A fabric for waistcoats, woven with a cotton binder warp and a silk figuring warp with a worsted weft. It is imitative of Spitalfields figured silks and was popular in the early 19th century.

A ric-rac braid with the points at the edges forming an acute angle.

A warp-knitted fabric characterized by having one set of threads traversing in a diagonal manner, one wale per course for a number of courses, returning in the same manner to the original wale. Open or closed laps may be used. A typical example is shown.

An ancillary device on the crush-cutting type of converter (see converting) which cyclically varies the angle of approach of the tow to the cutting region in order to introduce a controlled variation of fibre length.

A top feed system with the presser foot in two sections: one of which holds the material in position during needle penetration whilst the other, with its teeth on the lower side, engages the upper ply to feed the material forward when the needle is raised.(sub Category of feed mechanisms(sewing))

1. A vessel or tank.2. A liquor containing a reduced (leueo) vat dye.3. To dissolve a vat dye by the combined action of alkali and a reducing agent.

A water-insoluble dye, usually containing keto groups, which is normally applied to the fibre from an alkaline aqueous solution of the reduced enol (leuco) form, which is subsequently oxidized in the fibre to the insoluble form.

A weft-knitting machine having straight needle beds carrying independently operated, usually latch needles. (See also knitting machine.)

note 1.. Rib machines (V-type), usually, have two needle beds, which are opposed to each other in inverted-V formation.

note 2: Purl machines, usually, have two needle beds horizontally opposed in the same plane.

note 3: Reciprocating carriage flat knitting machines are flat knitting machines, usually, provided with one or two carriages containing 1,2,3 or 4 cam systems that traverse to and for across the needle beds.

note 4: Circulating carriage flat knitting machines are flat knitting machines in which several carriages each with its own cam system move continuously across the needle beds in the same direction.

Vegetable fibers, predominantly cellulose, come from various parts of plants. Cotton and kapok are the only hairs surrounding seeds to have commercial importance, and only cotton fiber is useful for the manufacture of textiles. Kapok cannot be spun but is used as upholstery stuffing. Bast fibers (from between the bark and stem) have several uses. Linen cloth is made from flax. Coarser clothes and rope are produced from hemp, jute, ramie, and sunn. Vascular fibers (from leaves and stems), such as agave (sisal) and yucca, are mainly used for making cordage. Entire stems of some grasses are woven as fibers for hats and matting.

The papermaking industry also uses vegetable fibers extensively. Cotton and flax are used in fine rag papers. Grasses, hemp, jute, and manila are often used in coarser papers. Newsprint and kraft papers come from chemically treated wood fiber.

(lace) Plain or ornamental nets, with relatively large meshes, used mainly for face veils or hat decoration.

vel·vet (vèl¹vît) noun

A soft fabric, such as silk, rayon, or nylon, having a smooth, dense pile and a plain underside.

(vèst) noun A sleeveless garment, often having buttons down the front, worn usually over a shirt or blouse and sometimes as part of a three-piece suit. A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection: a thick, down vest; a bulletproof vest.

voile (voil) noun

A light, plain-weave, sheer fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool used especially for making dresses and curtains. [French, from Old French veile, veil, from Latin vêla, neuter pl. of vêlum, covering.