Ukpomnmwan, J.O. <br/><br/>
Sewing threads :  a critical appreciation of recent developments / 
J.O. Ukponmwan, A. Mukhopadhyay & K.N. Chatterjee 
 - UK :  The textile institute,  c2000 
 - 94p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Textile progress  Vol.30 .
<br/><br/> Contents<br/><br/>1 INTRODUCTION<br/>1.1 general requirements and properties<br/>1.2 types of sewing thread<br/>1.3 sewing thread for specific threads<br/><br/>2 BASIC THREAD CONSTRUCTION<br/>2.1 outline<br/>2.2 fibre types<br/>2.3 twist and its direction, etc<br/><br/>3 CHARACTERISTICS OF SEWING THREADS<br/>3.1 definitions<br/>3.2 stresses generated during sewing and their impact<br/>3.3 performance during sewing, etc<br/><br/>4 THREAD-PRODUCTION METHODS<br/>4.1 outline<br/>4.2 singles-yarn preparation<br/>4.3 winding, assembling and twisting, etc<br/><br/>5 TYPES OF THREAD PACKAGE<br/><br/>6 THREAD STORAGE AND DEGRADATION<br/>6.1 causes of degradation<br/>6.2 cleanliness<br/>6.3 light, etc<br/><br/>7 TESTING AND QUALITY CONTROL<br/>7.1 introduction<br/>7.2 sewability<br/>7.3 bulk properties of threads, etc<br/><br/>8 THREAD COST<br/>9 USES<br/>10 CONCLUSION<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes references : p. 87-91 . _ Name index : p. 92-94 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1870372387 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>00405167 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sewing threads.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>646.1  / UKP