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BABY COMBING WOOL Fine, choice wool fibre which ranges from 11/2 to 21/2 inches in staple length.
BABY FLANNEL Lightweight flannel
BABY LACE Narrow lace edging of the Valenciennes type
BABYCORD See under Corduroy
BACK BREAK-POINT Garment-related term.
BACK CHROMING A treatment given to a fabric after dyeing to improve colour fixation.
BACK COATING An adhesive-type substance applied to the back of a fabric
BACK DYEING See Back dyeing.
BACK FABRIC SEAM IMPRESSION Printing defect, major.
BACK LOOP See under Knitted loop
BACK RISE The distance on a garment from the crutch to the centre back of the waistline.
BACK SIDE Also called Wrong side
BACK STITCH A strong and versatile hand stitch used to seam garment parts.
BACK STRAP Strap across the back of a garment at the waist usually fitted with a buckle, or other method of adjustable fastening
BACK TACKING Reverse sewing at the beginning and end of a seam
BACK TANNING An after-treatment to improve the wet fastness of dyed or printed silk or polyamide materials
BACK TWISTING Re-twisting a yarn
BACK WASHING The washing of dyed or undyed wool sliver
BACK WIDTH Garment-related term.
BACK WINDING The process of rewinding,
BACK-AND-FORE STITCH A hand stitch employed for sewing linings and pockets.
BACK-FILLING A filler material applied to the back of a fabric
BACK-GREY IN ROLLER PRINTING,IN SCREEN PRINTING
BACK-SIZING See Filler.
BACKED CLOTH WEAVE A reversible fabric
BACKED FABRIC A fabric woven with an extra set of yarns
BACKING FABRIC A reinforcing layer of fabric
BACKING YARN In pile fabrics, the base yarn that holds the pile in place
BACKING, PRIMARY In tufted pile yarn floor covering
BACKING, SECONDARY A material adhered to the backing fabric side
BACKING, WARP Additional warp on the back of a fabric
BACKING, WEFT Additional weft on the back of a fabric
BACTERIAL RESISTANCE The resistance to the development of visible bacterial growth and accompanying odours
BACTERIOSTAT Chemical compound, applied to fabric
BAD CAST An abruptly increased diameter in raw silk thread.
BAD COVER Fabric defect.
BAD LISTING See Cut selvedge.
BAD ODOUR Fabric defect
BAD TEMPLE See Temple mark.
BAG CLOTH Woven fabric of inferior quality yarns, heavily sized to prevent penetration.
BAGGING See Tacking
BAGGING FABRIC Also called Gunny. A very heavy, loosely woven fabric from heavy tightly twisted roving
BAGGING OUT A method of joining facings and/or linings to the outer fabric of a garment
BAGGY CLOTH See Wavy cloth.
BAGGY SELVEDGE See Slack selvedge
BAGHDAD WOOL Dark carpet wool from Mesopotamia.
BAGHEERA VELVET Piece-dyed velvet with a rough surface
BAIL Also called Lug.
BAININ Loosely constructed, hand-woven fabric from Ireland
BAIZE Also called Baze. Plain-woven, coarse short napped woollen felt fabric.
BAKING Treatment of a dry fabric
BALANCE In garments, the adjustment of the relation of one section of a garment to another
BALANCE MARKS Notches, nips or threads in garment parts, which help to preserve the balance of the garments by serving as guides during assembly.
BALANCE WHEEL Also called Hand wheel. In sewing machine
BALANCED CRÊPE A crepe which has alternate yarns of 'S' and 'Z' crepe twist in both warp and filling
BALANCED FABRIC Fabric in which the number of ends/inch is equal to the number of picks/inch and both of the yarns are of the same count (or number).
BALANCED TWILL Also called Even-sided twill.
BALANCED TWIST without tension
An arrangement of twist in a plied yarn or cord,
BALANCED YARNS Yarns in which the twist is such that the yarn will hang in a loop without kinking, doubling, or twisting upon itself.
BALBRIGGAN Light, knit fabric made on a circular knitting machine.
BALE A compressed package of cotton, wool, or staple fibre.
