Wool originating from Argentina.

A lightweight flannel used for children's garments.

The reverse of a fabric as opposed to the face.

A fabric consisting wholly of knitted loops which are all meshed in the same direction.Note: The fabric may also be described as single jersey, plain web or stockinette. The appearance may be described with reference to the surface of the structure:

(i) face; technical face: the surface of a plain weft-knitted fabric that consists wholly of face loops;

(ii)back; technical back: the surface of a plain weft-knitted fabric that consists wholly of back loops;

(iii)effect side: the surface of the fabric intended to be used outermost on a garment or other. construction; and

(iv) reverse side: the surface opposite to the effect side.

A beam from which the warp is fed during sizing.

A form of weaving in which warp threads are made to cross one another between the picks.

Note 1: The simpler types of lightweight fabric produced by this method of weaving are known as 'gauze'.

Note 2.. It may be necessary to use:

(i) an caser motion to control the tension of the crossing ends during the formation of the crossed shed;

(ii) a shakes. motion to provide a partial lift to the standard lieald to bring the threads approximately level and thus facilitate crossing.

Note 3.. In simple cello weaving, one thread, generally called a crossing or leno end, L , is caused to lift alternately on one side and then on the opposite side of the other thread, usually referred to as the standard end, G, so as to produce 'crossed' or 'open' sheds. If the standard end is lifted a 'plain shed' (occasionally referred to as an 'ordinary shed') is formed.Healds B and C (B working in conjunction with A on certain picks) are responsible for the operations of crossing and lifting thread L relative to thread G. A suitable name for B is front crossing heald, and for C, back crossing heald, with D referred to as the standard heald and A as the doup.

Fabric used on a roller printing machine between the blanket and the fabric to be printed, sometimes known as the face fabric, in order to: absorb any printing paste that percolates through the printed fabric, to impart resilience to the face fabric allowing sharper prints.Fabric used in screen printing to support light weight, open weave fabrics to be printed in order to maintain stability (e.g., prevent curling) of the face fabric. The back grey and face fabric are gummed together prior to the combined fabric itself being gummed to the printing table conveyor belt.Note: Synthetic-polymer fibre fabrics can be gummed to the back grey to prevent slipping.

Backstrap looms, as the name implies, are tied around the weaver's waist on one end and around a stationary object such as a tree, post, or door on the other. Tension can be adjusted simply by leaning back. Backstrap looms are very portable, since they can simply be rolled up and carried.

A basic tradeable unit of lint (ginned cotton). Bale weights vary from country to country. (See under the relevant country for specific bale weights were applicable.) By convention, a 'statistical' bale weighs 480 lbs.

A revolving frame on to which a number of hanks or skeins or reels of yarn or roving are wound simultaneously. The frame normally comprises a number of parallel bars (some or all of which collapse to facilitate removal of the wound hank) mounted circumferentially on a cylindrical form. Traversing yam guides provide a pattern which enables the hank to be leased so that it can be unwound without entanglement after storage or, e.g., wet processing.

(bàn¹lòn´) A trademark used for knitted and woven fabrics made from artificially crimped yarns.

A acquard harness that has a knot in each double harness cord below the comber board and above the mail so as to form a loop long enough to allow aproperdepth of shed. A i-od is passed through the loops of each long row of harness cords so that each is capable of lifting all the ends in this row independently of the figuring cords. The jacquard lifts the required ends to form the figure and the rods lift to form the ground weave. The harness is used in weaving jacquards with a finely sett warp and more open weft.

A selected grade of cotton used by cotton merchants as a basis for contracts, premiums and discounts. (See also contract, premium, discount)

The difference between simultaneous prices for cotton futures and spot cotton. It may be quoted by reference to any futures month. For example the "March basis" would mean the difference between the current price of March futures and the simultaneous quoted value of any given grade and staple of spot cotton. The growth is usually quoted in terms of points on or off the applicable month trading at the New York Cotton Exchange according to the calculated difference. (See also New York Cotton Exchange)

(bàth¹rob´, bäth¹-) noun A loose-fitting robe worn before and after bathing and for lounging.