Word |
Short
description |
| ULTIMATE
FIBRES |
The
most minute units of matter that can be separated from
an organic structure |
| ULTRAVIOLET
RADIATION |
Radiant
energy |
| UMBRELLA
FABRICS |
A wide
range of closely woven fabrics with tape selvedge, used
for covering umbrellas |
| UNBALANCED
YARNS |
Yarns
in which there is sufficient twist to set up a torque
effect |
| UNBLEACHED |
In
the grey, or loom state |
| UNDERLAP |
lateral
movements of the guide bar |
| UNDERLAY |
A cushion
or padding material used under rugs or carpets |
| UNDERPICK
LOOM |
A loom
in which the picking stick is vertical |
| UNDRESSED
FINISH |
A napped
surface on woollen or worsted fabrics |
| UNDYED |
In
the natural colour state; yarn and fabric. |
| UNEVEN
SHRINKAGE |
Fabric
defect. |
| UNEVENNESS |
variation
in the linear density of a continuous strand |
| UNFINISHED |
Fabric
in the loom state |
| UNGUMMED
SILK |
A silk
from which the sericin or gum has been removed |
| UNICOLOURRED |
Material
dyed in one colour. |
| UNION
COLOUR |
A colour
of a blended fabric |
| UNION
DYEING |
A process
of dyeing textiles |
| UNION
FABRIC |
A fabric
made of the union of two fibres |
| UNION
YARN |
A yarn
made by twisting together yarns of different fibres. |
| UNLEVELNESS |
the
nonuniform distribution of a dye or chemical |
| UNROVING |
The
pulling out of a row of knitting or seam stitching |
| UNWEAVING |
The
act of removing weft threads to correct weaving faults |
| UPLAND
COTTON |
A type
of cotton, 'gossypium hirsutum', |
| UPTWISTING |
A
system of twisting one or more yarns |
| URENA |
A
bast fibre similar to jute, from the plant 'urena lobata'. |
