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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. |
| Irish 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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