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CARPET TAPE [6 records]

Record 1 2007-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
OBS

Seaming Tape for underpadding or rubber-backed carpet. Strong cloth liner 2" x 30’ roll.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
OBS

Galon pour joints de sous-tapis ou tapis à envers caoutchouc. Tissu résistant. Rouleau de 2" x 30'.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alfombras y tejidos para tapizado
CONT

Para superficies pequeñas [...] la moqueta no deberá pegarse completamente. Quite cuidadosamente el polvo del suelo [...] pegue a continuación la cinta adhesiva de cara doble alrededor del cuarto sin olvidar los rincones.

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Record 2 2006-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
DEF

A narrow fabric(as tape) or a narrow piece of fabric(as bias fabric) used to finish, strengthen, or decorate raw edges(as of a garment, carpet, or blanket).

CONT

Binding is a type of edge finish that calls for a separate strip of fabric to cover the raw edges of the quilt. It is neat, durable, and especially practical if the raw edges are worn and raveled from having been stretched in the quilting frame ... Cut from a contrasting fabric, binding becomes an attractive trim ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
DEF

Ce qui garnit ou renforce le bord de quelque chose.

CONT

La bordure rapportée est une finition par laquelle on ajoute une bande de tissu au quilt pour en couvrir les bords francs. Nette et durable, elle est très pratique si les bords francs se sont effilochés [...]. La bordure constitue une attrayante garniture si elle est réalisée dans un tissu contrastant.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

Slit film woven: The woven fabric produced with yarns formed by longitudinally splitting a polymeric film to form a slit tape yarn.

CONT

... the conventional statistical definition of industrial or technical textiles excludes important applications... In volume terms, even more important exclusions from such estimates include many tape yarn and monofilament products(carpet backings and packaging materials, papermakers’ felts, filters etc).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
OBS

Fil plat, semblable à un ruban, obtenu à partir du découpage longitudinal d'une feuille mince extrudée.

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
CONT

Carpet can... be seamed by cementing carpet tape to the backing threads with laten adhesive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
CONT

Cold seam tape. 10 cm wide, 4 m long(24 per case). No iron is needed. This pressure sensitive tape is great for closet, bathroom and installations where no stretching is required. Just position tape and step on carpet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
OBS

Carpet Seaming Tape for jute-back carpet. 4" x 15’ roll.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
OBS

Galon pour joints de tapis à envers en jute. Rouleau 4" x 15'.

Spanish

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