Kapok

A unicellular seed hair obtained from the seed pods of the kapok tree (Ceiba pentaildra).
Note: The fibre is also called ceba, ceiba, Java cotton, silk cotton, silk floss etc. Indian kapok comes from Bonibax malabaricum..

Karakul

1. A type of sheep in Africa producing a coarse wool, used mainly in carpets.
2. A grade of lambskin (originally from Bokhara in Central Asia) with lustrous black hair which develops an attractive wavy pattern and is less curled than astrakhan. Also known as 'caracul' or 'broadtail'.

Karakul cloth

A pile fabric woven to imitate a broadtail pelt (see karakul 2.).

KDK

the yarn is over-fed through the turbulent air stream inside ajet assembly so that entangled loops are formed in the filaments; tllis method may also be applied to non - thermoplastic yarns (air-jet texturing; air-texturing);

Keba

The first threads secreted by the silkworm when it finds a place to form its cocoon.

Keel

The Scottish term for cut mark.

Kemp

A coarse animal fibre with a wide lattice-type inedulla that is hed from the skin at least once a year; it is often shorter than other fibres of the fleece, has a long tapering tip, and, when completely shed, tapers sharply towards the root end.

Kenaf

The fibre obtained from the bast layer of the plant Hibiscus cannabinus.
Note 1.. Kenaf is commonly known as 'mesta' in India.
Note 2: Being similar to jute in many of its properties, kenaf is used either as an alternative to, or in admixture with, jute.

Keratin

The basic protein constituent of wool and other hair fibers.

Kernniantel

A rope with a braided sheath and a core so constructed as to possess high extension and energy absorption under load, used in rock climbing and related activities to arrest the accidental fall of a climber with an appropriate deceleration.

Kersey

A compact, lustrous, woollen fabric, diagonally ribbed or twilled that is heavily milled and finished with a short nap. It is similar to melton.

Kettle

An open-topped vessel used to hold treating liquors, e.g. wash or dye liquor. (See also bowl 3 and vat 1.)

Khaki

1. A light yellowish brown. 2. A khaki-colored cloth of cotton wool or combinations of these fibers with manufactured fibers used primarily in military uniforms and workclothes.

Kibisu

The first waste obtained in the process of reeling silk cocoons, composed of the tangled first lengths of the silk filament which are removed by the reeler up to the point when the filament begins to reel properly.

Kick tape

A narrow fabric, often Paris binding, used on trouser leg bottoms.