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Record 1 2012-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

mace snag test: A test for evaluation of snagging performance. A fabric sample is mounted on a revolving drum in contact with a miniature mace that tracks randomly across the sample.

CONT

Suits can be made in three or four days, working flat out. But half of the fun is the fitting, seeing the pieces come together from a swatch of cloth to three-and-a-half yards of fabric, teased and stitched, into a one-off garment made solely for you.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
CONT

La fête du tissu de printemps aura lieu du 10 au 13 avril. Une large place est offerte aux élèves couturières. [...] Elles mériteront toute l'attention du public, tant elles ont tenu cette fois-ci à travailler « comme en haute couture ». Elles y ont mis les croquis des modèles présentés et un échantillon de tissu

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