by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 23, 2017
The sclerenchyma bundles from the sheathing leaf bases of Musa textilis, a plant closely resembling the edible banana plant. These bundles are stripped by hand, after which they are cleaned by drawing over a rough knife. The fibre bundles are now whitish and lustrous, and from six to twelve feet (1.8–3.6 meters) long. Being coarse, extremely strong and capable of resisting tension, they are much used in the manufacture of ropes and cables. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 11, 2016
Abrasion resistance is a term used to determine the degree to which loss of appearance through surface wear, rubbing, chafing, and other frictional actions is withstood. The abrasion resistance degree is determined by a test method. Read more,,
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 23, 2017
A word used to describe the science of growing plants for food, fuel, and fibre analysis of variance. Group of statistical models that assigns portion of variances to explanatory annual allowable cut. Amount of wood allowed to be harvested in one year, calculated to ensure timber sustainability artificial pruning. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on June 6, 2018
Box loom is a term used to describe a certain loom using two or more shuttles for weaving fabrics with filling yarns that differ in fibre type, colour, twist, yarn size or level. The box motion is automatic, changing from one shuttle to another. Read more.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on June 6, 2018
Breaking tenacity is term used to describe the tensile stress at rupture of a fibre, yarn, cord, or filament, expressed as the following: Newton per Denier or Tex measured in gram or force. Read more.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on July 28, 2016
Denier is a term used to describe a unit of weight per unit of length of any linear material. A denier is expressing the coarseness or size, however, most of all the fineness of a relatively continuous fibre or yarn. A low number of denier indicate a finer size and higher numbers the coarser size. 0,05 grams per 450 metres of length are officially the number. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 13, 2016
Dyeability is a term used to describe the ability of a fibre or textile fabric to be dyed. One of the most important properties for a textile fibre is dyeability. A range of applications to some man-made (synthetic) fibres have been, and still is, limited ability or poor dyeability. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on July 31, 2016
Elasticity is a term used to describe the ability or level of a fiber or fabric to return to its original length, shape, or size immediately after the removal of stress/tension. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 28, 2016
Embodied energy – the energy used in making a product, including fibre production, manufacturing, shipping to market and final disposal.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on October 11, 2016
A natural vegetable fibre composed mainly of cellulose that is processed from the stems of the flax plant. The flax plant yields long fine fibres that can be from 2″-36″ in length while the colour can range from light ivory to dark tan or grey.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on July 31, 2016
Friction spinning is a spinning system in which the yarn receives its twist by being rolled along the longitudinal axis in the nip between two revolving surfaces. The surfaces may rotate at the same or different speeds in the identical or opposite directions depending on the particular machine design. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on June 25, 2017
Glucose is a simple sugar, or monosaccharide, formula C6H12O6. This six-carbon carbohydrate is the main source of energy for animals and plants.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 17, 2016
Heather Cross Dye Top Dye Mélange is a mixed fabric color achieved the best examples is grey T-shirts, socks or wool used in suiting, different colors of fibre, and mixing them together. Black-and-white fibre mixed will combine to give grey heather fibre. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 17, 2016
Hoechst Celanese is science-based, market-driven companies, who produce and market chemicals, fibres and films, engineering plastics, high-performance and specialty materials, pharmaceuticals, and animal-health and crop-protection products. They are the largest subsidiary of the Hoechst Group,
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 18, 2016
Different fibres are blended together to make a yarn composed of two fibres. The purpose is to mix the properties and characteristics of individual fibres into one new mixed fibre.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on October 9, 2016
The origin of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinusL.) It has grown on the continent of Africa for over 4000 years. Kenaf is grown mainly in Thailand, China, India, Vietnam and Cuba and the main market today is as an alternative source of paper pulp, although still on a very limited scale. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 13, 2016
Moisture absorbency is s term used to measure fibres, yarns and fabric’s ability to absorb moisture; fibres, yarns and fabrics may be hydrophobic (absorbing water) or hydrophobic (avoiding water). Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 18, 2016
Morphology is a term used to describe the study of the physical form and structure (see below) of a material and include a broad specter of characteristics. Fibre morphology contains macro-structure, micro-structure, sub-microscopic and fine structure of fibres, which are only observable through a light microscope. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 21, 2016
The perennial stalk producing ramie plant has been cultivated in eastern Asia for fibre since prehistoric times. Growing 3-8 feet high, with heart-shaped leaves, the plant’s fibre was used in fabric in ancient Egypt and was known in Europe during the middle Ages. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 29, 2017
Smart textiles is a term used to describe a whole group of textiles that have built in triggers by different advanced methods (chemically, temperature variations, electroactive polymer) and manufacturing techniques in fibre, yarns and fabrics have been a driving force the last 20 years to make innovative products and product applications that fulfil customers. Read more..
