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| Iaedryun |
A Short Jacket,
Often Richly Embroidered, Worn Mostly In Kutch And Saurashtra, In
Combination With An Embroidered Pyjama (q.v.).
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| Ikat |
Term Applied To
The Resist-dye Process In Which Designs Are Reserved In Warp Or Weft
Yarns By Tying Off Small Bundles Of Yarn With Palm-leaf Strips Or
Similar Material To Prevent Penetration Of Dye. From The Indonesian
Mengikat, 'to Tie' Or 'to Bind'.
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| Ikat |
A Method Of Tie
Dyeing Yarn Prior To Weaving. May Be In Warp Only (warp Ikat), Weft
Only (weft Ikat), Or Both Warp & Weft (double Ikat) .results In
A Blurred Pattern Effect.
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| Illusion |
A Very Fine
Sheer Net Fabric Usually Of Nylon Or Silk. Used For Veils.
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| Imberline |
A Woven Fabric
With Various Colored Stripes In The Warp Often Separated By Gold
Thread. Used In Upholstery, Drapery.
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| Immature
Cotton |
Cotton In Which
The Thickening Of The Fibre Wall Is Appreciably Less Than Usual.,
Note. If Growth Conditions Are Not Favourable, Possibly As A Result
Of Attack By Disease Or Through Plant Senility, Or Occasionally
Because Of The Genetic Nature Of The Variety, The Secondary-wall
Thickening May First Be Delayed And Then Proceed At A Reduced Rate
Or Wall Development May Cease Prematurely: The Ripened Boil Will
Contain A High Proportion Of Developed Immature Fibres
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| Indiennes |
In The 17th And
18th Centuries The Name Given To All Eastern Painted And Printed
Cloths, Whatever Their Country Of Origin.
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| Indigo |
A Type Of Blue
Dyestuff Originally Obtained From The Indigo Plant But Now Produced
Synthetically. Used For Denim.
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| Indigo &
Color |
Refers To Yarn
Dyed Fabrics Using A Combinations Of Indigo Dyed Yarns And Yarns Of
Other Colors Together In The Design.
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Indigo &
Overprinted
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Refers To
Printing Done On An Indigo Denim, Indigo Chambray, Or Indigo Dyed
Fabric. |
| Indigo Dyed |
Refers To A
Fabric Which Has Been Piece Dyed With Indigo Dye.
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| Indirect
Warping |
The
Transference Of Yam From A Package Creel Onto A Swift From Which It
Is Subsequently Wound Onto A Beam.
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Ingrain
(filament Yarn)
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Descriptive Of
A Filament Yarn Composed Of Filaments Of Different Colours, The
Ingrain Effect Being Produced By The Random Exposure Of The
Differently Coloured Filaments At The Yarn Surface. |
| Ingrain
(yarn) |
Yarn Spun From
A Mixture Of Fibres Of Different Colours, Where The Mixing Of
Coloured Fibres Is Carried , Out At An Early Stage., See Also
Worsted Yarns, Colour Terms
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Inkle,
Beggar's
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A Fabric
Constructed As Linsey-wolsey In The 18th And Early 19th Centuries. |
| Intarsia |
(1)
Weft-knitted Plain, Rib, Or Purl Fabrics Containing Designs In Two
Or More Colours. Each Area Of Colour Is Knitted From A Separate Yam,
Which Is Contained Entirely Within That Area., (2) A Motif Design In
Stitch And/or Colour
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| Intarsia |
A Knit Fabric
With An Inlaid Pattern In Contrasting Color, Usually Geometric. The
Design Appears On One Part Of The Fabric Rather Than All Over As A
Jacquard. It Is Generally Engineered To Fall On A Certain Area Of
The Garment.
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| Interfacing |
A Fabric,
Usually A Nonwoven, That Is Meant To Be Fused Or Sewn To Another To
Give It Body And Shape.
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| Interlining |
Any One Of A
Wide Variety Of Fabrics Used Between The Inner And Outer Layers Of A
Garment To Improve Shape Retention, Strength, Warmth Or Bulk.
Interlining May Be Of Woven, Knitted, Or Nonwoven Material And May
Be Produced With Or Without A Fusible Adhesive Coating.
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| Interlock |
A Double Face
Knit Fabric With 1x1 Rib On Each Side. Usually Firm And Closely
Knit.
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| Interlock,
Weft-knitted |
A Double-faced
Rib-based Structure Consisting Of Two 1 X I Rib Fabrics Joined By
Interlock Loops. It Is Made On Machines Equipped With Two Sets Of
Opposed Needles, From Various Materials For A Variety Of Purposes,
Including Outerwear.
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| Intermingled
Yarn |
A Multifilament
Yarn In Which Cohesion Is Imparted To The Filament Bundle By
Entwining The Filaments Instead Of, Or In Addition To, Twisting. The
Effect Is Usually Achieved By Passing Under Light Tension Through
The Turbulent Zone Of An Air-jet., Note 1: Some Manufacturers
Describe Such A Product As An Interlaced Yarn., Note2. Intermingling
Should Be Distinguished From Air-texturing (see Textured Yam ) In
Which A Much Higher Level Of Entanglement Is Achieved With The
Objective Of Producing Texture Or Bulk.
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| Intermingling
Jet |
An Air-operated
Device Used As An Ancillary To Some Processes Of Yam Extrusion, Of
Drawing And Texturing To Induce Intermingling
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| Iridescent |
A Fabric With A
Changeable Color Effect Depending On The Angle Of View And Lighting.
It Is Usually The Result Of Weaving With One Color In The Warp And
Another In The Weft.
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| Irish Lace |
Refers To Any
Lace Made In Ireland. Most Often They Are Crochet Or Needlepoint
Laces.
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| Irish Lawn |
A Lawn Fabric
Produced From Fine Linen Yarns.
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| Irish Linen |
A Woven Fabric
Produced In Ireland From 100% Flax Yam.
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Irish Linen
Yarn
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100% Flax Yarn
Spun In Ireland. |
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Poplin |
A Poplin Made
From A Dyed Pure Silk Organzine Warp And A Three-fold Genapped Fine
Worsted Weft. It Is A Silk-face And -back Fabric, The Weft Being
Completely Covered By The Warp. The Fabric Is Usually Handwoven And
Is Frequently Given A Moiré Finish.
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| Izar |
A Kind Of
Pyjama (q. V.).
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| Izarband |
Drawstring At
The Waist For A Garment Like The Pyjama (q.v.). Literally,
'fastening Of The Izar'
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