Make more informed decisions when buying and processing your commercial linen by mastering key industry terms.
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Absorbency – The extent to which a liquid can
be taken up into the pores of a fiber, yarn or fabric.
Bleeding – Loss of color by a fiber, yarn or
fabric when immersed in water, a solvent, or a similar
liquid medium as a result of improper dying or the
use of poor quality dyes.
Binding – Narrow folded fabric sewn around a
seam or edge to support, protect or change its appearance.
Blend – A yarn obtained when two or more different
fibers are combined into a single yarn.
Commercial Linen – Sewn textile products manufactured
to support high-volume use in a business setting (rather
than the home) with a major consideration for ROI (Return
on Investment) for the purchaser.
Damask – A fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton,
or synthetic fibers with a pattern formed by weaving.
Finishing Equipment – Machinery used to press
sewn textile products free of wrinkles to prepare them
for commercial use.
Jacquard Weaving – A technique used for knitting
or weaving patterns into fabric (named after the French
inventor, Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1752-1834).
Kimono (style) – A flat collar garment in the
Japanese style.
Microfiber – An ultrafine fiber of less than
1.0 denier per filament or 0.1 tex per filament, or
having a diameter less than 10 microns. Microfiber
is used to produce ultrasoft, lightweight fabrics.
Processing – A set of procedures used by a business
to renew commercial linens from a soiled state to a
properly cleaned state
Shawl Collar (style) – A combined lapel and
collar where the collar is folded back against the
garment.
Synthetic fibers - Man-made fibers made from a polymer
that has been produced artificially, in contrast to
fibers made from naturally occurring polymers. The
term synthetic fibers is also used to refer to synthetic
filaments.
Terry – A textile product with terry loops.
Velour (Sheared) – A textile product with the
terry loops sheared off to create a soft finish.
Wholesale Linen – Sewn textile products purchased
in bulk at a lower cost than retail.
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