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UNBALANCED WARP TENSIONS [1 record]

Record 1 2002-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defects (Textiles)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

cracked selvedge: A selvedge in which two or more adjacent warp yarns, not including the catch thread, are ruptured [...] This defect is often caused by mechanical damage or unbalanced warp tensions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défauts (Textiles)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
CONT

lisière endommagée : Lisière dans laquelle deux ou davantage de fils de chaîne, fil de retenue non compris, sont rompus [...] Ce défaut est souvent causé par un endommagement mécanique ou des tensions de chaîne mal équilibrées.

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