space dyeing

02.10.2025

The process of dyeing a single yarn or filament with two or more colors at regular or irregular intervals. Filament yarns are usually printed while...

source reduction

Any practice: (a) reducing the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the...

solution dyeing

The coloring of a synthetic solution before it is extruded into filament form. This method achieves a high degree of colorfastness; also called dop...

slub

Soft, thick, uneven nub in a yarn that gives decorative textured effect to a weave.

slippage

Sliding or slipping of warp threads along filling threads, or vice versa, in a fabric of smooth yarns or loose weave.

solid waste

Non-liquid, non-soluble materials from sources ranging from municipal garbage to industrial wastes that may contain complex and hazardous substance...

skin penetration potential

A measure of the ability of a compound to assist in the absorption of chemicals into the skin.

skin fiber

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...

sizing

A starch applied to warp threads to strengthen them for the strains of the weaving process. It is removed by scouring during finishing. A st...