than 7.0 in water.

Biochemical oxygen demand (B.O.D.)

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A standard test for estimating the degree of contamination of water supplies. It is expressed as the quantity of dissolved oxygen (in mg/liter) required during stabilisation of the decomposable ...

Action stretch

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term applied to fabrics and garments that give and recover in both the lengthwise and the widthwise directions. Action stretch is ideal for tight-fitting garments such as ski pants.

Alternating twist

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A texturing procedure in which S and Z twist are alternately inserted in the yarn by means of a special heating arrangement.

Buildup

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term applied to substantivity of dye for a textile material. It refers to the ability of a dye to produce deep shades.

Boiling water shrinkage

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A test designed to measure shrinkage in a cord, yarn, or high-shrinkage fibre when it is immersed in boiling water while under a tension of 0.05 grams/denier.