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  2. African wax prints - Wikipedia

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    Prévinaire's method for the production of imitation batik cloth proceeds as follows. A block-printing machine applies resin to both sides of the fabric. It is then submerged into the dye, in order to allow the dye to repel the resin covered parts of the fabric. This process is repeated, to build up a coloured design on the fabric.

  3. Selvage (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    The selvage of a knitted fabric consists of the stitch(es) that end each row ("course") of knitting. Also called selvedge, the term derives from "self-edge". The selvage may be considered finished; it may also be used in seaming garments, or finished and reinforced using crochet or other techniques. There are many methods for producing selvages.

  4. Phulkari - Wikipedia

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    Two fabric panels are joined that have similar patterns embroidered on both ends. The only motifs embroidered on both selvage are a series of triangles with the base towards the selvage and pointing inwards. The design is worked with small squares in a step-ladder fashion. [22]

  5. Weaving - Wikipedia

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    Complex computer-generated interlacings, such as Jacquard fabric; Pile fabrics: fabrics with a surface of cut threads (a pile), such as velvets and velveteens [10] Selvage refers to the fabric's edge, which may be marked with the manufacturer's detail. It is a narrow edge of a woven fabric parallel to its length. [11]

  6. Selvage - Wikipedia

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    A selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is a "self-finished" edge of a piece of fabric which keeps it from unraveling and fraying. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term "self-finished" means that the edge does not require additional finishing work, such as hem or bias tape , to prevent fraying.

  7. Warp knitting - Wikipedia

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    Warp knitting is defined as a loop-forming process in which the yarn is fed into the knitting zone, parallel to the fabric selvage. It forms vertical loops in one course and then moves diagonally to knit the next course. Thus the yarns zigzag from side to side along the length of the fabric. Each stitch in a course is made by many different yarns.

  8. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    selvage selvedge The selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is the term for the self-finished edges of fabric. In woven fabric, selvages are the edges that run parallel to the warp, and are created by the weft thread looping back at the end of each row. The selvage of commercially produced fabrics is often cut away and discarded. [26]

  9. The Crafts of Sindh - Wikipedia

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    The use of bright, bold and vibrant colors with gold zari on the Lungi make its worth and significance. [8] Sussi: Sussi is a term for multicolored striped or checked cloth produced mainly in Hala, Hyderabad and Thatta, Sindh. [9] [10] Sussi is thin handloom fabric made of cotton, silk, or a blend of the two, with colored warp stripes.