When a polyester fiber is heated at a high temperature it forces the molecule to open and encapsulate the dye stuff. This process enables the dye t...
The raw skin of an animal.
A fabric in which the pattern of the weave resembles the skeletal structure of the herring. Made with a broken twill weave that produces a balanced...
A coarse, durable fiber from the bast of a cannabis plant.
The needle-like wires on a loom through which the warp yarns are drawn and which raise and lower those threads during weaving. See harness.
Any metallic chemical element that has a relatively high density and is toxic at low concentrations. (Examples are mercury, cadmium, arsenic, chrom...
Defined by RCRA as any waste that exhibits specific hazardous characteristics such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity.
Defined by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) as a substance, which has the potential, through being used at work, to h...
Any material or substance, which if improperly handled or disposed of, can cause harm to the health and well-being of humans or the environment.