BALE DYEING The dyeing of cloth without previous scouring,Dyeing of loose stock
BALL WARPING The process of winding a group of warp yarns
BALLET TOE In knitting, a type of reverse toe
BALLING UP See Fuzz ball.
BALLOON CLOTH Plain-weave cotton cloth made from high quality fine yarn
BALLOONING The entrapment of air
BALLOONING EYE Also called Twizzle, Lappet.
BALLOONING YARN The appearance of the curved paths of running yarns
BALMORAL A strong, heavy, British woollen fabric made in a twill weave
BAN-LON A trade name for fabrics made with texturised yarns.
BANANA FIBRES Fibres obtained from plants of the banana family.
BAND A weft-way region of the fabric that extends across the full width
BAND KNIFE A mechanically driven endless moving blade,
BAND WARPING See Pattern warping.
BANDAGE A narrow, loosely woven fabric made of cotton and occasionally linen in a plain weave, resembling gauze
BANDED LACES Laces, produced on a warp-knitting or twist-lace machine.
BANG OFF Fabric defect.
BANNOCKBURN Top quality tweed cloth
BAR Fabric defect.
BARATHEA Expensive fine English cloth
BARBE See under Fibre length.
BARE CLOTH A fabric with bad cover
BARÉGE See Barrége.
BARK CRÊPE Heavy crêpe fabric with rough texture, like tree bark
BARMEN LACE Narrow lace made on a type of braiding machine
BARMEN MACHINE See under Lace machines.
BARNSLEY FINISH A term used for a finish applied to heavy linen drills.
BARRAS a coarse linen fabric similar to sackcloth.
BARRÉ Fabric defect, usually major
BARRED Fabric defect.
BARRÉGE Very sheer fabric of wool and silk or cotton used for veiling.
BASIC DYES These are cationic dyes
BASIC FINISHES Mechanical or chemical processes applied in some form to a constructed fabric.
BASIS WEIGHT OF FABRIC Mass per unit area of fabric
BASKET A variation of the plain weave
BASKET WEAVE A variation of the plain weave
BAST FIBRE Fibres derived from the inner fibrous bark of dicotyledonous plants
BASTARD a substitute fabric, a copy cloth or an inferior material.
BASTARD YARNS A term for yarns which are spun harder than filling
BASTE Fibres derived from the inner fibrous bark of dicotyledonous plants s
BASTING See Baste
BATCH The process of winding cloth on a roller
BATCH CURE A procedure used in curing durable press garments.
BATCHWISE PROCESS Processing of materials as lots or batches
BATH SHEET See under Towel.
BATH TOWEL See under Towel
BATHROBE CLOTH A double-faced cotton blanket fabric
BATIK Term for a resist process of patterning cloth.
BATISTE A fine, soft, plain-woven fabric, originally of linen and then in cotton.
BATT A carded lap of fibres.
BATTENBERG LACE Coarse type lace often made from linen thread
BATTING Cotton or polyester fleece used for quilting
BATTING INTEGRITY The ability of a textile filling material to resist distortion
BAULK FINISH A finish by which woollen material is lightly milled
BAUMÉ, DEGREES A scale used for measurement of the relative density (RD) of liquids by hydrometry.
BAURETTE See Noil
BAVE The silk fibre complete with its natural gum (sericin)
BAZE See Baize.
BCF Short for Bulked Continuous Filament
BEAD IN SEPARATE ELEMENT ZIPPERS, IN CONTINUOUS ELEMENT ZIPPERS
BEAD WRAPPING FABRIC See under Tyre textiles
BEADED SELVEDGE See Loopy selvedge
BEADING See Buttoning.
BEADING LACE Very narrow, insertion laces.
BEAM A large spool with end flanges on to which a multitude of warp yarns are wound parallel
BEAM DYEING A method of dyeing warp yarns or fabrics wound on to a perforated beam
BEAM WARPING Winding a part of the total number of ends in full width on to a warp beam
BEARDED NEEDLE See under Needle.
BEARERS In trousers, sections fastened to the side seams of some styles
BEAT-UP See Beating-up
BEATING A term used in wool industry for spare threads that are run from a warp during weaving.
