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Zanella: A twilled fabric generally made with combed cotton warp and worsted, rayon or silk filling. Used for linings and previously for umbrella covering.
Zephirities: A light weight, lace-like silk jacquard fabric, made with two sets of raw silk warp; the ground warp is given a hard finish, while the warp used to form the designs is soft-finished. Originally made in France. The very sheer foundation is woven with both right and left hand twisted weft yarns, with one pick of each type alternating in every shed. The warp is used to form the designs are sheared away between the figures.
Zephyr: A general term for very fine fabric of plain weave. Derived from the name of the ancient god of the west wind. Usually it has coloured stripes on a white ground and exhibits a cord effect made by the introduction of coarse threads at intervals. Used for dresses, blouses, and shirtings and made in various qualities.
Zephyr Yarn: Also called Zephyr worsted. A variety of soft worsted yarn characterizedby a low twist and spun from very fine wool. Sometimes silk or man-made fibres are blended in the yarn.
Zero-Twist Yarn: 1. A continuous filament single yarn, in which there is no twist. 2. A doubled yarn in which there is no doubling twist.
Zibeline: Heavy coating fabric with a long, shaggy nap laid in a single direction. Usually woollen, but sometimes other fibres such as acrylic may be included. Dark colours are normally used and the cloth is often striped. Used for women’s coats, capes, children’s coats.
Zig Zag Twill: A term broadly applied to twill weaves with a zigzag effect. These generally fall in the broken twill class.
