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You searched in Glossary Terms for [W]. We found 27 matching entries.
Waffle:
a figured structure based on the piqué weave, which is often associated with the appearance of a honeycomb.
Last referenced in:
Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Spring/Summer 2013
Wale:
a column of loops along the length of a knitted fabric.
Warp:
yarns which run along the length of a fabric.
Last referenced in:
Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2014/15
Warp knitting:
a method of making a knitted fabric in which the loops made from each of several warp threads are formed substantially along the length of the fabric. Warp knitting is characterised by the fact that each warp thread is fed more or less in line with the direction in which the fabric is produced.
Last referenced in:
Global technical textiles business update, 1st quarter 2014
Water repellency:
the ability of a fabric to shed water to a limited degree.
Water resistance:
a measurement which determines the ability of a fabric to withstand sustained
contact with water.
Last referenced in:
Profile of Ronhill Sports: a leading UK supplier of running apparel
Waterproof:
the ability of a fabric to prevent water penetration.
Weaving:
the process of producing fabric by interlacing warp and weft yarns.
Last referenced in:
Survey of the European yarn fairs for spring/summer 2015
Web:
a sheet of fibres produced by a carding machine (carded web) or combing machine (combed web); see also batt.
Last referenced in:
Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2014/15
Weft:
yarns which run across the width of a fabric (also known as filling).
Last referenced in:
Prospects for the Textile and Clothing Industry in South Africa
Weft knitting:
a method of making a knitted fabric in which the loops made by each weft thread are formed substantially across the width of the fabric. Weft knitting is characterised by the fact that each weft thread is fed more or less at right angles to the direction in which the fabric is produced.
Last referenced in:
Prospects for the Textile and Clothing Industry in South Africa
Wet laying:
the stage of a production route for making nonwovens in which a web of fibres is produced by depositing an aqueous slurry of fibres on to an endless belt (as in paper making).
Wet spinning:
in the wet spinning process, the polymer solution (also known as "dope") is spun into a spin bath containing a liquid chosen for its ability to extract the solvent from the dope.
Last referenced in:
Dornbirn 2013 -- developments and opportunities in man-made fibres
Wet spun:
a fibre or filament produced by the wet spinning process.
Last referenced in:
Profile of Mitsubishi Rayon
Wet-laid:
a web of fibres or nonwoven fabric produced by depositing an aqueous slurry of fibres on to an endless belt (as in paper making).
Whipcord:
a firmly constructed fabric with a bold, warp twill.
Whiskering:
a term used to refer to processes in which permanent three-dimensional creases and crinkles are added to jeans. Whiskers are normally added to jeans at the tops of the legs, around the buttocks and behind the knees.
Wickability:
the ability of a fabric to transfer liquids, usually perspiration, along its fibres
and away from the wearer’s skin by capillary action.
Last referenced in:
Profile of Dogi: A World Leader in Stretch Knitted Fabrics
Wicking:
the passage of fluids along or through a textile material.
Last referenced in:
Performance apparel markets: business update, 1st quarter 2014
Wind-resistant:
a limited form of windproofing.
Windproof:
the ability of a fabric or membrane to block the passage of external air through it. In cold climatic conditions, windproof garments help to keep the wearer warm.
Worsted:
a term used to describe yarns which are spun wholly from combed wool in which the fibres are reasonably parallel, and to describe fabrics or garments made from such yarns.
Last referenced in:
Survey of the European yarn fairs for spring/summer 2015
Woven geotextile:
a geotextile produced by interlacing, usually at right angles, two or more sets
of yarns, fibres, filaments, tapes or other elements.
Last referenced in:
Markets for geosynthetic products and profiles of five leading manufacturers
Wrap spinning:
see hollow spindle spinning.
Last referenced in:
The world nonwovens industry: the leading ten producers, part 1 of 3, 2013-14
Wrap-spun yarn:
a yarn consisting of a core wrapped with a binder.
Wrapped yarn:
see wrap-spun yarn.
Last referenced in:
Stretch fibres and fabrics: reaching new levels of comfort
WTO:
World Trade Organization, a body based in Geneva, Switzerland, which superseded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) in 1995 following negotiations conducted between 1986 and 1993 under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade talks.
Last referenced in:
Trends in US textile and clothing imports, April 2014