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Manufactured fibers
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Manufactured fibers
Breaking length
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A measure of the breaking strength of a yarn; the calculated length of a specimen whose weight is equal to its breaking load. The breaking length expressed in kilometres is numerically equal to the ...
Bending length
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A measure of fabric stiffness based on how the fabric bends in one plane under the force of gravity.
Baggy cloth
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric that does not lie flat, caused by sections of tight or loose yarns in either the warp or the filling.
Bengaline
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric similar to faille, only heavier, with a fine weave and widthwise cords. Originally, bengalines were made of a silk, wool, or rayon warp with a worsted or cotton filling and used for dresses, ...
Brocatelle
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric similar to brocade with a satin or twill figure in high relief on a plain or satin background.
Bias filling
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A fabric defect in which the filling yarn does not run at a right angle to the warp. The principal cause is improper processing on the tenter frame.
Art linen
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A plain-weave, softly finished fabric used either bleached or unbleached as a base fabric for needlework.
