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Describing a yarn or fabric composed of fibres of different nature.
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. →
Fibre from hemp phloem. Plant from which the textile fibre carrying the same name is extracted, by beating or retting; this fibre is much used for fabrics both for upholstery and clothing. →
Refers mainly to threads and yarns. Plied yarn: two or more threads, monofilaments or yarns, twisted together in one operation. Cabled yarn (or cord): yarn made of two or more components (at least one if which a plied yarn) twisted together in one or more operations. Can also refer to a woollen or cotton fabric, usually combed, made from high-torque yarns, giving it a distinctive strength and resistance to creases and a taut elastic hand. →
English unit of weight equivalent to 28.35gr. There are 16 ounces in a pound (equivalent to 453.6 gr). →
Process usually carried out at the same time as other treatments (scouring, heat-setting) determining a variation in the size of the fabrics in relation to the characteristics of the raw material and the entity of the treatment. →