| KAAI FINISH |
A finishing treatment
by which the cotton yarns are shrunk |
| KAILI |
A British trade
name for Loongee. |
| KALABATUN |
A fine gold or
silver thread |
| KALAMKARI |
An Indian cotton
fabric hand-woven from native cottons. |
| KALEMKAR |
A Persian term
for various calicoes; |
| KALINGS SILK |
A variety of raw
silk produced in China. |
| KANDAR |
A trade name for
a resin finish for fabrics. |
| KANGAROO HAIR |
A hair obtained
from the kangaroo. |
| KAPAS |
Indian term denoting
raw cotton that contains seeds. |
| KAPOK |
The fibre resembles
cotton but silkier, is a seed fibre which is round, smooth
and light. |
| KARAKUL |
The long carpet
wool obtained from young lambs of the Karakul breed. |
| KARAKUL CLOTH |
See Caracul cloth |
| KARPASI |
Sanskrit for cotton. |
| KASHA |
Fabric made from
fine wool and Tibet goat hair. |
| KASHMIR |
See Cashmere. |
| KASURI |
A hand-woven, plain
weave cotton fabric |
| KAZAK |
An important variety
of wool rugs with long, soft pile, at least one end is
finished with a knotted fringe. |
| KDK |
See Knit-deknit
texturing. |
| KEBA |
See Cocoon strippings. |
| KEMP |
A coarse, animal
fibre with a wide lattice-type medulla that is shed from
the skin at least once a year. |
| KENAF |
It is known as
Mesta in India. |
| KENTUCKY JEAN |
A strong, filling-faced
fabric, which is made with cotton warp and wool filling |
| KERNMANTEL |
A braided rope
so constructed as to possess high extension and energy
absorption under load, used in rock climbings etc. |
| KERSEY |
Woollen fabric
that originated in Kersey, Suffolk. |
| KETTLE |
See Beck |
| KETTLECLOTH |
Fairly stiff plain-weave
fabric, with a dull surface and a slight slub in the weave
which may be coloured. |
| KEYMO FINISH |
A finishing process
applied to wool fabric to prevent shrinkage. |
| KHADDAR |
A coarse, hand-woven,
low grade of cotton fabric made in India from native yarns. |
| KHADIE |
An Indian cotton
similar to khaddar but with fringed ends. Used for towelling. |
| KIBISU |
See Frisons. |
| KICK TAPE |
Also called Trouser
binding. |
| KID |
The coat of the
young deer |
| KIDDERMINISTER
CARPET |
See under Ingrain
carpet. |
| KIER |
A large metal container
in which yarn or cloth can be boiled and bleached |
| KIER BOIL |
Also called Kiering. |
| KIERING |
See Kier boil. |
| KINDERGARTEN CLOTH |
A sturdy fabric
in plain weave with yarn-dyed warp stripes. |
| KINETIC FRICTION |
Friction developed
between two bodies in motion. Compare Static friction. |
| KING OF FIBRES |
See Cotton fibre. |
| KING'S CORD |
See Corduroy. |
| KINK |
Fabric defect. |
| KINK-IN |
See Kink |
| KINKING |
The doubling back
of a yarn on itself to relieve torque given by twisting
or texturing. |
| KINKY FILLING |
Fabric defect. |
| KINKY THREAD |
See Kink |
| KISS PRINTING |
See Relief printing
and Surface printing. |
| KITSCH |
Design lacking
restraint; excessive decoration for the purpose of embellishment. |
| KNABS |
A term used in
England for silk waste obtained in reeling. |
| KNEE |
Garment-related
term. |
| KNEE GIRTH |
Garment-related
term. |
| KNEE LIFTER |
In sewing machine,
a lever under the sewing machine table, |
| KNICKER YARN |
See Knickerbocker
yarn |
| KNICKERBOCKER YARN |
A type of fancy
yarn, also called Knicker yarn, Nepp yarn |
| KNICKERBROCKER
TWEED |
A tough wool fabric
or mixture of wool and cotton with characteristic coloured
flecks |
| KNIFE PLEATS |
Pleats with the
folds lying flat and facing in one direction. |
| KNIT BRAID |
A cord produced
on a small-diameter knitting machine with oscillating
feeders. |
| KNIT TUBING |
A circular knitted
cloth without seams. |
| KNIT, DOUBLE |
See Double knit. |
| KNIT, SINGLE |
See Single knit. |
| KNIT-DE KNIT TEXTURING |
See under Textured
yarn. |
| KNITS |
See Knitted fabrics |
| KNITTED BLANK |
Also called Garment
blank. |
| KNITTED FABRICS |
A structure produced
by interlooping one or more ends of yarn or comparable
material; a fabric constructed from intermeshed loops |
| KNITTED FLAT RUCHE |
See under Ruche |
| KNITTED GARMENTS |
A substantial quantity
of apparels are now being made from knitted fabrics, and
its popularity is steadily increasing all over the world. |
| KNITTED LOOP |
A single unit of
weft knitted fabric consisting of a loop of yarn intermeshed
above and below with different threads |
| KNITTED PILE CARPET |
A carpet made on
either warp knitting or weft knitting machines |
| KNITTING |
One of the most
important processes for producing fabrics. The action
of forming fabrics by the intermeshing of loops. |
| KNITTING DEFECTS |
Knitted fabric
has characteristic defects that occur as a result of the
construction of the fabric. |
| KNITTING ELEMENTS |
A generic term
describing the loop-forming parts of a knitting machine |
| KNITTING MACHINE |
A machine for the
production of yarns, fabrics or garments by warp knitting
or weft knitting. |
| KNITWEAR |
A generic term
applied to all knitted outer garments except stockings
and socks |
| KNOCK-OFF LAP |
In warp knitting,
a length or (lengths) of yarn received by a needle and
not pulled through the loop. |
| KNOP STITCH |
In weft knitting,
a stitch giving a raised effect |
| KNOP YARN |
A type of fancy
yarn. |
| KNOT |
A joint in a yarn
made by tying two ends together. |
| KNOT DYEING |
See Tie dyeing. |
| KNOT WORK |
Porous fancywork
made by tatting, crocheting, or knotting, |
| KNOT YARN |
See knop yarn. |
| KNOT, LONG |
See Long knot |
| KNOTLESS YARN |
A ply yarn that
has no lumps or knots. |
| KNOTS |
See Bullion Stitch. |
| KNOTTED STITCH |
In knitting, a
needle loop expanded over two wales |
| KNOTTER |
A device for tying
knots, used in making yarn. |
| KNOTTING |
The process of
tying two yarn ends together. |
| KNOTTING-IN |
See under Knotting |
| KNUBBS |
See Frisons. |
| KNUCKLE |
See preferred term
Crimp. |
| KOKAYU SILK |
A Japanese silk
fabric in the gum, made in a mottled effect. |
| KOKO |
A Hawaiian term
for a knitted bag or bag made of net fabric employing
coir or hemp fibre. |
| KRAFT YARN |
A yarn made by
twisting a strip of paper manufactured from wood pulp
by the sulphate process. |
| KRAFTCORD |
A yarn made of
twisted kraft yarns used as a stuffer and/or backing in
carpet weaving. |
| KUDZU FIBRE |
A strong, water
resistant bast fibre obtained from Pueraria thunbergiana
in Asia |
| KURIWATA |
See under Wild
silk. |
| KURUVA YARN |
A coarse, two-ply
coir yarn, handspun on Malabar Coast of India. |
