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| The diagonal grain of a fabric. |
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| Chemical processes that remove color impurities, or spots from fibers. |
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| A combination of two or more fibers that maximizes the best features of each fiber. |
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| CAD (Computer Aided Design) |
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| Computer system software used for designing textiles, fashion, apparel, and other products. |
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| Fibers derived from plants. |
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| Finishes that become part of the fabric through chemical reactions with the fibers. |
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| The soft, white, downy fiber (boll) attached to the seed of a cotton plant. |
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| Thickness or diameter of a fiber. |
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| A method of giving color to a fiber, yarn, fabric, or garment. |
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| Applying colors, designs, or surface treatments that change the look, feel, or performance of fabrics. |
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| Any material that is made by weaving, knitting, braiding, knotting, laminating, felting, or chemical bonding. |
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| The smallest unit in a textile fabric. |
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| Long, continuous fibers of high quality. |
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| Treatments applied chemically or mechanically to a fabric, yarn, or fiber to change its appearance, performance, or feel. |
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| The fiber that comes from the stem of a flax plant. |
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| The soft, hairy coat of an animal. |
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| The number of stitches, or loops, per inch in a knitted fabric. |
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| The direction of the lengthwise and crosswise yarns or threads in a woven fabric. |
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| The way a fabric feels to the touch. |
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| Constructing fabric by looping yarns together. |
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| A tough, flexible material made by preserving animal hides through a process called tanning. |
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| Fibers that are man-made (synthetic) and begin as thick liquids. |
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| Ultra fine, soft, luxurious fibers possessing the same desirable qualities as expensive natural fibers but costing less and requiring less special care. |
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| Fibers from plants or animal sources. |
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| The simplest weave in which the weft (crosswise) yarn is passed over then under each warp (lengthwise) yarn. |
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| The process of adding color, pattern, or design to the surface of fabrics. |
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| Fibers derived from animals or insects. |
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| A weave that produces a smooth, shiny-surfaced fabric resulting from passing the weft yarn over and under numerous warp yarns to create long floats. |
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| The fine, lustrous fiber that comes from a cocoon spun by a silkworm. |
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| Lower quality, short fibers. |
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| Leather with a napped surface on the flesh side. |
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| A weave in which the weft yarn is passed over and under one, two, or three warp yarns beginning one warp yarn back on each new row. |
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| Knits made with several yarns creating loops that interlock in the lengthwise direction. |
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| Yarns that run lengthwise in woven fabric. |
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| The process of interlacing one or more sets of yarns at right angles on a loom. |
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| Knits made with only one yarn that runs crosswise forming a horizontal row of interlocking loops. |
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| Yarns that run crosswise in woven fabric. |
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| A fiber’s ability to draw moisture away from the body. |
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| The fiber that forms the coat of sheep. |
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| A group of fibers twisted together to form a continuous strand. |
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