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Stalk or stem of plants containing textile fibres. The length of these fibres.
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. →
Extracted from the long leaves of a herbaceous grass of the subdesert regions of North Africa. →
Very valuable wool from the member of the camel family living at high altitudes in some South American countries and bred by the Inca population. Only the females are sheared once a year and each animal provides 4 kilos of lustrous, warm and light wool. The males are only sheared when dead and their coat is more ordinary. →
(Or FINISHING) Processes yarns and fabrics pass through after bleaching, dyeing and printing. Some of the main ones are: raising, shreading, calendering, steaming, decatizing, etc. →
Finishing process applying appropriate chemical products in order to ensure better removal of dirt during washing. Synonyms: soil repellents, soil retardant, stain proof, stain repellency. →