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Manufactured fibers

Stalwart printing machine

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A carpet printing machine in which coloris applied to the carpet with a neoprene sponge laminated to the pattern.The pattern is cut in a rubber base attached to a wooden roll. It is verysimilar to ...

Tricot knitting

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A run-resistant type of warp knitting in which either single or double sets of yarn are used.

Screen printing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A method of printing similar to using a stencil. The areas of the screen through which the colouring matter is not to pass are filled with a waterproof material. The printing paste which contains ...

Rotary screen printing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A combination of roller and screen printing in which a perforated cylindrical screen is used to apply color. colour is forced from the interior of the screen onto the cloth.

Resist printing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A printing method in which the design can be produced: (1) by applying a resist agent in the desired design, then dyeing the fabric, in which case, the design remains white although the rest of the ...

Roller printing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The application of designs to fabric, using a machine containing a series of engraved metal rollers positioned around a large padded cylinder. Print paste is fed to the rollers and a doctor blade ...

Pulled-in filling

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

An extra thread dragged into the shed with the regular pick and extending only a part of the way across the fabric.

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