BEATING-UP One of the basic motions involved in weaving.
BEAVER CLOTH Expensive coating material, heavily napped and raised and made to look like beaver fur.
BEAVERTEEN A fabric having a very high weft sett used chiefly for heavy trouserings.
BECK Also called Kettle, Trough.
BECKE LINES Lines which appear at the edge of a microscope image of a fibre
BED In sewing machine, the part below the material being sewn.
BEDCOVERING A textile product used on a bed over the sheets
BEDFORD CLOTH See Bedford cord.
BEDFORD CORD Firmly woven heavy hardwearing fabric, very stable, showing prominent rounded cords in the warp direction with pronounced sunken lines between them.
BEDSPREAD A type of bedcovering that is placed over the blankets and sheets
BEER Also called Bier. A definite number of warp threads, usually 40
BEETLE Soft, full, close and lustrous finished fabric of cellulosic fabric, particularly linen or cotton.
BEETLING See under Beetle
BEGGAR'S INKLE An old type narrow fabric
BEIGE A term for cloth in the natural or undyed unfinished state.
BELLIES The coarser quality of wool
BELLY BANDS See Wrapper fibres
BELT A girdle or waistband.
BELT LOOP A loop of fabric or thread which is sewn into the waist of the garment.
BELTING A term covering all forms of belts, and rolls of material from which belts are made up
BELWARP FABRIC A fine worsted dress-cloth having a corkscrew twill weave
BEMBERG See Bembergizing
BEMBERGIZING A process used for developing a high lustre on wool.
BENARES Lightweight cotton or silk fabric from India.
BENDING LENGTH A measure of the interaction between fabric weight and fabric stiffness
BENGALINE a fabric with a more or less striking warp-rib appearance running across the fabric, produced from cotton, worsted, silk or other continuous filament yarns
BENT HANDLED SHEARS Scissors with blades angled
BERBER manufactured carpets made from natural coloured wools, or dyed fibre, and having a homespun appearance.
BERLIN Wool rag in the finer machine-knitted grades
BERLIN SILK A type of crocheting silk
BESPOKE Those textile materials which are made to order of an individual or a firm.
BETA-NAPHTHOL A developer used in dyeing
BEUTANOL Fabrics treated with number of coats of vinyl plastic to improve their pliability, finish and hand.
BEVEL-WOVEN MATERIAL A woven fabric in which warp bow is intentionally introduced.
BI-AXIAL FABRIC A warp-knitted construction
BIAS See Skewness
BIAS BINDING The process of making a product by cutting, woven, wide fabric at an oblique direction to warp and weft
BIAS CUT A cut at an oblique angle to warp and weft.
BIAS FILLING See Skewness.
BICOMPONENT FIBRES Also called Biconstituent fibres, Bigeneric fibres. A fibre consisting of two polymers which are chemically different, physically different, or both
BICOMPONENT YARNS Two-fold staple yarns,Two-fold continuous filament yarns,Yarns in which a filament yarn is doubled or folded with a staple fibre yarn, Core-spun yarns, wrapped yarns, Filament blend yarns,
BICONICAL PACKAGE A conical package of yarn in which the traverse length is progressively reduced
BICONSTITUENT FIBRES Deprecated term.
BIER See Beer.
BIGENERIC FIBRES See Bicomponent fibres
BIGHT Also called Bite.
BILATERAL FIBRES A filament composed of two generic fibre types or two variants of the same generic fibre
BILLIARD CLOTH Woollen fabric made from fine Merino wool.
BINCA CLOTH Also known as Boldwork cloth.
BINCHE LACE Lace. A six-point star-shaped ground net of snowflake effect
BINDER The binding or wrapping yarn used in the production of yarns
BINDING A narrow fabric, woven, braided or knitted, used to protect, support, or improve the appearance of a seam or edge
BINDING POINT Also called Stitch. A special form of thread interlacing
BIOFINISHING See under Enzymes
BIOPOLISHING See under Enzymes.
BIOSTONING See under Enzymes.
