Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Mixed end or filling

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Warp or filling yarn differing from that normally used in the fabric, e.g., yarn with the incorrect twist or number of plies, yarn of the wrong color, or yarn from the wrong lot.

Mispick

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A weaving defect in which a pick is improperly interlaced, resulting in a break in the weave pattern. Mispicks can result from starting the loom on the incorrect pick after a pick-out.

Immediate elastic deformation

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Recoverable deformation that is essentially independent of time, i.e., occurring in (a time approaching) zero time and recoverable in (a time approaching) zero time after removal of the applied load.

1. The resistance of a material to fracture by a blow, expressed in terms of the amount of energy absorbed before fracture. 2. In yarn or cord, the ability to withstand instantaneous or rapid rate ...

Flat knitting

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The fabric is produced on the knitting machine in flat form, the threads alternating back and forth across the fabric. The fabric can be given shape in the knitting process by increasing or ...

Heat transfer printing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A method of printing fabric of polyester or other thermoplastic fibres with disperse dyes. The design is transferred from preprinted paper onto the fabric by contact heat which causes the dye to ...

Indigo

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Originally, a natural blue vat dye extracted from plants, especially the Indigofera tinctoria plant. Most indigo dyes today are synthetic. They are frequently used on dungarees and denims.