Products & glossary
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70 terms
Apparel & circular knits
See this field| Term | Note | In Korean |
|---|---|---|
| Circular knit | Fabric knitted on a circular machine. Korean mills call it daimaru | 다이마루 · 환편 |
| Single jersey | The basic structure, knitted on one set of needles | 싱글 |
| Stretch single jersey | Single jersey with spandex added for stretchAlso spandex jersey · elastane jersey | 스판 싱글 |
| Double knit | General name for structures knitted on two sets of needlesAlso double jersey | 양면 · 특양면 |
| Interlock | A double knit with identical sides and a smooth surface | 인터록 |
| Ponte | Interlock with added courses, each knitted on one side only, giving it thicknessAlso Punto di Roma · ponte di roma · punto | 분또 |
| Piqué | A structure with a small raised texture on the surfaceAlso pique · PK | 피케 |
| Mesh | An open structure that lets air through | 메쉬 |
| French terry | A structure with small loops on the backAlso loopback | 미니쭈리 |
| Grid velour | Velour with channels running both ways in a grid. The channels let air pass and the pile holds warm air; used for outdoor thermal wear | 사각벨로아 |
| Pile knit | A knit with loops or pile standing on the surface | 파일지 |
| Low gauge | Wide needle spacing. A heavier yarn gives the fabric bulk | 로우게이지 |
| High gauge | Close needle spacing. A fine yarn gives a smooth, close surface | 하이게이지 |
| Moisture-wicking, quick-dry | Takes up sweat quickly and dries quicklyAlso wicking · quick dry | 흡한속건 |
| Aerosilver | Functional polyester yarn brand of Hyosung TNC | 에어로실버 |
| aerocool | Moisture-wicking, quick-dry polyester yarn brand of Hyosung TNC | 에어로쿨 |
| askin | Cool-touch polyester yarn brand of Hyosung TNC | 아스킨 |
| CREORA | Spandex brand of Hyosung TNC | 크레오라 |
| aerolight | Lightweight polyester yarn brand of Hyosung TNC | 에어로라이트 |
| aeroheat | Heat-generating polyester yarn brand of Hyosung TNC | 에어로히트 |
| Cotna | Cotton-touch polyester yarn brand of Hyosung TNC | 코트나 |
| regen | Recycled yarn brand of Hyosung TNC | 리젠 |
| regen Nylon | Recycled nylon yarn brand of Hyosung TNC. Formerly MIPAN regen | 마이판 리젠 |
| ACEPORA | Integrated yarn brand of Taekwang Industrial and Daehan Synthetic Fiber | 에이스포라 |
Mattress & ticking
See this field| Term | Note | In Korean |
|---|---|---|
| Triple-knit | Knitted in three layers, with a filler yarn laid between the face and the backAlso triple knit · three-layer knit · 3-layer knit | 삼중지 · 3중직 |
| Quilted knit | A jacquard knit whose pattern stands up in relief, as if quiltedAlso quilted jacquard | 누비지 · 퀼팅 니트 |
| Mattress ticking | The fabric that covers the outside of a mattressAlso ticking · mattress cover fabric | 매트리스 틱원단 |
| Topper cover fabric | The fabric that covers the outside of a topper | 토퍼 원단 |
| Jacquard | Knitting a pattern into the fabric itself | 자카드 |
| Logo jacquard | Jacquard with a brand logo or lettering knitted in as the patternAlso lettering jacquard | 로고·레터링 자카드 |
| Geometric jacquard | Jacquard with a repeating pattern of lines and shapes | 기하학 무늬 자카드 |
| Melange jacquard | Jacquard with a heathered ground made with melange yarn | 멜란지 자카드 |
| Lyocell | Regenerated cellulose fiber spun from dissolved wood pulp | 리오셀 |
| Modal | A type of regenerated cellulose fiber | 모달 |
| Bamboo viscose | Regenerated cellulose fiber made from bamboo pulpAlso rayon from bamboo | 밤부 |
