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Nainsook: A fine, soft cotton fabric, constructed in a plain weave. Top grades have a polished finish on one side. This finishing process gives the fabric a characteristic texture.
Napping: Involves raising fibres on the face of fabric by means of teasels or rollers.
Narrow Cloth: The woollen and worsted trade use this term to refer to cloth that is less than 52 inches in width.
Nett Silk: Raw silk filaments that are processed into yarns by twisting or folding.
New Wool: This is interpreted in 2 ways. 1). Wool that is obtained in the fleece after sheep shearing. 2). Wool fibres, obtained from various sources, have never been used in manufacture of a wool material before.
Ninon: Is a smooth transparent highly textured voile fabric. It is made in plain or small novelty weaves, the warp ends work in pairs.
Noil: Are the short fibres taken from any machine operation in the processing of textile fibres.
Noil Silk: Waste fibres resulting from the process of spun-silk yarn.
Non-Crushable Linen: This plain weave cloth has a highly twisted filling yarn or finish with resin to enhance elasticity.
Nonwoven Fabric: A textile structure which is produced by bonding or interlocking fibres together. This does not refer to paper or knitted fabrics.
Novelty Weave: This refers to any small weave designed with a combination of classic weaves such as plain, twill, basket, satin and rib.
Novelty Yarns: Yarns which are uneven in diameter or irregular and therefore create special textured effects.
Nylon: A manufactured fibre dveloped in New York &London at the same time, hence the name.
