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DEAD YARN [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

The pile yarn in a multiframe Wilton carpet which lies completely flat in the substrate and is not being raised by the Jacquard mechanism. It excludes all yarn forming the effective pile and pile root.

OBS

dead yarn: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Fils du velours d'une moquette tissée à plusieurs grils placés complètement à plat dans le soubassement et qui n'ont pas été levés par le mécanisme Jacquard. Sont exclus tous les fils formant le velours utile et les racines du velours.

OBS

boyau; fil de gril inactif : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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