Organzine Silk

Organzine Silk
ORGANZINE SILK
These are silk yarns mainly used for warps. Care is taken not to give too much twist, since the twisting reduces the lustre. Organzine is produced by slightly twisting together several filaments, and then twisting two or more such singles together to form the required yarn. The first is Z twist, the doubling is S twist. The turns vary from 9 up to 30 per inch according to the fabrics the yarn is to be used for. Satins require a fairly soft twist of 10 to 11 turns, yarn for velvet about 15 to 20, and grenadines, voiles, etc., up to 30. Organzine was first produced in Italy and not till 1718 did English silk spinners make a silk strong enough for warp (see silk yarns)

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  • organzine — or gan*zine ([^o]r gan*z[i^]n), n. [F. organsin; cf. Sp. organsino, It. organzino.] A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • organzine — [ôr′gən zēn΄] n. [Fr organsin < It organzino, prob. after Urganǧ, name of a town in Russian TURKESTAN, famous as a silk market in medieval times] 1. a strong raw silk thread made of twisted strands 2. a fabric made of such threads …   English World dictionary

  • silk thrower — noun see silk throwster * * * silk thrower, a person who produces or manufactures thrown silk, or organzine …   Useful english dictionary

  • organzine — /awr geuhn zeen /, n. silk that has been additionally twisted in opposite directions, used warpwise in weaving silk fabrics. Cf. TRAM. [1690 1700; < F organsin < It organizino] * * * …   Universalium

  • organzine — or•gan•zine [[t]ˈɔr gənˌzin[/t]] n. tex silk twisted in opposite directions and used warpwise in weaving silk fabrics • Etymology: 1690–1700; < F …   From formal English to slang

  • organzine — /ˈɔgənzin/ (say awguhnzeen), /ɔˈgænzin/ (say aw ganzeen) noun silk yarn used in weaving silk fabrics. {French organsin} …  

  • organzine — noun Etymology: French or Italian; French organsin, from Italian organzino Date: 1699 a raw silk yarn used for warp threads in fine fabrics …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • organzine — or·gan·zine || É”rgÉ™nzɪːn / ɔːg n. raw silk twisted into threads …   English contemporary dictionary

  • organzine — [ ɔ:g(ə)nzi:n, ganzi:n] noun a silk thread made of strands twisted together in the contrary direction to that of each individual strand. Origin C17: from Fr. organsin, from Ital. organzino …   English new terms dictionary

  • organzine — n. a silk thread in which the main twist is in a contrary direction to that of the strands. Etymology: F organsin f. It. organzino, of unkn. orig …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrown silk — noun : reeled silk that has been twisted or doubled and twisted into yarns * * * raw silk that has been reeled and twisted into yarn. Also called, Brit., net silk. [1680 90] * * * thrown silk noun Organzine • • • Main Entry: ↑throw …   Useful english dictionary

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