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Denier

A unit of weight for measuring the fineness of threads of silk, nylon,
rayon, etc., equal to .05 gram per 450 meters or 1 gram per 9000
meters.

I know this varies with nylon, but does it with silk? Do you get
large- and small-calibre silkworms?

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Jack, Denier is a measure for threads, not fibers or filaments. Most
threads are spun with several fibers/filaments and the number used, as
well as their size, helps to determine the denier of the thread. How
tightly they are spun also influences the finished denier of the thread.
G

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Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
Denier

A unit of weight for measuring the fineness of threads of silk, nylon,
rayon, etc., equal to .05 gram per 450 meters or 1 gram per 9000
meters.

I know this varies with nylon, but does it with silk? Do you get
large- and small-calibre silkworms?

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Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557
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Hong Kong Finish

Commonly described as simply finishing seams with bias tape, it is a
bit more than that.
An adequete explanation may be found at:

http://www.timmelfabrics.com/seamfinishes.htm

A couture touch that was popular in the 50's and 60's, and still a
sharp looking finish for unlined garments.

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Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

Yarn Dyed

Fabrics which have had the yarns colored before the fabric is woven.
Usually used to produce stripes plaids or tapestries.
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Dupion or Dupioni

Irregular rough silk reeled from twinned or interlocked cocoons.
Also refers to the fabrics woven from this uneven silk, or made to
imitate it.
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Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

Plain weave

The most basic of weaves using single alternate warp and weft yarns.
Any type of yarn made from any fibres can be manufactured into a plain
weave fabric.
Examples are muslin, traditional challais, and most flanels.

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Dobby

The type of novelty weave that results in repeating small geometric
shapes woven across the surface of the fabric.
Or, the loom attachment that allows for the weaving of these fabrics.
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Wale

A ridge on the surface of cloth, as with corduroy.

Or, sometimes just the texture of cloth. Most frequently seen (by me)
in reference to fabrics with a pronounced patterned texture.
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Tencel

A brand name of lyocell fabric used by the Lenzing corporation.
Lyocell is a fiber that is manmade from wood, and alleged to be
sustainable and more enviromentaly friendly than other manmade
fabrics.

As an FYI because I know somebody is going to be curious (since I was
(G)) the lyocell process can be adapted to use bamboo, but bamboo is
more commonly put through the process to make rayon.
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Glazed

A finish resulting in a smooth, glossy surface on the fabric. Usually
the fabric is first treated with resin, wax, starch or other
substances then calendered.

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