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Glossary

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Trim
Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament.
Warp
In weaving, the warp is the set of lengthwise yarns through which the weft is woven.
Warp beam
A roller, located at the back of a loom, on which the warp ends are wound in preparation for weaving.
Warper
Warper is the machine that allows to prepare the beam to be ready to be placed on the loom.
Weave
Weave is a word in the textile terminology that has two meaning.
Weaving
The process of forming a fabric in a loom by interlacing the warp and the filling with each others.
Weft
The crosswise or filling pick yarns in a woven cloth.
Wool
Wool is the fiber feom the fleece of the sheep or lamb, or the hair of angora or cashmere goat( and may include the so-called specialty fibers from the ahir of the camel, alpaca, llama, and vicuna).
Yarn
A generic term for an assemblage of fibers, or filaments.
Yarn counting
Yarn counting defines the size of the yarn or the thread.
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