BIRD'S EYE Fabric defect in knitted fabric
BIRD'S EYE BACKING In weft-knitted rib jacquard fabric
BIRD'S EYE WEAVE A weave which suggests the eye of a bird;
BIREFRINGENCE A property of anisotropic materials
BISSO LINEN See Altar cloth
BISU Also called Husks
BITE See Bight
BIVOLTINE SILK Silk produced by bivoltine silkworm
BLACK FELT felt manufactured to various shades of the colour black.
BLACK SUPERFINE A fine grade of black woollen suiting fabric.
BLACKJACK STAPLE A smooth, dark, lustrous leaf fibre
BLAKY SELVEDGES Fabric defect.
BLANKET For bedding, an unquilted fabric covering, designed primarily to provide thermal insulation.
BLANKET CLOTH Named after Thomas Blanqutte, a Flemish weaver who lived in the fourteenth century. Thick cloth heavily napped and fulled
BLANKET MARK See Sanforizing mark
BLAZE See Cocoon strippings
BLAZER CLOTH A type of flannel or melton used for blazers.
BLEACH Also called Bleaching agent. A product for cleaning, brightening, whitening,
BLEACHING Process of improving the whiteness of textile material by decolorizing it from the grey state
BLEACHING AGENT See Bleach
BLEACHING OF TEXTILE ARTICLES A process carried out in an aqueous medium before, during or after washing processes
BLEEDING See Colour bleeding.
BLEEDING CHECKS A plain weave, yarn dyed fabric with colours, which may be caused to bleed.
BLEND The mixture of dissimilar fibres in any fibrous assembly such as sliver, yarn or fabric
BLEND TWIST See Blended yarn.
BLENDED FABRIC A fabric, which has blended yarns
BLENDED YARN Also callled Blend twist
BLENDING The process of producing a Blend
BLIND HEM A hemming method
BLIND STITCH A stitch (either by hand or machine)
BLIND TWILL A term for a fabric in which the twill line is indistinct.
BLINDING a marked loss of lustre of fibres
BLISTER KNIT A knit fabric with an irregular raised surface
BLOCK Wood, metal or linoleum blocks, engraved with patterns
BLOCK PATTERN A template of the basic pattern shape
BLOCK PRINTING See Hand block printing
BLONDE LACE Silk lace with floral designs
BLOOD A term used in connection with various fractionsof merino blood in a certain sheep.
BLOOM A surface paleness
BLOT Printing defect.
BLOTCH Fabric defect. Also called Oil spot
BLOTCH PRINT The broad, solid background expanse of colour in a printed design
BLOW ROOM A section in a cotton spinning mill
BLUCHÉ See Bouché.
BLUE STAINED COTTON See under Stained cotton
BLUE-WHITE FINISH Appearance of a fabric that has been treated with a small amount of bluing after bleaching.
BLUETTE A weft faced 2/2 twill-weave fabric used for overall
BLUFF EDGES Edges finished without outside stitching
BLUFFING the process of fastening down the front edge of facings on to the forepart canvas
BLUING A step in the process of bleaching white yarn or fabric with a yellow cast to make it whiter
BOARDING A process, involving heating under moist or dry conditions, carried out to confer a desired shape or size on hose or other knitted garments whilst on a 'former'.
BOARDY Description of woven and knit fabrics that are hard, stiff or tough hand
BOBBIN A small tube, with or without flanges, on to which is wound the under-thread of a lockstitch machine.
BOBBIN FININGS Lace. A leavers-lace construction in which threads from the brass bobbin provide the filling-in of the objects
BOBBIN LACE Also called Pillow lace. Hand-made lace produced in the twisting and crossing of threads
BOBBIN NET Also called Sandfly net, Mosquito net. A hole-mesh fabric
BOBBINET MACHINE See under Lace machines.
BOBBLING Unpleasant appearance of fabric surface of used garment
BODICE The section of a woman's garment covering the body from neck to waist
BODKIN A pointed instrument for piercing holes in cloth
BODY The compact, solid, or firm feel of a fabric.
BODY CARPET Plain or patterned, unbordered carpet in piece form.
BODY DIMENSIONS Garment-related term
BODY FLEX The amount that the human body will bend
BODY MEASUREMENTS Garment-related term.
