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40 Cards in this Set
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FABRIC COUNT
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THE CLOSENESS OR COMPACTNESS OF THE YARNS IN WOVEN FABRICS NUMERICALLY REPORTED
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WHICH FABRIC IS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH LUSTER AND SHEEN?
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SATIN
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THE LOOM DEVICE USED IN BATTENING; ALSO KNOWN AS THE LAY:
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BEATER BAR
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DEVICES ON LOOMS THAT SUPPORT THE HEDDLES AND FORM THE SHED
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HARNESSES
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DEVICES ON LOOMS THROUGH WHICH THE WARP YARNS ARE THREADED
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HEDDLES
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CONVENTIONAL SELVAGE
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FORMED BY THE CONTINUOUS FILLING YARN BEING TURNED AT EACH EDGE TO PRODUCE A FINISHED, NONRAVELING EDGE
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COURDUROY
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WOVEN OR TUFTED FABRIC WHOSE CUT PILE SURFACE HAS A PRONOUNCED NAP.
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DENTS
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OPENINGS IN THE REED THROUGH WHICH THE WARP YARNS ARE THREADED
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DIMITY
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SHEER, WARP-RIB WOVEN CURTAIN FABRIC
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DOBBY WEAVE
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DECORATIVE WEAVE REQUIRING MANY HARNESSES; DISTINGUISHED BY SMALL, GEOMETRIC WOVEN-IN MOTIFS.
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END
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ONE WARP YARN
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FUSED SELVAGE
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ENDS OF THE FILLING YARNS, WHICH MUST BE COMPOSED OF THERMOPOLASTIC FIBERS, ARE HEATED TO FUSE THEM TOGETHER.
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JACQUARD WEAVE
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DECORATIVE WEAVE IN WHICH INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF EACH WARP YARNS PROVIDES FOR AN INFINITE VARIETY OF SHEDS, AND THUS, EXTREMELY COMPLEX INTERLACING PATTERNS.
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LAPPET WEAVING
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SURFACE-FIGURE WEAVE IN WHICH EXTRA WARP YARNS ARE SHIFTED LATERALLY TO CREATE A ZIGZAG PATTERN THAT RESEMBLES HAND EMBROIDERY.
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MARQUISETTE
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TRANSPARENT, LIGHTWEIGHT LENO-WOVEN CURTAIN FABRIC COMPOSED OF FINE, MONOFILAMENT YARNS.
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PLAIN WEAVE
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SIMPLE INTERLACING IN WHICH WARP AND FILLING YARNS ALTERNATELY CROSS ONE ANOTHER.
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RAPIER
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DEVICE USED IN PICKING TO CARRY THE FILLING YARN TO THE CENTER OF THE SHED WHERE IT IS PICKED UP BY A SECOND RAPIER AND CARRIED TO THE OPPOSITE SELVAGE.
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TRIAXIAL WEAVE
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FABRICATION TECHNIQUE IN WHICH TWO SETS OF WARP YARNS AND ONE SET OF FILLING YARNS ARE INTERLACED AT 60-DEGREE ANGLE.
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TUCKED-IN SELVAGE
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FABRIC EDGE FINISH IN WHICH THE ENDS OF THE CUT FILLING PICKS ARE TURNED BACK INTO THE NEXT SHED.
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WOOF YARNS
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ANOTHER NAME FOR FILLING YARNS; ALSO KNOWN AS WEFT
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THE ROWS OF YARN LOOPS RUNNING LENGTHWISE IN A KNITTED FABRIC ARE KNOWN AS
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WALES
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HIGHLY DECORATIVE LACE AND MACRAME FABRICS ARE PRODUCED BY KNOTTING OR TWISTING INTERSECTING YARNS. A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO KINDS OF FABRIC IS
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THE SIZE OF THE YARNS USED
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TEXTILE FABRICS PRODUCED BY MECHANIOCALLY ENTANGLING FIBERS ARE REFERRED TO AS:
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SPUNLACING FIBERS
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THE YARNS IN LACE FABRICS ARE
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ORIENTED IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS NOT CORRECT WITH REGARD TO WEFT INSERTION:
A) WARP KNITTING AND WEAVING ARE COMBINED B) MOST OF THE FABRIC WEIGHT AND COVER IS PROVIDED BY THE WEFT YARNS C) TRANSPARENCY AND COVERING POWER ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL D) MANUFACTURERS ARE INCREASINGLY USING WEFT INSERTION |
C. TRANSPARENCY AND COVERING POWER ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
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BOBBIN LACE
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CREATED BY ARTISANS MANIPULATING MULTIPLE PARIS OF BOBBINS TO TWIST AND CORSS YARNS
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CIRCULAR BRAIDS
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NARROW, OFTEN DECORATIVE STRANDS CREATED BY INTERLACING YARNS OR YARN-LIKE STRANDS AROUND A TEXTILE CORD.
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COURSES
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CROSSWISE ROWS OF LOOPS IN A KNITTED FABRIC
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CROCHETING
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INTERLOOPING YARNS WITH ONE NEEDLE, IN CONTRAST TO INTERLOPING YARNS WITH TWO NEEDLES AS IN KNITTING
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DOILIES
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SMALL, DECORATIVE TABLETOP ACCESSORIES
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FELT
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NONWOVEN FABRIC PRODUCED BY FELTING SHRINKAGE.
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FIBROUS BATTS
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARRANGEMENT OF WEBS OF FIBERS THAT CAN BE BONDED WITH ADHESIVE OR HEAT INTO ESSENTIALLY FALT STRUCTURES.
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FILM SHEETING
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NONTEXTILE FABRIC PRODUCED BY FORMING POLYMER SOLUTIONS INTO A THIN FILM.
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FLAT BRAIDS
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NARROW, OFTEN DECORATIVE STRAND FORMED BY INTERLACING A MINIMUM OF THREE YARNS OR YARN-LIKE STRANDS.
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GUIDE BARS
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DEVICES USED IN WARP KNITTING TO POSITION THE YARNS AROUND THE HOOKS OF THE NEEDLES.
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INTERLOCK STITCH
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INTERLOOPING YARNS TO CREATE THE APPEARANCE OF TWO INTERKNITTED FABRICS
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JERSEY STITCH
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FILLING KNITTING STITCH DISTINGUISHED BY HERRINGBONE-LIKE WALES ON THE FABRIC FACE AND CRESCENTS OR HALF-MOON COURSES ON THE FABRIC BACK.
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NEEDLEPUNCHING
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FABRICATION TECHNIQUE IN WHICH BARBED NEEDLES ARE USED TO INTRODUCE A MECHANICAL CHAIN-STITCH IN A FIBROUS BATTING
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TATTING
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HAND TECHNIQUE IN WHICH ARTISANS MANIPULATE ONE SMALL BOBBIN TO TWIST FINE YARNS INTO OPEN, HIGHLY DECORATIVE LACE.
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TUFTING
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FABRICATION TECHNIQUE IN WHICH PILE YARNS ARE INSERTED INTO A PREFORMED BASE FABRIC.
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