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| blend | a fabric containing more than one type of fiber in which the different staple fibers were spun into a single yarn |
| colorfast | In a fabric, the ability to withstand washing, drying cleaning |
| combinations | a fabric containing more than one type of fiber in which two different types of single yarns are twisted into a ply |
| Dye | a product used to produce color in fabrics |
| fabric | cloth made b y knitting or weaving yarns or by combining fibers in other ways |
| finish | a treatment given to fibers, yearns or fabric to improve the look, feel or performance of a fabric |
| knitting | looping yarns together to form a fabric |
| manufactured fiber | a fiber made in a factory from the fib rous sub stance in plants or from chemical compounds |
| natural fiber | a fiber that comes from a plant, animal or mineral source |
| printing | applying colors or patterns to a fabric |
| weaving | the process of interlacing yearns at right angles to each other to produce a fabric |
| yarn | a thread made from fibers that is woven or knitted to make fabric |
