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Flame resistant:
- a term used to describe fibres, yarns or fabrics which resist burning.
Last referenced in: Performance apparel markets: product developments and innovations, 1st quarter 2014 (Performance Apparel Markets Issue 48)
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Flame retardant:
- a substance added or a treatment applied to a material in order to suppress, significantly reduce or delay the propagation of flame.
Last referenced in: Product developments and innovations in the home textiles market, April 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)
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Flammé:
- a slub yarn.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European yarn fairs for autumn/winter 2014/15 (Textile Outlook International Issue 165)
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Flannel:
- generally, a cotton or wool fabric, which has been napped on one or both sides (usually both) followed by a bleaching, dyeing or printing process and then brushed or rerun through the napping machine to revive the nap. Flannel fabrics are perceived
Last referenced in: Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2012/13 (Textile Outlook International Issue 154)
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Flannelette:
- a woven cotton fabric with a soft, raised surface.
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Flared leg:
- a style of jeans which are tightly fitted around the hips and thighs of a person but become much wider from the knees downwards.
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Flash spunbonding:
- a major variant of spunbonding, developed by DuPont, where polypropylene is solvent-dissolved and then pumped through holes into a chamber. The solvent is then flashed off, and highly oriented filaments are produced.
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Flash-spun:
- a type of web made by flash spunbonding.
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Flax:
- the fibre used to make linen textiles.
Last referenced in: Trends in US textile and clothing imports, April 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)
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Fleece (garment):
- outerwear jacket made from fleece fabric.
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