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Vascular graft:
graft such as blood vessels or heart valves.
Last referenced in: Developments in medical textiles, 3rd quarter 2013 (Technical Textile Markets Issue 94)

Vegetal fibres:
fibres derived from annual and perennial plants.

Velour:
a knitted or woven pile fabric.

Velvet:
a cut warp-pile fabric in which the cut fibrous ends of yarn form the surface of the fabric.
Last referenced in: Product developments and innovations in the home textiles market, April 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)

Venetian fabric:
a lightweight wool or worsted fabric in a satin or twill weave. In some cases the fabric is napped.

Vertical lapping:
a process in which a web is fed downwards to form vertical layers alongside each other, thereby creating a corrugated structure (see also horizontal lapping).
Last referenced in: Nonwovens Systems Compete for Market Share (Technical Textile Markets Issue 39)

Viloft:
a brand name for a viscose fibre with a hollow cross-section which offers softness, extra bulk and absorbency.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European yarn fairs for spring/summer 2015 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)

Vinylon:
a synthetic fibre made from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

Vinyon:
a synthetic fibre made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

Viscose:
the generic name for a type of cellulosic fibre or cellulosic filament obtained by the viscose process.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European yarn fairs for spring/summer 2015 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)

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