s-twist thread

Preferred label
s-twist thread
s-tvunnet tråd
Note (en)
Note
A ply in which the angle of the final twist of the thread is that of the central stroke of a capital S (i.e. from top left to bottom right).
Note (nb)
Note
Tråd der bastfibrene er tvunnet slik at de danner en S (sett fra øverst til venstre mot nederst til høyre).
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Bendure Pfeiffer (1946)

Zelma Bendure and Gladys Bendure Pfeiffer (1946), America’s Fabrics. Origin and History, Manufacture, Characteristics and Uses, New York, Macmillan Co.

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p. 286

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Emery (2009)

Irene Emery (2009), The Primary Structures of Fabrics: An Illustrated Classification, New York, Thames & Hudson.

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p. 11

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