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Heather (fabric) In clothing, heather refers to a color effect created by mixing two or more different colored fibers or yarns. [1] [2] It is interwoven yarns of mixed colors, and possibly the type of fiber, producing another color. [3] It is typically used to mix multiple shades of grey or grey with another color to produce a muted shade (e.g ...
Zazzle. Zazzle is an American online marketplace that allows designers and customers to create their own products with independent manufacturers (clothing, posters, etc.), as well as use images from participating companies. Zazzle has partnered with many brands to amass a collection of digital images from companies like Disney, Warner Brothers ...
Yarn. Balls of yarn. A visual of twisted yarn. Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles. [1] Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine.
Doubling (textiles) Doubling is a textile industry term synonymous with combining. It can be used for various processes during spinning. During the carding stage, several sources of roving are doubled together and drawn, to remove variations in thickness. After spinning, yarn is doubled for many reasons. Yarn may be doubled to produce warp for ...
According to textile historians, chenille-type yarn is a recent invention, dating to the 18th century and believed to have originated in France. The original technique involved weaving a "leno" fabric and then cutting the fabric into strips to make the chenille yarn. Alexander Buchanan, a foreman in a Paisley fabric mill, is credited with ...
Stefani and Shelton, who married July 3, 2021 with TODAY's own Carson Daly officiating, released "Purple Irises" in February 2024. Stefani shared in a press release at the time that the song ...
Knitting is a method for production of textile fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns. It is used to create many types of garments. Knitting may be done by hand or by machine . Knitting creates stitches: loops of yarn in a row, they can be either flat or in the round (tubular).
Cotton yarn has minimal elasticity unless blended with other fibers. Pure cotton is useful for projects that require structure such as purses and tote bags, placemats, and other utilitarian items. Fiber type. Description. Egyptian cotton. Longest cotton fiber, smoother and softer than other cottons. Pima cotton.
Blend (textile) A blend is a mixture of two or more fibers. In yarn spinning, different compositions, lengths, diameters, or colors may be combined to create a blend. [1] Blended textiles are fabrics or yarns produced with a combination of two or more types of different fibers, or yarns to obtain desired traits and aesthetics.
Warp knitting is defined as a loop-forming process in which the yarn is fed into the knitting zone, parallel to the fabric selvage. It forms vertical loops in one course and then moves diagonally to knit the next course. Thus the yarns zigzag from side to side along the length of the fabric. Each stitch in a course is made by many different ...