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CORE YARN [4 records]

Record 1 2000-05-18

English

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

A yarn produced at the spinning frame by the feeding of yarn through the delivery rollers only , simultaneously with the spinning of staple material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
OBS

Guimpage. Opération consistant à recouvrir un fil, dit d'âme, d'un ou de plusieurs fils qui le recouvrent complètement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A yarn made by twisting fibers around a filament or a previously spun yarn, thus concealing the core. Core yarns are used in sewing thread, blankets, and socks and to obtain novelty effects in fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
OBS

Thread poly/cotton core spun size 50.

OBS

Core yarn: Yarn having central strand around which other fibers are twisted.

Key term(s)
  • core yarn

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-31

English

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

Yarn consisting of a tightly twisted center or heart yarn wrapped around by soft twisted, and usually colored, novelty yarn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Articles et accessoires de broderie
DEF

[...] fils dont le milieu est en une matière unique [...] et l'extérieur en une autre matière.

Spanish

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