Glossary
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Perching: An exercise done to examin cloth for all kinds of defects, blemishes &errors while being run over a roller. Imperfections are marked with chalk or strings are attached to highlight the area in question.
Pilling: Small balls of visible fibres called ‘pills’ combine on the surface of cloth. These are caused by friction and rubbing whilst wearing.
Pique: Made on a dobby loom, this fabric is medium to heavy in weight with raised cords that run in the warp.
Plain Weave: This is most common of the basic weaves. Each weft passes successively over and under each warp yarn, alternating each row. It is commonly referred to as the one up, one down weave.
Pointed Twill: This weave involves threads of the right hand twill and those of the left hand twill coming to a point at the break line in the cloth when they come together, creating a zigzag effect.
Pressure Dyeing: A popular method of colouring textiles whereby the mateial and the dye liquor are held under steam pressure in a closed jig, kier or vessel.
Pulled Wool: This type of wool is obtained from pelts of dead animals by chemical means. It is vastly inferior in all repects to sheared wool and therefore is used in low quality fabrics.
Pure Silk: The term refers to silk goods, degummed and dyed together with the necessary finishing material.
