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schappe [1 record]

Record 1 2002-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Silk (Textiles)
DEF

A yarn made from waste silk (originally by removal of the gum by fermentation).

CONT

... schappe yarns which are short fibred and free or partly free from silk-gum are made from silk waste.

OBS

schappe silk: A fabric or yarn made from waste silk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Soieries
DEF

Fil obtenu par filature de divers déchets de soie recueillis en filature et au tissage. Contrairement à la soie extraite d'un cocon qui est un fil continu, le fil résultant de la filature de déchets est un fil discontinu.

CONT

À l'inverse de la soie grège, qui est fil continu dévidé du cocon, la schappe est un fil formé de brins discontinus et de ce fait, sa filature, plus complexe que celle de la soie grège, comporte un plus grand nombre d'opérations [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
  • Sedería
OBS

Borra de seda.

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