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Treatment on wool to protect it from moths and their larva.
The Centro Tessile Cotoniero ed Abbigliamento S.p.A., following the Inspection Report n. 0907342, has renewed until October 11th 2010 the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Class I Certificate, articles for newborn babies. →
Very promising early results for the PURACQUA Project, "Bioabsorption with inactivated fungal biomass". →
Fabric with raised surface usually on one side only. The nap lies flat as with velvet but is softer and more pliable. →
Yarn obtained from tops having undergone the so-called “Vigoreux printing” (after its inventor’s name). This process colours the fibre slivers in sections, so at the end of the spinning process a yarn with a very regular mélange effect is achieved. →
Ability of a yarn or fabric to absorb liquid. In mercerization it refers to the speed at which a fabric absorbs caustic soda. →
Fabric impreganated with oily substances to make it waterproof. →