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ARMATURE LENO [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Weave in which the warp yarns are arranged in pairs with one twisted around the other between picks of filling yarn as in marquisette. This type of weave gives firmness and strength to an open-weave fabric and prevents slippage and displacement of warp and filling yarns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
OBS

Les étoffes, appelées gazes, sont des tissus légers dont l'armure à évolution sinueuse présente une certaine transparence. [...] Ces tissus se fabriquent sur un métier à tisser ordinaire, à l'aide de lames et d'un remettage spécial qui a pour but de faire décrire à certains fils de chaîne, appelés fils de tour, des sinuosités [...] autour des fils de chaîne à tension très faible. Utilisation. - Vitrages : rideaux, tissus à mailles, gaze pour tamis.

Key term(s)
  • armature Leno
  • tissu ouvert
  • tissu à larges mailles

Spanish

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