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BACK SATIN CREPE [4 records]

Record 1 2006-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

[A soft fabric with a] satin weave on the face and a crepe effect on the back obtained with twisted crepe yarns in the filling-two or three times as many ends as picks per inch... reversible [and] usually piece dyed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu armure satin, chaîne sans torsion, tramé crêpe, endroit côté satin [et dont] une face est mate (coté crêpe) [et l'autre] brillante (coté satin).

CONT

Robe en deux morceaux [...] de crêpe satin, couleur amande, damassé d'un motif circulaire [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A British twilled silk cloth whose face is a 2-up, 1-down twill with the back made from a 12-shaft satin weave with a base of 5 or 7. Hard-twist crepe yarn is used in the warp, while the filling has little or no twist(zero twist). It is woven one face pick, one back pick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A fabric where one side is a satin weave, smooth and lustrous and the other side is dull and crepey. Although the fabric is reversible, we often use the crepe side as the face, and use the satin side for contrasting details.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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