| Rayon | Regenerated cellulose fiberAlso viscose | 레이온 |
| Phase-change (PCM) fiber | Fiber containing a phase-change material that takes up and releases heatAlso temperature-regulating fiber | 온도 조절 섬유 |
| Quilted knit for heated-mat covers | Quilted knit that covers heated mats and home medical-device mats | 의료기·온열매트 커버용 누비지 |
Cooling & bedding
See this field| Term | Note | In Korean |
|---|---|---|
| Cool touch | The coolness felt as heat moves from the skin into the fabric at the moment of contactAlso contact cooling · cool-touch · cooling touch | 접촉냉감 |
| Q-max | The index used for cool touch: the peak heat flow at the moment of contactAlso qmax | Q-max |
| Cooling fabric | General name for cool-touch fabrics. Sold in Korea as “ice fabric” | 아이스 원단 |
| HDPE cooling yarn | Cooling yarn made of high-density polyethyleneAlso PE cooling yarn · polyethylene yarn | PE 냉감사 |
| DURARON-Cool | Polyethylene cooling yarn brand of HuvisAlso Duraron | 듀라론-쿨 |
| FORPE | Polyethylene cooling fiber brand of Kolon Industries | 포르페 |
| SNOLENE | Polyethylene cooling fiber brand of Toray Advanced Materials Korea | 스노렌 |
| CREORA Aqua-X | Cooling, quick-dry nylon yarn brand of Hyosung TNC. Formerly MIPAN aqua-X | 아쿠아엑스 |
| CREORA Coolwave | Cooling, moisture-absorbing nylon yarn brand of Hyosung TNC | 크레오라 쿨웨이브 |
| Cooling pad fabric | Cooling fabric used as the face of summer bed pads | 쿨링 패드지 |
| Summer comforter fabric | Face fabric for lightly filled, quilted summer comforters | 여름 차렵이불 원단 |
| Cooling pillow cover fabric | Cooling fabric used for pillow covers | 냉감 베개커버 원단 |
| Quilted-knit jacquard for pillows | Quilted knit for pillows with a logo and pattern knitted in | 베개용 자카드 누비지 |
Yarn, processing & mill terms
See production| Term | Note | In Korean |
|---|---|---|
| Air-interlacing | Entangling several yarn ends together with compressed airAlso interlacing · intermingling | 인팅 |
| Air-covered yarn | Spandex with another yarn entangled around it by airAlso ACY | 에어카바링 |
| Covered spandex yarn | A spandex core wrapped with another yarn. Written SP COV in Korean mills | 스판 카바링 |
| DTY | Draw textured yarn. Filament given bulk by false-twist texturing | |
| FDY | Fully drawn yarn. A smooth filament that has been fully drawn | |
| ATY | Air textured yarn. Filament textured with air for a spun-yarn feel | |
| ITY | Interlaced textured yarn. Two yarns of different shrinkage combined into one | |
| Dope-dyed yarn | Yarn colored at the spinning stage. Marked D/DAlso solution-dyed | 원착사 |
| Combed cotton | Cotton yarn with the short fibers combed out. Marked CM | 코마면 |
| Melange | Yarn blended from fibers of different colors for a heathered lookAlso heather | 멜란지 |
| T/C · T/R | Polyester/cotton and polyester/rayon blends | |
| Yarn count | The number that expresses how thick a yarn is | 번수 |
| Gauge | Needles per inch | 게이지 |
| Float | A stretch of yarn that lies behind the pattern without being knitted | 플로트 |
| Repeat | One unit of a recurring pattern | 리핏 |
| Commission knitting | Knitting only, on yarn supplied by the customer | 임편 |
| Industrial textiles | Fabrics for industrial end uses | 산자 |
| Roll | One roll of fabric | 절 |
| Inspection | Checking the knitted fabric and weighing it | 검단 |
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