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Scutching (flax):
- the operation of separating the woody part of deseeded or retted flax straw.
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SDY:
- see spin draw yarn.
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Seasonless solids:
- Basic colours which do not change from season to season, including black, white and navy.
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Seersucker:
- a fabric characterised by the presence of puckered areas contrasted by flat areas, usually in stripes along the length of the cloth.
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Segmented pie (microfibres):
- a bicomponent yarn with a cross-section comprising segments or wedges made from nylon alternating with segments or wedges made from polyester. Microfibres are formed by processing the yarns into a carded web, which is then passed through a high pressure jet of air or water to split the fibres into their constituent parts.
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Selvedge:
- the longitudinal edge of a fabric or a garment panel produced during knitting. The term can also be applied to fabric in which the yarn is cut rather than turned at the end of a course of loops.
Last referenced in: Developments and innovations in the apparel sector (Global Apparel Markets Issue 2)
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Separation (geotextiles):
- the function of a geotextile as a partition between two dissimilar geotechnical materials, eg soil and gravel. The geotextile prevents intermixing of the two materials throughout the design life of the structure.
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Sett:
- a term used to define the weft or warp density of a woven fabric, usually in terms of the number of threads per centimetre.
Last referenced in: Global Technical Textiles Business Update (Technical Textile Markets Issue 74)
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Shantung:
- a silk fabric similar to pongee, but heavier, which was originally woven in wild silk from Shantung, China.
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Shape memory polymers (SMPs):
- chemical compounds which have one form at a certain temperature, which can be given a different shape when subjected to a stimulus such as heat, and which, under certain conditions, can return to their original "memorised" form. Current textile research i
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