It denotes any thread that has a metal or metallic component in part or entirely.

Thread composed of a gold lamella, approximately 1mm wide rolled or wound around a silk core. Used in the weft to enhance some motifs of the designs.

It refers to a 24 carat gold thread, which from the 18th century is used less frequently to lower costs. Since then and sometimes, fine golden silver with 24 carat bath is used instead, which also uses this expression.

It denotes a thread with a copper alloy or with copper as the predominant material, which has a gold plating.

Thread composed of a silver lamella, approximately 1mm wide rolled or wound around a silk core. Used in the weft to enhance some motifs of the designs.

It refers to a thread with a copper alloy or with copper as the predominant material that has a silver plating.

It refers to a silver thread obtained from pure silver of 999 thousandths.

n. A term in Spanish that refers to twisted gold or silver thread.

n. It refers a fine gold or silver thread twisted spirally that is used in embroidery and often made into lace for vestments or into military braid

A filé thread, but composed of a thick thread twisted in a spiral around a fine one, with an ondulated result.

Thread that has the appereance of gold although it may be the product of a patina or other treatment in order to give it such appearance.

Thread that has the appereance of silveralthough it may be the product of a patina or other treatment in order to give it such appearance.

Classification of threads according to the material they are made of

A yarn or thread made of silk fibres or filaments.

n. Possibly an adoption of the Old French form "flosche". It refers to a silk thread that has not been twisted, used for embroidery.

Any thread or yarn that has not gone through any dyeing process.

It denotes the natural silk thread spun by the silkworm when it is making its cocoon. Two twin filaments, called brins, are cemented together by gum sericin, emitted by the silkworm.

Thread classification according to the number of twists given to a thread to bind its fibres together to provide greater strength for handling and weaving. The amount of twists applied varies according to the material, the process, the means used for its application and the final requirements.

n. From the Middle English "twyst" "twyste" "twiste". It refers to the twist of a thread around itself, around its axis, resulting from spinning, twisting, throwing or plying. The number of turns in a given unit of length indicates the tightness of the twist.

While holding a yarn or cord in a vertical position, when the spiral (axis resulting of spinning. twisting, throwing or plying) follows the spiral (central part) of the letter S, that is, the spiral of the yarn conforms in slope to the central portion of the letter S.

While holding a yarn or cord in a vertical position, when the spiral (axis resulting of spinning. twisting, throwing or plying) follows the spiral (central part) of the letter Z, that is, the spiral of the yarn conforms in slope to the central portion of the letter Z.

n. From the French "crêpe" and Latin "crispa". It determines any overtwisted thread either single or plied.

n. Used as a diminutive of " ", from the French. A thick silk thread or weak cord made from waste silk, mainly used for fringes, outlines of lacework, etc.

n. From the Latin "filum" and the French "fil" "file". It refers to a type of thread, composed of a lamella wound around a core of a different material.

n. A term in Spanish which refers to the thread that is obtained from the tangle of spinning silk in spinning wheel.

n. A term borrowed from the Latin "Zephyrus". It designates a yarn which is especially fine or lightweight.

n. It is, probably, a borrowing from the French "organsin". It is a type of strong thick yarn, made of single two or more threads twisted together, and the, twisted again but in the opposite direction of the twist of the individual poil yarns.

n. A term borrowed from the French "poil". It is a silk yarn formed by throwing grège yarn. The twist may either be very slight or exceed 3000 per metre. In English (in England) the term "singles" is used also, but its used is not recommended by CIETA.

n. From the Old English "twigin" "twín", Midlle English "twyn" "twyne" "twine". It refers to a type of thread made from two or more yarns or strands twisted together, that is, singles yarn with ply twist in the opposite direction.

v. The action of joining two or more ends which are twisted to made heavier threads.

It refers to the yarn that is composed by two or more yarns that have been spun or twisted, united by twisting also. The direction of the twist is, normally, the opposite of the one in the individual ends.

n. From the French "corde". From previous forms as "coorde" "corde" "coarde". It refers to a thread composed of several strands twisted or woven together in different directions.

n. From the Middle English "tramm(e" "traum(e)" "traimm(e" "trame". It refers to a silk thread consisting of two or more single strands loosely twisted together, either S or Z.

A general term to refer to different threads used for decorative purposes.

n. A term borrowed from the French. It refers to a type of crinkled thread, which is composed of a lamella wound on a core of a spiral thread.

n. From the French "chiner" that comes from "Chine", meaning China. It refers to a thread printed or dyed in diverse colours.

It refers to a continuous yarn or thread consistent in one or more brins with or without twist.

n. The yarn which is surrounded by another thread or yarn, being the central part of the yarn itself, cord or rope.

n. n. A term inherited from Germanic. From the Old English "ende" and Middle English "aend" "aende" "eende". It designates an individual thread in making a plied thread.

n. Each one of the twin silk filaments emitted by the silkworm when it makes the cocoon.

Any fibre obtained from animal or vegetable, or mineral. The major natural fibres are cotton, flax, silk and wool.

Any fibre from any plant. There are lots of plants that are a source of vegetable fibres.

n. A term inherited from Germanic. From the Old English "fleax" and the Middle English "vlexe" "flexe" "flaxe2 among other forms. It refers to the bast fiber obtained from the stem of the plant "linum usitatissimum". Linen textile or fabric is done with this fiber.

n. From previous forms as the Middle English "coton" "cotoun". It refers to a white fibrous substance, a vegetable seed fiber, soft and downy like wool. It consists of unicellular hairs attached to the seed of several species of the genus "Gossypium". The chemical composition of cotton is almost pure cellulose, and a distinct feature of the mature fiber is its spirality or convolutions. It is used mainly for making cloth and thread, and for diverse purposes in the arts.

Any fibre obtained from an animal in order to be used for weaving, knitting or felting into fabric. Generally it is taken from hair, fur or cocoons, as it is for silk.

n. By wool we mean the covering coat of the domesticated sheep, that can also be known as fleece. The coat is removed from the animal, cleaned up and processed to produce a fibre to be woven. We can find different types of wool, like the Merino, which comes from a specific breed of sheep and the lambwool, which comes from lambs. There exists also wool from camelides.

A 19th century fabric, a kind of gros de Tours, with weft effect, used for dresses.

Secretions and excretions of protein fiber, of various compositions, from spiders and various insects. The fiber is used by the animals for cocoons, webs, transportation, nests, to catch or preserve prey, among other purposes.

Any fibre that has gone through a process of manufacture from any substance which is not a fibre. A manufactured fibre could be a regenerated fibre, synthetic fibre or inorganic fibre.

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