Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

Primary backing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The material, usually woven or nonwoven polypropylene or jute, into which a carpet is tufted. The primary backing allows the positioning of each tuft and holds the tufts in position during ...

Raschel knitting

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A versatile type of warp knitting made in plain and Jacquard patterns; the latter can be made with intricate eyelet and lacy patterns and is often used for underwear fabrics. Raschel fabrics are ...

Pultrusion

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The production of continuous lengths of fiber-reinforced advanced composites. fibres are fed as roving, fabric, or mat, or some combination of these, through a resin impregnation process, to a ...

Pulp

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The end product of cooking wood chips, cotton, or some source of cellulose with water and appropriate chemicals. Used in the manufacture of cellulosic fibers, paper, and other cellulose-based ...

Pucker

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Uneven surface caused by differential shrinkage of the yarns in a fabric or differential shrinkage of the fabric and sewing thread. May be desirable and planned, or undesirable.

Warp printing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The printing of a design on the sheet of warp yarns before weaving. The filling is either white or a neutral color, and a greyed effect is produced in the areas of the design.

Weft knitting

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A common type of knitting, in which one continuous thread runs crosswise in the fabric making all of the loops in one course. Weft knitting types are circular and flat knitting.