BOILING Usually cotton, linen, silk, etc. are boiled to remove the natural gums
BOILING-OFF The removal of oils, sizing and other impurities from the textile material,
BOLDUC Also called Advertising tape.
BOLDWORK CLOTH See Binca cloth
BOLIVIA Expensive, plushy, soft, firm, and thick, top quality fabric usually of wool
BOLL A seed-case and its contents on the cotton plant.
BOLT See Piece
BOLTING CLOTH A lightweight open fabric, with fine and uniform mesh, used for sifting flour or for screen-printing.
BOLTON SHEETING A sheeting fabric of 2/2 twill weave containing a condenser weft.
BOMBAX See under Cotton trees.
BOMBAZINE One of the oldest fabrics known, this was a fine silk or wool fabric of plain or twill weave for formal dresses.
BOMBYX MORI SILK Silk produced by the cultivated silkworm
BOND STRENGTH TEST A test to measure the force necessary to separate bonded layers of fabric or floor covering
BONDED FABRIC A lightweight, usually knitted, cloth which is strengthened and thickened
BONDED FIBRE FABRIC These are made from a variety of fibres used on the same principle as in felt, but bonded together chemically
BOOK A parcel of hanks of raw silk whose total mass is usually 2 kg.
BOOK CLOTH Fabrics of many qualities, used by book-binders
BOOK FOLD A method of folding the fabric
BOOK MUSLIN A method of folding the fabric
BORDER The sides of a fabric
BOTANY TWILL Cloth woven from botany quality worsted yarns in various weights
BOTANY WOOL yarns and fabrics made from fine merino wool.
BOTTOM ASSEMBLY In zippers, the components of the lowermost part of the slide fastene
BOTTOM STOP A thorough scouring
BOTTOM-CLOSED SHEDDING See under Closed shedding
BOTTOMING A thorough scouring
BOUCHÉ Also called Bluché
BOUCLÉ A type of fancy yarn with a curl or loop effect, made from two or more threads twisted to-gether.
BOUCLÉ KNIT Knit fabric with a bouclé effect on the right side, achieved by the introduction of an inlaid yarn fed into the knitting machine and trapped as the knit stitch is made.
BOUND SEAM-FINISH A finish for the raw edges of a plain seam, in which another fabric encloses the raw edges of one or more seam allowances.
BOURDON CORD A cord consisting of a central core helically covered by continuous filament yarn
BOURDONETTE A cord produced by twisting several yarns together
BOURETTE Silk cloth made with yarn spun from carded short fibres of lower quality waste silk
BOURRELET A weft knitted, non-jacquard double-jersey fabric made on an interlock basis which is characterised by horizontal ridges on the effect side
BOW Fabric defect
BOWED FILLING Fabric defect
BOWING Fabric defect.
BOWKING Preliminary part of an old bleaching process
BOWL Also called Bucking.
BOX CLOTH All-wool, spun yarn fabric, with a fibrous surface and firm handle.
BOX DYEING Method of dyeing in which fabric is run in a single piece
BOX LEATHER Good quality leather, which is boarded,
BOX LOOM A loom having two or more shuttles
BOX MARK See Shuttle mark.
BOX PLEATS A form of enclosed pleat
BOX SPINNING Also called Pot spinning,
BOX STAIN See Shuttle mark.
BRACE WEB Also called Suspender web
BRADFORD SPINNING English method of spinning wool into worsted yarn
BRAID Also called Plait.
BRAID WOOL Wool grading term more or less synonymous with lustre wool.
BRAID, CORED See Cored braid.
BRAID, DIAMOND See Diamond braid
BRAID, DOUBLE See Diamond braid
BRAID, HOLLOW See Hollow braid.
BRAID, PLAIN See Plain braid
BRAID, SOLID See Solid braid.
BRAID, TWILL See Twill braid
BRAIDED FABRIC Cloth having a structure produced by interlacing several ends of yarns
BRAIDED ROPE A cylindrically produced rope made by intertwining
BRAIDING The process of interlacing three or more threads in such a way that they cross one another in diagonal formation.
