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Finishing process involving the application of small amount of appropriate substance and then calendering to obtain a smooth and lustrous surface.
Very promising early results for the PURACQUA Project, "Bioabsorption with inactivated fungal biomass". →
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. →
(High Bulk) describes very bulky yarns, made of stabilized yarns and retractable yarns which, on contracting in water or steam, cause the normal fibre to bend and therefore all the yarn to swell. →
From the name of the inventor Jean Jacquard 1805. Special mechanism, once with punched cards applied to the looms for controlling the movement of each warp yarn, producing very complex weaves and patterns.This term generically refers to fabrics made on looms provided with jacquard mechanisms, having elaborate patterns in the most varied of weaves, such as damsks, brocades and other fabrics for furnishings and clothing. →
Process conferring dimensional stability to fabrics and releasing strain. →
Plain-coloured silk, cotton or rayon fabric, with a wavy or watered effect like the streaking and veining of marble. It is produced by using special yarns or interlacings or by pressing the fabric between two metallic cylinders which flatten some threads and leave others intact, causing the crushed or uncrushed parts to reflect light differently. It is used for clothing and furnishing. →