Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Contributors in Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

A beam on which each of the ends is wound from the same depth of each of the bobbins on the creel. Phased beams are prepared when yarn properties vary from the inside to the outside of the bobbins ...

PH

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Value indicating the acidity or alkalinity of a material. It is the negative logarithm of the effective hydrogen ion concentration. A pH of 7.0 is neutral; less than 7.0 is acidic; and more than 7.0 ...

Permeability

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The state or quality of being penetrable by fluids or gases.

Permanent finish

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term for various finishing treatments, chemical and/or mechanical, applied to fabric so that it will retain certain properties, such as glaze of chintz, crispness of organdy, smoothness of cotton ...

Pick counter

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A mechanical device that counts the picks as they are inserted during weaving. 2. A mechanical device equipped with a magnifying glass used for counting picks (and/or ends) in finished fabrics.

Pick count

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The number of filling yarns per inch or per centimetre of fabric.

Photographic printing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A method of printing from photoengraved rollers. The resultant design looks like a photograph. The designs may also be photographed on a silk screen which is used in screen printing.