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FELT PROCESS [1 record]

Record 1 2002-08-12

English

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

Quick felted fabric: To create felt, one generally needs a wool-like fiber and three elements: moisture, heat and agitation. The scales on the wool fiber shrink and interlock during the felt process and this is what created the matted structure.

French

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

[...] le procédé de feutrage [...] permet de donner un fini plus doux aux tissus de laine tissés. Le feutrage est également essentiel à la production d'une grande variété de tissus de laine non tissés [...]

Spanish

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