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MOTIF RELIEF [2 records]

Record 1 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
CONT

Burn-out printing: a method of printing to obtain a raised design on a sheer ground. The design is applied with a special chemical onto a fabric woven of pairs of threads of different fibers. One of the fibers is then destroyed locally by chemical action. Burn-out printing is often used on velvet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
CONT

Impression par dévorage : Méthode d'impression permettant d'obtenir un dessin en relief sur un fond diaphane. Le dessin est appliqué à l'aide d'un produit chimique spécial sur un tissu réalisé avec deux paires de fils. L'impression par dévorage est souvent utilisée sur le velours.

Key term(s)
  • motif en relief

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leatherworking Procedures
CONT

Raised design on the plastic template clearly imprints carving patterns on leather.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de travail du cuir
CONT

Les motifs en relief sur la plaquette en plastique impriment clairement les patrons de ciselage sur le cuir.

Spanish

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