Advanced fibre
Advanced fibre is a term used to describe any reinforcing fibres characterized by either extraordinary strength, modulus or resistance to high temperature
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Bamboo fibre
The bamboo fibre in the clothing industry regarded Eco-chic and functional new fabric.
Blend
The blend is a term that applied to a yarn or a fabric made up of more than one fibre.
Blue scale (colour fastness)
The blue scale is a standard comparative scale from 1 to 8 (1=very poor, 8=excellent) for assessing the light fastness of printed or dyed fabrics and textiles.
Composite fabric
Composite fabric is a term used to describe an engineered material with two or more different types of fibres composed in a sheath-core or side-side relation.
Man-made fibre
Man-made fibre. Viscose and Acetate, derived from cellulose, were almost all the human-made fibres in existence before World War II. During the 1930s, after intensive fibre research, several new synthetic fibres were produced which led to the production of nylon.
Moisture regain
Moisture regained is a measurement term used to describe the weight of moisture in a material expressed as a percentage of the oven-dry weight.
PES (polyester)
PES is the name for polyester; synthetic material derived from petrochemicals.
