A unicellular seed hair obtained from the seed pods of the kapok tree (Ceiba pentaildra). The fibre is also called ceba, ceiba, Java cotton, silk cotton, silk floss etc. Indian kapok comes from Bonibax malabaricum..

A type of sheep in Africa producing a coarse wool, used mainly in carpets. A grade of lambskin (originally from Bokhara in Central Asia) with lustrous black hair which develops an attractive wavy pattern and is less curled than astrakhan. Also known as 'caracul' or 'broadtail'.

A pile fabric woven to imitate a broadtail pelt (see karakul ).

the yarn is over-fed through the turbulent air stream inside ajet assembly so that entangled loops are formed in the filaments; tllis method may also be applied to non - thermoplastic yarns (air-jet texturing; air-texturing);

The first threads secreted by the silkworm when it finds a place to form its cocoon.

The Scottish term for cut mark.

A coarse animal fibre with a wide lattice-type inedulla that is hed from the skin at least once a year; it is often shorter than other fibres of the fleece, has a long tapering tip, and, when completely shed, tapers sharply towards the root end.

The fibre obtained from the bast layer of the plant Hibiscus cannabinus.Kenaf is commonly known as 'mesta' in India.Kenaf is commonly known as 'mesta' in India.Being similar to jute in many of its properties, kenaf is used either as an alternative to, or in admixture with, jute.

A rope with a braided sheath and a core so constructed as to possess high extension and energy absorption under load, used in rock climbing and related activities to arrest the accidental fall of a climber with an appropriate deceleration.

A compact, lustrous, woollen fabric, diagonally ribbed or twilled that is heavily milled and finished with a short nap. It is similar to melton.

(kàk¹ê, kä¹kê) noun Color. A light olive brown to moderate or light yellowish brown. A sturdy cloth of this color., khakis. A uniform made of this cloth.

To make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops either by hand with knitting needles or on a machine.

Fabrics made from only one set of yarns, all running in the same direction. Some knits have their yarns running along the length of the fabric, while others have their yarns running across the width of the fabric. Knit fabrics are held together by looping the yarns around each other. Knitting creates ridges in the resulting fabric. Wales are the ridges that run lengthwise in the fabric; courses run crosswise.

A type of yarn texturizing in which a crimped yarn is made by knitting the yarn into a fabric, and then heat-setting the fabric. The yarn is then unraveled from the fabric and used in this permanently crinkled form.

Knit-deknit texturing may be used on drawn fibre in order to produce crimp of a knitted-loop shape. In this process a yarn is knitted into a tubular fabric, set in place by means of heat, and then unraveled to produce textured yarn.