The coloring of a synthetic solution before it is extruded into filament form. This method achieves a high degree of colorfastness; also called dop...
Soft, thick, uneven nub in a yarn that gives decorative textured effect to a weave.
Sliding or slipping of warp threads along filling threads, or vice versa, in a fabric of smooth yarns or loose weave.
Skin fiber or bast fiber is plant fiber collected from the phloem (the “inner bark” or the skin) or bast surrounding the stem of certain, mainly di...
Spun or filament yarns of any natural or man-made fiber dyed in the form of hanks or skeins.
A hard fiber obtained from the sword like leave of the sisal plant.
A natural protein fiber. The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in cap...
A liquid fluorocarbon treatment that is either sprayed or padded on to the fabric to make it resistant to water and oil-borne stains. See Scotchgar...
The device on a loom that carries the filling yarn through the shed to interlace it with the warp.