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  2. Cordura - Wikipedia

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    Blue Cordura fabric Product hangtag. Cordura is a brand of synthetic fiber-based fabrics used in products such as luggage, backpacks, trousers, military wear, and performance apparel. [1] Cordura was developed and trademarked by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) in 1929; it is currently owned by Invista, a subsidiary of Koch ...

  3. Ripstop - Wikipedia

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    Ripstop fabric. Ripstop is a woven fabric, often made of nylon, using a reinforcing technique that makes it more resistant to tearing and wear. During weaving, stronger (and often thicker) reinforcement yarns are interwoven at regular intervals in a crosshatch pattern. The intervals are typically 5 to 8 millimeters (0.2 to 0.3 in).

  4. Ballistic nylon - Wikipedia

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    The original specification for ballistic nylon was an 18 oz (510 g) nylon fabric made from 1050 denier high tenacity nylon yarn in a 2×2 basketweave. Today it may be any nylon fabric made with a "ballistic weave", typically a 2×2 or 2×3 basketweave. It can be woven from nylon yarns of various denier such as 840 denier and 1680 denier.

  5. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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    Clothing terminology ranges from the arcane (watchet, [1] a pale blue color name from the 16th century), and changes over time in response to fashion which in turn reflects social, artistic, and political trends.

  6. Color of clothing - Wikipedia

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    Preah Pithu T Monks - Siem Reap. Historically, different societies have set their own restrictions and norms for different clothing. For example, during the Tudor period, the crimson red color was not allowed in the ranks below the “knights of the garter.” [9] During the Renaissance era, the significance of clothing color increased, with specific colors reserved for the upper class and ...

  7. Hot, cold, or hand-wash? Here's what those laundry symbols on ...

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    One dot means it should be washed cold, two dots mean wash warm, and three dots mean wash hot. But cold, warm, or hot can be so subjective. Some tags will be extra helpful and include numbers to ...

  8. Heather (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    It is typically used to mix multiple shades of grey or grey with another color to produce a muted shade (e.g., heather green), but any two colors can be mixed, including bright colors. A mixed fabric color is achieved by using different colors of fiber and mixing them together (a good example is a grey heather t-shirt).

  9. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Drapery header tape is a stiff fabric band sewn along the top edge of a curtain to provide stiffness and stability to the fabric so that it does not sag. [13] To simplify the task of gathering pleats across the panel, the tape can be made with pleat pockets. [14] It can also be used to conceal drapery hooks.