Home
 
 
Textile Dictionary
 
     
 
Y
Word
Short description
YARN Generic term for a thin, long, continuous strand of textile fibres, filaments, or material in a form suitable for knitting, weaving, or otherwise interwining to form a textile fabric.
YARN COUNT IN TEX SYSTEM The tex value of a yarn is the weight in grams of 1000 m of yarn, so that a larger number indicates a heavier, coarser yarn.
YARN DYED Fabrics woven or knitted with yarns that have been dyed.
YARN NUMBERING SYSTEM A system expressing yarn size as a relationship between length and mass
YARN PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS The performance specification requirements for yarns, meant for various end uses, are usually guided by the internationally approved 'Standard Performance Specifications'.
YARN SPINNING The process of joining together short or staple fibres by drawing them from the fibrous mass and twisting them together.
YARN TWIST The number of turns of twist per unit length yarn.
YARN UNEVENNESS In textiles, variation in the linear density of a continuous strand or portion of a strand
YELLOWING The yellow discoloration that may develop on textile materials
YOLK The oily fat surrounding the wool fibre in sheep
YORKSHIRE TWEED A fabric made of reworked wool, low-grade wool, or a mixture of wool and cotton, in imitation of Tweed.
YUZEN A secret Japanese process of dyeing a painted fabric in which fidelity of pattern, boldness of line, and rich colouring is retained.
YUZEN BIRODO A velvet fabric made by applying the yuzen process and then cutting away the pile with a small, sharp chisel
 
For the complete description, mail marketing@resil.com
 
     
 
   
Copyright © 2009 Resil Chemicals Private Limited. All rights reserved. Site designed and maintained by CBEYOND