BRASS BOBBIN In lace machines, the two machined brass discs,
BRATTICE CLOTH Coarse cotton or jute fabric made with a plain weave and often impregnated with chemicals
BREAK The point where the lapel starts to roll over on a coat
BREAK FACTOR See Lea count-strength product.
BREAK SPINNING See Open-end spinning.
BREAK-OUT See Smash.
BREAKER FABRIC See under Tyre textiles.
BREAKING EXTENSION See Extension at break.
BREAKING FORCE See Tensile strength at break.
BREAKING LENGTH The length of a specimen (usually yarn) whose mass is equal to the breaking force.
BREAKING MACHINE Also called Button breaker, Stud breaker
BREAKING STRENGTH Also called Tensile strength
BREAKING STRESS The maximum stress developed in a specimen stretched to rupture.
BREATHE See under Air-cooled finish.
BREECH WOOL See Britch wool
BRETON LACE A net ground with heavy embroidered designs
BRI-NYLON A British polyamide fibre used mainly in the manufacture of carpets, lingerie, nightwear and lightweight knitwear.
BRIBE See Fents.
BRICKSTITCH An embroidery construction (flat couching stitch)
BRIDED RUG A textile floorcovering
BRIDES LACE Also called Bars lace
BRIDGE TOP STOP In zippers, a part affixed immediately above the chain,
BRIDLE A narrow strip of fabric which is attached to the interlining along the roll of the lapel
BRIGHT Textile materials, particularly of man-made fibres
BRIGHT LACE Openwork effects within a wale in lace furnishings
BRIGHT PICK Fabric defect.
BRIGHT YARN Fabric defect
BRIGHTON HONEYCOMB Usually cotton fabric, with a typical honeycomb effect
BRILLIANTINE A dress cloth of cotton warp and lustre worsted weft
BRIN A single filament of silk
BRISE BISE Lace curtaining
BRITCH WOOL Also called Breech wool
BROAD RIB FABRIC See under Rib fabric, weft-knitted
BROADCLOTH See Cotton broadcloth, Woollen broadcloth.
BROADTAIL A flat, lustrous fur, slightly wavy.
BROCADE Figured fabric having multicoloured or self-coloured floral raised designs, sometimes with metal threads added.
BROCADE VELVET Velvet with the pile sheared at different heights to form a design, sometimes floral.
BROCATELLE A heavily figured furnishing or upholstery cloth similar to brocade.
BROCHÉ Raised designs on the surface of fabric, often introduced with the warp.
BRODERIE ANGLAISE Expensive, best quality fabrics.
BROKEN COLOUR PATTERN Fabric defect in woven fabrics.
BROKEN CROW See Crowfoot and Crow twill
BROKEN ENDS See End-out.
BROKEN FACE A term for sateens
BROKEN FILAMENTS Yarn defect. Also called Strip backs, Skin backs, Split filaments.
BROKEN PATTERN Fabric defect.
BROKEN PICK Fabric defect. Also called Cut pick, Filling run out and Missing pick
BROKEN SELVEDGE See Cut selvedge
BROKEN TWILL Any twill weave in which the move number is not constant.
BROKEN WEAVE See Crack mark.
BRONZINESS A metallic sheen which can occur on a textile material or surface coating
BRONZING See under Oxidised oil staining.
BROWN LACE Lace in the condition in which it leaves the machine
BRUGES LACE Bar lace, named after its original place of manufacture, Bruges.
BRUISE Fabric defect. Also called Pressure mark
BRUSHED ACRYLIC light to medium weight fabric with a brushed effect on one or both sides; often printed, usually woven
BRUSHED ACRYLIC KNIT Thick fabric, usually light and woolly; most often, acrylic fibre on a jersey backing with the right side brushed into a furry surface.
BRUSHED COTTON Plain or printed cotton cloth slightly brushed on one side to add warmth.
BRUSHED DENIM Denim weave cloth, usually all cotton, with a brushed finish on the right side.
BRUSHED NYLON Nylon jersey brushed on the right side to make it warm.
BRUSHED POLYESTER A fine soft cloth with a brushed surface
BRUSHED WOOL Term used in the pulled-wool trade.
BRUSHING A finishing process in which a nap is raised on a fabric surface
BRUSSELS CARPET A loop-pile carpet, woven on a Wilton loom, over unbladed wires.
