Fustian is a term for a variety of heavy twilled woven cotton fabrics, chiefly prepared for menswear. Usually dyed in a dark shade. Declined in popularity from 1813, being replaced by harder wearing...
In the textile industry, the term "Cloth Room" refers to a dedicated area within a textile mill or factory where various processes related to fabric production and handling take place. It is a...
A long crease mark (q.v.) in a dyed or finished textile and that runs approximately in the length direction.
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The marks are caused during wet processing in the rope form and may be the result...
That side of a fabric, which is intended to be shown by reason of weave or finish, presents a better appearance. In many fabrics, especially industrial ones there are no distinction between face and...
In textile manufacturing, a flange refers to a type of fabric construction that involves the creation of a decorative or functional edge along one or more sides of a textile product. The flange is...