Bave

The silk fibre complete with its natural gum (sericin) as it is withdrawn from a cocoon formed by a silk worm. It comprises two brins.

Bayardere

A very broad term for stripes that run crosswise in a knit or woven fabric.

BCF

A textured continuous-filament yarn, generally used either as a pile yarn in carpets or for upholstery fabrics. BCF yarn is usually made by hot-fluid jet texturing (see textured yarn, Note 1 (iii)).

BCF yarn

A textured continuous-filament yarn, generally used either as a pile yarn in carpets or for upholstery fabrics. BCF yarn is usually made by hot-fluid jet texturing (see textured yarn, Note 1 (iii)).

Bcf Yarns

Bulked continuous filament yarns for carpet trade usually nylon polypropylene or polyester.

Bead (narrow fabric)

A thickened selvedge of a zip fastener tape or headband which may be formed by weaving or knitting a cord or cords integrally with the fabric so that they lie substantially on each surface of the tape or, alternatively by weaving a tubular selvedge which incorporates stuffer threads.

Bead wrapping fabric

A rubber-coated cross-woven fabric which is wrapped around a rubberized bead coil.( sub category of tyre textiles)

Bead wrapping fabric

A rubber-coated cross-woven fabric which is wrapped around a rubberized bead coil

Beaded Selvage

See LOOPY SELVAGE.

Beaded Velvet

Velvet with a cut-out pattern or a velvet pile effect made on a Jacquard loom. This fabric is used primarily for evening wear.

Beading

The formation of balls of fibre on warp yarns during weaving.
Note: Satisfactory shedding of the warp may be prevented by these buttons, which may also result in stitching (see stitch (defect)) or end breakages or both.

Beading

The formation of balls of fibre on warp yarns during weaving.
Note: Satisfactory shedding of the warp may be prevented by these buttons, which may also result in stitching (see stitch (defect)) or end breakages or both.

Beading (lace machines)

A flattened-spring wire coil used as a multiple guide to separate and determine the spacing of beam threads on a Leavers machine.

Beam

A cylinder (usually of wood or metal) provided with end bearings and at each end of which may be mounted suitable flanges (see warper's beam and weaver's beam).

Beam (lace machines)

1. (Furnishings) A subsidiary warp of parallel threads, wound in sheet form on to a beam to provide one set of threads in a net ground.
2. (Leavers) Parallel threads wound in sheet form on to a small beam tube to provide the threads for one steel bar. These threads may be used for patteriling and/or netting.
3. (Warp) Parallel threads wound in sheet form on to a beam tube to provide the threads for pattern or warp bars (see guide bars (lace machines)). These threads are used for the structural ground or for patterning.