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scutching
The separation of the outer covering of the
flax stalk from the usable fibers.
uncut velvet
Uncut
velvet is a type of
velvet in which the pile is left in
loop form. For production, the
wire method is used. Occasionally called terry
velvet.
cut velvet
Cut
velvet has a pattern of
velvet on a bare ground.
bagheera
Name for an uncut pile
velvet clothing fabric with a rough surface. Extraordinary restistant. Connected to: pile,
velvet
bias
Bias is a fabric cut diagonally across the
warp and filling yarns. A true bias is cut on a 45° angle from the lower left to the upper right of a cloth.
candlewick
Candlewick is a thick and mellow
yarn used to form tufts by pulling it through a base fabric and then cutting it. The term ""candlewick"" is also used for the fabric made by this method.
chenille
Chenille is a fabric consisting of
wool,
cotton,
silk or artifical fibers. It is woven from blurry
yarns or tufts. Usually it is a mix from chenille and normal textile
yarns. While chenille is the filling, the other
yarn is the
warp. Chenille is a pile
yarn originally made by weaving a pile fabric and subsequently cutting it into strips. Its main use is for draperies and bedspreads.
corduroy
A
ribbed, high-
luster, cut-pile fabric with extra filling
threads that form lengthwise
ribs or wales. The
rib has been sheared or woven to produce a smooth,
velvet-like nap. The
thread count varies from 46 x 116 to 70 x 250. Traditionally made of
cotton, corduroy can be made of many different fibers, such as
rayon and polyester blends. lt is used for dresses, coats, sports jackets, sports shirts, bathrobes, slacks, and draperies.
molding
The
thermoplastic nature of most of the
man-made fibers means that they change their shape under heat, thereby enabling the molding of items instead of
knitting them or cutting and sewing them to the desired shape. Although this method of manufacture has great promise, so far it has been successful primarily in brassieres (most
seamless brassieres have molded cups) and in upholstery applications.
residual srinkage
The amount of shrinkage remaining in a fabric or gannent after all manufacturing processes are completed. More than residual shrinkage is undesirable, but common because in many fabrics the removal of residual shrinkage is not always included as patt of the finish.ing process. Because fabrics often have residual shrinkage, it is important to preshrink before cutting fabrics used in hon3e sewing. See preshrunk.
rhinestone
A faceted pie of glass (the glass is cut with faces that reflect light). Rhinestones are used in costume jewelry or as decoration on clothing or
trimming. Rhinestones are also ealled diamante,
random-sheared rug
A pile rug in which some sections of the pile are cut and other sections are not. See pile and
shearing.
sculptured rug
A floor covering in which the pile is cut in different lengths to form a Jacquard design made with different heights.
seamless
A self-explanatory term. A seamless garment has no seams or fewer seams than the ordinary cut-and-sewn garment of its type. The word seamless is used primarily for garments that are given their final shape by heat-setting (called boarding in the case of hosiery) or
molding. See cut-and-sewn, heat-setting, boarding, and
molding.
set-in pockets
(or slash-)pockets made by cutting an opening in the garment and stitching the pocket to the inside of the garment so only the opening is visible.
shawl collar
A collar formed by cutting the
lapel and collar in one continuous piece.
staple
Short lengths of
fiber, measured in inches or fractions of inches, like those naturally found in
cotton and
wool. These short lengths must be spun to obtain a length sufficient for weaving or
knitting. Silk is the only natural
fiber that does not come in staple lengths, but instead in
filament lengths. Man-made
fibers often are cut into staple lengths for
spinning to imitate natural
fibers. See
spinning,
filament, and spun
fiber yarn.
sweetheart neckline
A low-cut neck
line with the bottom edge cut in a shape resembling the top of a heart.
tassel
Several strands of
yarn loops joined together below the top and cut at the end. Tassels are used in rows as home furnishings trimmings and singly for such uses as
zipper pulls or on the corners of pillows.
tow
Short
flax fibers, separated by
hackling (combing) from the longer fibers. Also, the poorly hackled, uneven
linen yarn made from these short fibers. lt may also refer to a continuous loose rope of man made filaments drawn together without
twist to be cut in lengths for spun
yarn.
velour
A knit or woven fabric with a thick, short pile. Every velour cloth has cut loops to produce the velour effect. [t also has a rich look, but is not as effective in drying as conventional
terry cloth. lt may also be spelled velours.
transparent velvet
A
sheer-cut pile
velvet usually all
rayon or with
rayon pile, suitable for evening dresses, wraps, and millinery.
bias tape
A strip of fabric cut on the diagonal between the lengthwise and crosswise
grain of the fabric. Because
bias tape has considerable stretch, it is used to bind edges where a certain degree of stretch is necessary for a smooth finish. Curved areas are often fini
shed with
bias tape. Bias tape can also be used for purely decorative
trimming. lt is available precut and packaged in a wide range of colors.
fringe
A
trimming made of hanging yarns, cords, or tassels. lt may be made in
loop form or with the
loops cut.
tuxedo collar
A
shawl collar cut in one width and which extends the full length of the front edge of a jacket.
twist
A technical term referring to the way in which yam is turned during the course of its manufacture. It is the number of times (turns) one inch of
yarn is twisted. In carpeting, twist is a corkserew-like, uncut pile. Yarns of different colors may be twisted together to form pile loops causing a pebbly appearance. It resists footmarks and is good for high traffic areas.
uncut velvet
Uncut
velvet is a type of
velvet in which the pile is left in
loop form. For production, the
wire method is used. Occasionally called terry
velvet.
velvet
Velvet is a fabric with a short and closely woven nap. The production of velvet varies between two methods. One uses a double-cloth construction in which two shifts of fabric are woven with long threads joining them together. After the double fabric is woven, the center threads are cut, producing two pieces of velvet. The second method of producing velvet uses wires. During the weaving the
yarn is lifted over the wires to form the pile. After removing the wires the
yarn is cut to form the velvet surface. While velvet was originally made of
silk, today many other fibers are used to manufacure velvet (e.g.
rayon or nylon).
beaded velvet
Beaded
velvet is another name for cut
velvet.
cut velvet
Cut
velvet has a pattern of
velvet on a bare ground.
faconne velvet
A cut
velvet made by the burnout method of printing. See cut
velvet, printing, and
burn-out printing.
velvet rug
A floor covering woven on a plain harness
loom with Cut pile. It has solid color or printed pile.
v-neck
A neck
line cut in the shape of the letter V.
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