Acrylic wool blend - Acrylic wool blend

…The process of spinning yarn made from a mixture of two or more different fibers is called blending, and the resulting yarn is called mixed yarn. A blend of two types of fibers, such as polyester and cotton or polyester and wool, is called a two-way blend, and a blend of three types of fibers is called a three-way blend. Blending is done to improve the performance of different types of fibers and to compensate for each other's shortcomings. For example, in the case of a polyester-cotton blend, polyester, which is not hygroscopic but does not wrinkle, is mixed with cotton, which is hygroscopic but wrinkles easily, and spun into yarn, it can be used to make shirt fabric that does not require ironing. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "acrylic wool blend" is listed below.

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…2種類以上の異なった繊維を混ぜて糸を紡ぐことを混紡といい，できた糸を混紡糸mixed yarnという。ポリエステルと綿，ポリエステルと羊毛のように2種類の混紡を二者混紡，3種類の繊維では三者混紡と呼ばれる。混紡は種類の異なる繊維の性能を高め，欠点を補い合うために行われる。たとえば，ポリエステルと綿の混紡では，吸湿性はないがしわにならないポリエステルと，吸湿性は高いがしわのよりやすい綿とを混ぜて糸に紡ぐことにより，アイロンがけの要らないワイシャツ生地などへ利用される。…

※「アクリル羊毛混紡」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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