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35 relations: Alpaca, Artificial hair integrations, Cotton, Dutch language, Edmund Cartwright, English language, Fiber, Flax, George Washington University, German language, Industrial Revolution, John Kay (flying shuttle), Knot density, Knotted-pile carpet, Linen, Loom, Metaphor, North America, Nylon, Old English, Pile (textile), Plying, Rayon, Shuttle (weaving), Silk, Spinning (textiles), Spiral, Synthetic fiber, Textile, Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, Thread (yarn), Warp knitting, Weaving, Wool, Yarn.
Alpaca
The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a species of South American camelid, similar to, and often confused with the llama.
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Artificial hair integrations
Artificial hair integrations, more commonly known as hair extensions or hair weaves, add length and/or fullness to human hair.
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Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.
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Dutch language
The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.
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Edmund Cartwright
Edmund Cartwright (24 April 1743 – 30 October 1823) was an English inventor.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.
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Fiber
Fiber or fibre (see spelling differences, from the Latin fibra) is a natural or synthetic substance that is significantly longer than it is wide.
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Flax
Flax (Linum usitatissimum), also known as common flax or linseed, is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae.
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George Washington University
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German language
German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
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John Kay (flying shuttle)
John Kay (17 June 1704 – c. 1779) was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution.
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Knot density
Knot density is a traditional measure for quality of handmade or knotted pile carpets.
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Knotted-pile carpet
A knotted-pile carpet is a carpet containing raised surfaces, or piles, from the cut off ends of knots woven between the warp and woof.
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Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
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Loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry.
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Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect.
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North America
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.
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Nylon
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, based on aliphatic or semi-aromatic polyamides.
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Old English
Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
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Pile (textile)
Pile is the raised surface or nap of a fabric, consisting of upright loops or strands of yarn.
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Plying
In the textile arts, plying is a process used to create a strong, balanced yarn.
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Rayon
Rayon is a manufactured fiber made from regenerated cellulose fiber.
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Shuttle (weaving)
A shuttle is a tool designed to neatly and compactly store a holder that carries the thread of the weft yarn while weaving with a loom.
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Silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.
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Spinning (textiles)
Spinning is the twisting together of drawn-out strands of fibers to form yarn, and is a major part of the textile industry.
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Spiral
In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.
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Synthetic fiber
Synthetic fibers (British English: synthetic fibres) are fibers made by humans with chemical synthesis, as opposed to natural fibers that humans get from living organisms with little or no chemical changes.
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Textile
A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread).
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Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution
Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution in Britain was centred in south Lancashire and the towns on both sides of the Pennines.
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Thread (yarn)
Thread is a type of yarn used for sewing.
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Warp knitting
Warp knitting is a family of knitting methods in which the yarn zigzags along the length of the fabric; i.e., following adjacent columns, or wales, of knitting, rather than a single row, or course.
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Weaving
Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.
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Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other animals, including cashmere and mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, angora from rabbits, and other types of wool from camelids.
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Yarn
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, or ropemaking.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warp_and_weft
