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2. Ribbon - Wikipedia

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   A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. [1] Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon, and polypropylene. Ribbon is used for useful, ornamental, and ...

3. Grosgrain - Wikipedia

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   Grosgrain is a plain weave corded [a] fabric, with heavier cords than poplin but lighter than faille, [2][3] and is known for being a firm, close-woven, fine-corded fabric. [4] Grosgrain has a dull appearance, with little luster in comparison to many fabric weaves, such as satin, often used for ribbons; however, it is comparatively very strong. [5]

4. Moire (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Moire (fabric) Moire (/ ˈmwɑːr / or / ˈmɔːr /), less often moiré, is a textile with a wavy (watered) appearance produced mainly from silk, but also wool, cotton and rayon. The watered appearance is usually created by the finishing technique called calendering. Moiré effects are also achieved by certain weaves, [1] such as varying the ...

5. Aerial silk - Wikipedia

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   Aerial silk. Aerial silks (also known as aerial contortion, aerial ribbons, aerial tissues, fabric, ribbon, or tissu) is a type of performance in which one or more artists perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from a specialist fabric. The fabric may be hung as two pieces, or a single piece, folded to make a loop, classified as hammock silks.

6. Ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics) - Wikipedia

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   The ribbon was popularized by dancer Asaf Messerer, who was inspired by seeing Chinese acrobats dance with silk ribbons. In the 1940s, he began incorporating a ribbon into his choreography. The ribbon became a rhythmic gymnastics apparatus in 1971. [1] From 2001-2012, each apparatus had a compulsory body group of movements that had to ...

7. Ink ribbon - Wikipedia

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   Ink ribbon. An ink ribbon or inked ribbon is an expendable assembly serving the function of transferring pigment to paper in various devices for impact printing. Since such assemblies were first widely used on typewriters, they were often called typewriter ribbons, but ink ribbons were already in use with other printing and marking devices. Ink ...