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TISSU BOUTONNEUX [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk (Textiles)
DEF

An excessive number of small tangles or knots of fibre appearing on the fabric surface.

OBS

This defect is often caused by poor carding or combing of fibre or by contamination during preparation for spinning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soieries
DEF

Quantité excessive de petits enchevêtrements ou boutons de fibres apparaissant à la surface du tissu.

OBS

Ce défaut est souvent causé par un mauvais cardage ou peignage des fibres ou par une contamination par des fibres étrangères durant la préparation en filature.

Spanish

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