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Glossary
General Textile Terms
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Garment
Dyeing: Refers
to a process where garments made from 100% cotton or Tencel®
are dyed after they are assembled. The same type sewing thread
must be used as the fabric to optimize shade continuity between the
fabric and the sewing thread. |
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Gassing:
Refers to a finishing process where 100% cotton thread is passed
through a flame at high speed to reduce its fuzz and have a greater
sheen. (See Thread Finishing.) |
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Gimp: Refers to
buttonhole Gimp, which is used in eyelet buttonhole machines to give
the buttonhole greater strength and a more defined appearance. T-180
Anecot®
Gimp is available for this application. |
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Glaze
Finish: Refers to a finish put on 100% cotton threads made from
starches, waxes and other additives. This coating is then brushed to
give the thread surface a smooth surface. Glace protects the thread
during sewing giving better ply security and
abrasion
resistance. (See Thread
Finishing.) |
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Greige
Yarn: Refers
to thread before it has been finished with dye, lube, or other
finishes. Greige Yarn dye tubes are sent to our Finishing Plants for
dyeing and winding. |
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Hook
(Shuttle): The stitch-forming device used in lockstitch
machines to hold the bobbin and picks up the
needle loop off the needle to form the stitch. On rotary hook
machines, the hook makes two revolutions for every rotation of the
handwheel. |
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Hook
& Loop: Fastening tape. |
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Hue: The characteristic
of color described by the terms red, blue, yellow and green, etc.
(White, gray, and black have no hues and are referred to as
neutrals.) |
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IAF (International Apparel
Federation): Organization of world's clothing manufacturers
whose mission is to
provide a means of global exchange of information on apparel
manufacturing, merchandising, and trade. |
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Thread Products: Refers to A&E thread products for the
apparel, automotive, upholstery, home furnishings, and footwear
manufacturers. |
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Initial
Modulus: A
thread property that refers to the initial resistance to stretching
when stress or tension is applied to the thread. The higher the
initial modulus, the better loop formation characteristics the
thread will have minimizing skipped stitches and thread breakage.
(See Technical Bulletin, Minimizing Thread
Breakage and Skipped Stitches.) |
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Other Information |
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Technical Information
Links
to technical resources that answer your sewing problem questions... |
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AAFA:
American Apparel and Footwear Association
www.apparelandfootwear.org
AATCC:
American
Association of Textile Chemist and Colorists.
www.aatcc.org
IAF: International Apparel
Federation http://www.iafnet.com |
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