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Record 1 2006-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Nonwoven Textiles
DEF

A suede effect material used for jacket collars and cuffs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Nontissés (Industries du textile)
DEF

Tissu imitant le daim

CONT

[L'alcantara est un] tissu [qui] fait partie des non-tissés. [Il est fait] de 60 % de polyester et de 40 % de polyuréthane. [Les] fibres pleines très fines de polyester [sont] alignées en nappes et liées entre elles par une résine de polyuréthane (résine mise à chaud, ce qui donne un effet de bulles).

Spanish

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