Contract Textile Terms Glossary
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jacquard:
(a) Fabric woven on a loom with a jacquard patterning mechanism, which allows complex designs to be woven. (b) Jacquard loom: a loom where individual warp ends can be independently controlled with a jacquard mechanism for unlimited design capabilities.
jet dyeing:
A piece-dyeing process whereby a continuous loop of fabric is dyed in a pressurized machine.
jobber:
A distributor of textiles who either purchases fabric directly from a mill or creates a proprietary line by working with a mill in the manufacture of an end product.
