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Did you Know? |
NFY: - Abbreviation of Nylon Filament Yarn (polyamide filament yarn).
Space-dyeing: - Overall term for yarns or tow which are dyed or printed by various processes, applied in different shades and at different intervals and lengths (without repeats). Irregular motifs and imaginative effects are produced after weaving or knitting.
Texturing: - Physical and/or chemical modification of flat filament yarns with the aim of increasing the total bulk and/or elastic strength. The various ways of mechanical texturing are: three stage, false twist, duo-twist, stuffer box, knit-de-knit, edge crimp, air jet, Stevetex, and gear crimp.
Godet: - A pulley, usually having one flange and round on which thread pass in order to regulate their speed during the extrusion of synthetic fibres. Godet are metallic with either a matt or a bright finish (chromium plating).
Fancy Yarns: - Collective term for all yarns (filament yarns or staple fiber yarns) and ply yarns produced with kinks, loop, knots etc. for effect purposes.
Continuous Filament Yarn: A yarn composed of one or more filaments that run the whole length of the yarn. Yarns of one or more filaments are usually referred to as monofilament or multifilament, respectively.
FDY: - Abbreviation of Fully Drawn Yarn.
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