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YARN TWIST [7 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A yarn that has been given a high number of turns per inch during spinning.

CONT

Open-mesh canvas is used for embroidery; made of hard-twisted yarn, the cloth is very durable ...

CONT

A hard twist yarn has been turned to a great enough degree in the spinning process that it is compact and strong. It is often used for the warp yarns in a fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Le fil à forte torsion 100 % laine confère au tissu une très bonne résistance et le rend très peu sujet au froissage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry
  • Textile Industries
DEF

... a number of filaments laid together without twist.

OBS

zero-twist yarn: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

zero-twist yarn: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • zero twist yarn

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Industries du textile
CONT

fil simple : Fil sans torsion, ou fil avec torsion dont on peut supprimer la torsion en une seule opération de détorsion.

OBS

fil sans torsion : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A yarn, having a low crimp elongation and a low crimp contraction, obtained by false twisting, followed by heat-setting in a state where it is only partly relaxed from the straightened condition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A torsion textured yarn obtained by a continuous process applying high twist, heat setting and untwisting.

CONT

The present invention provides a cleansing polyester fabric, which comprises (i) a polyester multifilament consisting of ultra yarns (monofilament fibrils) of 0.001 to 0.1 deniers or its false twist yarn as a warp and (ii) a false twisted mixing yarn consisting of said polyester multifilament and a high shrinkable polyester multifilament with 10-50 % of shrinkage rate in boiling water as a welt, and said fabric satisfies the following properties; sum of warp density and weft density: 220-320 yarns/inch, thickness of the fabric: less than 0.3 mm, and weight of the fabric: 70-180 g/m2.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
CONT

L'invention concerne un textile polyester nettoyant comprenant (i) un multifilament polyester constitué d'ultra-fils (fibrilles monofilament) de 0,001 à 0,1 deniers, ou d'un fil mousse fausse torsion de ce multifilament, formant la chaîne, et (ii) un fil mousse fausse torsion de mélange constitué desdits multifilaments polyester et d'un multifilament polyester à fort retrait présentant un coefficient de retrait de 10-50 % dans l'eau chaude, formant la trame.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

In S twist yarn the twist direction follows the centre bar of the letter "S". ("S twist" is also known as "left twist" and "reverse twist").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

In S twist yarn the twist direction follows the centre bar of the letter "S". ("S twist" is also known as "left twist" and "reverse twist").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

Yarn twist ... is the twist in the yarn which helps the fibres to hang together and the important factor is the angle of twist. This is the angle which the fibres make with the long axis of the yarn. However, it is more convenient to refer to the twist in turns per inch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Etat d'un fil caractérisé par le sens de torsion et le nombre de tours par mètre.

Spanish

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