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Yarn made of a filament around which other yarns or filaments of another type have been spun.
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. →
Non-macerated but only dried hemp. Its yield is higher but it is less suitable for spinning because coarser. →
Process whereby a gas flame is used to burn away the fibres protruding from yarn that are impossibile to remove with mechanical machinery. →
Process carried out to increase the hydrophilic property of textile. Can be applied to articles to be printed in order to improve penetration and uniformness or to articles in synthetic fibres for underwear to improve comfort. →
Process to increase whiteness via oxidation (sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, etc) or reducing agents (sodium bisulfate, etc). →