TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ukpomnmwan, J.O.
AU  - Mukhopadhyay, A.
AU  - Chatterjee, K.N.
TI  - Sewing threads: a critical appreciation of recent developments 
SN  - 1870372387
SN  - 00405167
U1  - 646.1 22
PY  - 2000///
CY  - UK
PB  - The textile institute
KW  - Sewing threads
N1  - Contents

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 general requirements and properties
1.2 types of sewing thread
1.3 sewing thread for specific threads

2 BASIC THREAD CONSTRUCTION
2.1 outline
2.2 fibre types
2.3 twist and its direction, etc

3 CHARACTERISTICS OF SEWING THREADS
3.1 definitions
3.2 stresses generated during sewing and their impact
3.3 performance during sewing, etc

4 THREAD-PRODUCTION METHODS
4.1 outline
4.2 singles-yarn preparation
4.3 winding, assembling and twisting, etc

5 TYPES OF THREAD PACKAGE

6 THREAD STORAGE AND DEGRADATION
6.1 causes of degradation
6.2 cleanliness
6.3 light, etc

7 TESTING AND QUALITY CONTROL
7.1 introduction
7.2 sewability
7.3 bulk properties of threads, etc

8 THREAD COST
9 USES
10 CONCLUSION

; Includes references : p. 87-91 . _ Name index : p. 92-94
ER  -