Preferred label
z-twist thread
z-tvunnet tråd
Note (en)
Note
A thread with a ply in which the angle of the final twist of the thread is that of the central stroke of a capital Z (i.e. from top right to bottom left).
Note (nb)
Note
Tråd der bastfibrene er tvunnet slik at de danner en Z (sett fra øverst til høyre mot nederst til venstre).
Scope note source reference
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Source
Bendure Pfeiffer (1946)
Zelma Bendure and Gladys Bendure Pfeiffer (1946), America’s Fabrics. Origin and History, Manufacture, Characteristics and Uses, New York, Macmillan Co.
Additional Reference
p. 286
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Source
Emery (2009)
Irene Emery (2009), The Primary Structures of Fabrics: An Illustrated Classification, New York, Thames & Hudson.
Additional Reference
p. 11
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