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• Alnage
  ...yard). The meaning now attached to broadcloth, however, is merely that of material of superior quality. Alnage duties and the office of alnager were abolished [[Category:History of clothing]]
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• Fulling
  ...th]] had been introduced for use in the process. This is a soft clay-like material occurring in nature as an impure [[hydrous]] [[aluminium silicate]]. This [[Category:History of clothing]]
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  ...e [[loom]]. For decoration, the process of colouring yarn or the finished material is [[dyeing]]. For more information of the various steps, see [[textile ma ...on]] and wool or of wool alone. It is twilled or corded and used for dress-material.
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• Webbing
  ...her fields. Modern webbing is often made from exceptionally high-strength material, such as [[Dyneema]], [[nylon]], [[polyester]], and [[Kevlar]]. For less pe [[Belt (clothing)|Belts]], [[suspenders]], [[Sandal (footwear)|sandal]]s and [[Handbag|purse
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• Biotextile
  ...which also includes bandages, wound dressings, hospital linen, preventive clothing etc. [[Antiseptic]] biotextiles are textiles used in fighting against [[cu ...these devices so it’s not relying solely on synthetic foreign implanted material. Graduate student Jessica Gluck has demonstrated that viable and functioni
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• Technical textile
  ...protective clothing (e.g., heat and radiation protection for fire fighter clothing, molten metal protection for welders, stab protection and [[bulletproof ves ...are used in filter clothing, furniture, hygiene medicals and construction material.
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• Textile processing
  ...additive. This is a simple process but the fastness parameters of the dyed material is very <br />poor. So direct dyestuff application is reduced to very minim ...Example - Suiting,<br /> Stripped shirting, awning materials and military clothing.
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• Fish fur
  ...sian language]] ironic expression used to describe poor quality of [[coat (clothing)|coat]]s and other [[clothes]] worn for warmth.<ref>"Random House Russian-E ...ile (textile)|pile]], which has been a popular cheap material for civilian clothing as well.
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• Tog (unit)
  ...g = 0.1 ''R''_SI. There is also a <b>[[Thermal comfort|clo]]</b> clothing unit equivalent to 0.155 ''R''_SI or 1.55 tog <ref>[http://ergo.h ...imes the temperature difference (in [[°C]]) between the two surfaces of a material, when the flow of heat is equal to one [[watt]] per square metre.
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• Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods
  ...rp beam'', and attached to the ''cloth beam'' which will hold the finished material. Because of the tension the warp threads are under, they need to be strong *[[Timeline of clothing and textiles technology]]
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• Textile
  ...(textiles)|spinning]] raw [[wool]] fibres, [[linen]], [[cotton]], or other material on a [[spinning wheel]] to produce long strands.<ref>{{cite web | title = A ...efers to any material made of interlacing fibres. ''Fabric'' refers to any material made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting, or bonding. ''Cloth'
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• Bamboo textiles
  ...wide range of textile and fashion applications. Modern bamboo clothing is clothing made from either 100% bamboo yarn or a blend of bamboo and cotton/organic c ...e such method of turning bamboo into yarn, creating new uses for bamboo in clothing.
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• Textile bleaching
  ...thing materials. Not only the natural impurities will remain on the greige material but also the add-ons that were made during its cultivation, growth and manu ...] and so on. Scouring removes all the waxes, pectins and makes the textile material hydrophilic or water absorbent. See also [[wool#scouring|scouring wool]]
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• Textile recycling
  ...process. Textiles in municipal solid waste are found mainly in discarded clothing, although other sources include furniture, carpets, tires, footwear, and no *Used Clothing
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...have been enormously important throughout human history—so have their [[material]]s, production [[tool]]s and techniques, [[culture|cultural]] influences, a ...textiles available have influenced how people carried their possessions, [[clothing|clothed]] themselves, and decorated their surroundings.<ref name="Cambridge
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• Glossary of textile terminology
  |Bill of Material <br /> ...ormerly much used for tents and sails. Plain weave. Mostly rugged, heavy material made from plyed yarns. Has body and strength. It is usually manufactured in
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• Textiles of Mexico
  ...ch as [[silk]] and [[wool]] as well as the European foot treadle [[loom]]. Clothing styles also changed radically. Fabric was produced exclusively in workshops ...s [[huipil]]s and [[sarape]]s, which are often [[embroidery|embroidered]]. Clothing, [[rug]]s and more are made with natural and [[dyeing|naturally dyed]] fibe
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• Kevlar
  ...abric]] sheets that can be used as such or as an ingredient in [[composite material]] components. ...r | publisher=DuPont | accessdate=2007-03-28 }}</ref> When used as a woven material, it is suitable for mooring lines and other underwater applications.
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• Māori traditional textiles
  ...othing. The flax leaves were split and woven into mats, ropes and nets but clothing was often made from the fibre within the leaves. The leaves were stripped u The weaving process (whatu) for clothing was performed not with a loom and shuttle but with the threads being manipu
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• Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
  '''Timeline of [[clothing]] and [[textile]]s [[technology]].''' {{seealso|History of clothing and textiles}}
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