BRUSSELS LACE Type of lace originally made with very fine linen threads.
BUBBLE Use preferred term Blister
BUCK The lower, static, working surface of the pressing machine
BUCKET SPINNING See Box spinning
BUCKING See Bowking
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LACE Very fine hand-made lace named after its place origin.
BUCKRAM A stiff fabric, generally linen or cotton, made by impregnating a plain-weave open-sett fabric with fillers and stiffeners
BUCKSKIN White or pinky-beige leather, which originally came from the elk and deer, but now also obtained from sheep.
BUCKSKIN FABRIC A fabric similar in appearance to, but heavier than, a doeskin fabric.
BUFFALO CLOTH Heavy fabric in twill weave, finished with considerable nap.
BUGGY A lining from the neck down across the back of an otherwise unlined coat.
BUILDER a neutral or mildly alkaline ingredient that is added to a synthetic detergent or an all-purpose soap
BUILDER FABRIC A square-woven heavy cotton duck made from very heavy ply yarns.
BULGE RATIO See Swell ratio.
BULK DENSITY Apparent mass per unit volume
BULK SAMPLE In sampling of bulk material
BULK SHRINKAGE A measure of potential stretch and power of stretch yarns
BULKED CONTINUOUS FILAMENT See BCF.
BULKED YARN A yarn that has been treated mechanically, physically or chemically so as to have a noticeably greater voluminosity or bulk
BULKY YARN A generic name
BULLION CORD A highly twisted assembly of yarns w
BULLION FRINGE A fringe, the weft of which consists of bullion cord or twine
BULLION STITCH A decorative stitch
BUMP SEAM A light coloured width-wise printing defect
BUMP-GREY Also called Bumps
BUMPED TOP A package made by press-packing layers of coiled sliver
BUMPING See Planking
BUMPS See Bump-grey.
BUNCH Yarn defect. Also called Slug, Slub
BUNDLE A collection of sufficient pieces of cut fabric to make up several garments.
BUNDLE STITCH A series of parallel stitches
BUNTING Soft open-weave cotton or woollen fabric used for ceremonial flags
BURIED PILE YARN In coated pile yarn floor covering,
BURIN Also known as Graver.
BURL DYEING A low temperature colouring process
BURL MARK Fabric defect, usually major, in woven fabrics.
BURLAP Heavy cloth made of jute or allied yarns with a coarse plain weave.
BURLING Removal by clipping or picking
BURN-OUT PRINT Process of printing a chemical on a fabric,
BURNING BEHAVIOUR changes that take place when materials or products are exposed to a specified ignition source.
BURNISHING A polishing of a fabric done by rollers.
BURNT-OUT FABRIC Also called Devoré fabric, Devorant fabric, Etched-out fabric.
BURR EXTRACTING extracting burrs or vegetable seeds found in wools.
BURRS Wool contaminated with vegetable impurities
BURRY WOOL See under Burrs 2
BURSTING In knitted fabric, a hole caused by fracture of a yarn
BURSTING STRENGTH The force or pressure required to rupture a textile
BUST A shaped form (male or female) on which clothes are worked on
BUST GIRTH Garment-related term.
BUST POINT TO BUST POINT Garment-related term
BUSY PRINT A print design covering a medium or large part of the fabric.
BUTCHER LINEN See under Butcher rayon.
BUTCHER RAYON Used for overalls and protective coats because it wears well, sheds dirt easily in wear and washes well
BUTT SEAM A seam, which is sewn with the two fabric edges abutting.
BUTTER MUSLIN Cheap, open weave cotton cloth, very soft.
BUTTON A knob, disc or similar object which when forced through a narrow opening or buttonhole, fastens one part of a garment or other flexible substrate to another.
BUTTON BREAKER See Breaking machine
BUTTON PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS the main performance characteristics
BUTTON STAND The distance from the finished edge of the garment to the centre of the button
BUTTONHOLE The hole through which a button is passed
BUTTONHOLE STAND The distance from the finished edge of the garment to the eye of the buttonhole.
BUTTONING Fabric defect
   
   
 
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