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Record 1 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A [kind of textile weaving giving a] variable multicolored effect achieved by using warp yarns of one color and two filling yarns of different colors in each shed.

OBS

[This weaving] is sometimes used in taffeta, faille, or poplin made from silk or manufactured filament yarns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Genre de tissage, armure taffetas, dans lequel la trame et la chaîne sont de couleur différente, ce qui produit ce qu'on appelle des effets changeants.

Spanish

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