A Stripe Design With An Irregular Spacing Between The Lines.
Uncut Corduroy
A Corduroy With The Pile Left Uncut. The Result Is A Strong Woven Fabric With A Warpwise Rib.
Undrawn Yarn
Extruded Filament Yarn (or Tow), The Component Macromolecules Of Which Have A Low Degree Of Orientation. Note: Undrawn Yarn And Tow Represent Intermediate Stages In The Production Of Some Synthetic Yams And Staple Fibres Respectively.
Union Dye
A Dye, Or A Mixture Of Dyes, Which Will Yield An Apparently Solid Dyeing On The Fibre Mixture For Which It Is Devised.
Union Dyed
A Fabric With 2 Or More Fibers All Dyed In The Same Shade.
Union Yarn
A Yarn Made By Twisting Together Yarns Of Different Fibres.
Unripe Cotton
See Immature Cotton
Upland Cotton; Uppers
A Type Of Cotton (gossypium Hirsutum) Which Forms The Bulk Of The World's Cotton Crop. It Varies In Average Staple Length From About 22 Mm To About 32 Mm.
Urena
A Bast Fibre Similar To Jute, From The Plant Urena Lobata