mercerized cotton
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Both are made of fine-gauge 100 percent mercerized cotton yarn.

It is smooth and soft, more so than mercerized cotton, though some perceive it to have a synthetic texture.

It is a thread made of mercerized cotton, composed of six strands that are only loosely twisted together and easily separable.

Golf shirts are commonly made out of polyester, cotton and polyester blends, or mercerized cotton.

Cotton (and mercerized cotton) produces a flame and leaves a powdery ash smelling like burned paper.

Replies: Mercerized cotton has a higher luster, greater strength, holds more dye, and does not shrink as much when washed as unmercerized cotton.

(The main exception to this rule is Kayseria, in Anatolia, which produces rugs with mercerized cotton piles normally marketed as "art" silk.)

In the present day, imitation silk may be made with rayon, mercerized cotton, polyester, a blend of these materials, or a blend of rayon and silk.

Crochet thread is specially formulated thread usually made from mercerized cotton for crafting decorative crochet items such as doilies or filet crochet.

Romanian rugs may be woven on either cotton or woollen foundations, but with the exception of Moldova rugs (which use mercerized cotton), the pile is invariably wool.

So far the offerings include no suits, but plenty of other staples, like an Italian wool and cashmere blend sport coat, a mercerized cotton pullover, and a fawn-colored leather jacket.

Mercerized cotton, at a guess, from a pale-coloured raincoat, at shoulder-blade height, like the guy had pressed his back against the raw concrete and then slid round it for a look out into the plaza.

Barabas & Covey's mercerized cotton bolero with a single gold button ($235) contrasts quietly with popular western and scarf-print shirts, as does a white pique vest with two gold buttons by Andra Gabrielle ($375).

Farmer's satin or Venetian cloth is made from mercerised cotton.

In 1923, mercerised cotton thread was produced, followed two years later by crocheting thread made from artificial silk.

The yarn that best imitates the shine on ceramic tiles would be mercerised cotton or, for a really special garment, pure silk!

Many years ago I knitted myself a sleeveless jumper in mercerised cotton; this stretched in the wash until it was more like a mini-dress.

Filet crochet is usually constructed from monotone crochet thread made of Mercerised cotton in white or ecru, and worked in rows.

Narvik have introduced Young Touch a 100% mercerised cotton in eight plain shades and two complementary 'splash' colours for the summer.

Coverings have changed as industrial techniques have developed, and have included Mercerised cotton, velvet, calfskin and, most recently, bicast leather.

Sambalpuri textiles today include furnishing materials, dress materials and sarees in silk, cotton and mercerised cotton in a variety of colours and many different designs.

Wright's yellow on white upholstery - wool carpet and mercerised cotton, rayon and cotton chenille - was made by Loja Saarinen, head of the weaving workshop at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit.

The modern production method for mercerised cotton, also known as "pearl" or "pearle" cotton, gives cotton thread (or cotton-covered thread with a polyester core) a sodium hydroxide bath that is then neutralized with an acid bath.