• The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fiber from which a yarn...
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    Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These...
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  • This glossary contains terms used in sewing, tailoring and related crafts. For terms used in the creation or manufacturing of textiles, including spinning...
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    Oilcloth (category Textile stubs)
    synthetic non-woven backing. Glossary of textile manufacturing – Alphabetical list of terms relating to the manufacture of textiles Gore-Tex – Trademark for...
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    crafts using fibers Textile manufacturing – The industry which produces textiles Glossary of textile manufacturing – Alphabetical list of terms relating to...
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    This glossary contains terms specific to dyeing. For terms used in the creation or manufacturing of textiles, including spinning, knitting, weaving, and...
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    final stitching is done. Embroidery stitch Glossary of sewing terminology Glossary of textile manufacturing List of sewing stitches Notions Schaeffer (2001)...
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  • Glasses Glen plaid Glengarry Glossary of dyeing terms Glossary of sewing terms Glossary of textile manufacturing Glossary of textile terminology Glove Glove...
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    The main drivers of the Industrial Revolution were textile manufacturing, iron founding, steam power, oil drilling, the discovery of electricity and its...
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    Son (1962–74) portrayed an eponymous pair of fictional rag and bone men. Glossary of textile manufacturing Junk man Karung guni, a counterpart similar...
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    Devoré (category Textile techniques)
    Fiber Glossary of textile manufacturing Synthetic fiber Textile manufacturing Textile manufacturing terminology Singer, Margo (2007). Textile Surface...
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    Sewing (category Manufacturing)
    nests. Embroidery stitch Glossary of sewing terminology Glossary of textile manufacturing List of sewing occupations List of sewing stitches Needlework...
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    Facing (sewing) (category Textile arts stubs)
    the free dictionary. Embroidery stitch Glossary of sewing terminology Glossary of textile manufacturing List of sewing stitches Notions Picken, Mary Brooks...
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    In textile manufacturing, finishing refers to the processes that convert the woven or knitted cloth into a usable material and more specifically to any...
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    This is a glossary of technical terms, jargon, diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater...
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    (1921). Glossary of Textile Terms. Arthur Roberts Black Book. Manchester: Marsden & Company, Ltd. Retrieved 2009-01-11. Textiles Intelligence Glossary...
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  • Dictionary of Textile Terms: Four Volume Set. Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited. p. 869. ISBN 978-93-85059-66-7. Curtis, Harry P. (1921). Glossary of Textile...
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    Africa's share of the cotton trade has doubled since 1980. Neither area has a significant domestic textile industry, textile manufacturing having moved...
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    medical textiles. Advances in textile manufacturing and medical technologies have made medical healthcare an important industry in textiles. Textiles are...
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    of Caren Anderson and partner Carl Baldwin, a Los Angeles native. It is now listed as permanently closed. Glossary of textile manufacturing List of museums...
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    This is a glossary of technical terms, jargon, diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater...
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  • Melton (cloth) (category Waulked textiles)
    commissioned curtains made of Melton cloth for Windsor Castle, the curtains being made by the Leeds textile manufacturing firm William Lupton and Co....
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    manufacturing techniques of textiles. It is a field that spans multiple disciplines. It is a combination of textile and architectural manufacturing techniques...
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    Discharge printing (category Textile printing)
    Process Control in Textile Manufacturing. Elsevier. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-85709-563-3. Venkataraman, K. (2012-12-02). The Chemistry of Synthetic Dyes V4....
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    Pointelle (category Textile stubs)
    ISBN 9788131765708. Textile Outlook International - Volumes 121-123. Economist Publications Limited. 2006. p. 190. "Product Guides - Glossary". 2012-05-10....
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    Greige goods (category Textile industry)
    (textiles) Quality control d. 1917, Whitworth, George Clifford (1885). An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such...
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    Ireland, tweed manufacturing is now most associated with County Donegal but originally covered the whole country. In Scotland, tweed manufacturing is most associated...
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    Herringbone (cloth) (category Textile patterns)
    Israel, from the Roman period. A textile with a 2:2 herringbone weave was found at Pompeii, from 79 AD. An illustration of a cloth having a herringbone weave...
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    Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company Tikkakoski White Sewing Machine Company Companies portal Lists portal Technology portal Glossary of sewing terms Lists of brands...
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    Muslin (category Textile arts of Bangladesh)
    Hobson-Jobson: Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words And Phrases. Routledge. p. 706. ISBN 978-1-136-60331-0. Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). Textiles in America...
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