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Category English Term Synonyms Short definition (EN) DE
Thread fundamentals and construction Air-textured yarn Air-jet textured yarn; ATY A filament yarn whose loops and bulk are created by an air-jet process. Luftverblasenes Filamentgarn
Translations
DE Luftverblasenes Filamentgarn
FR Fil texturé par jet d’air
ES Hilo texturizado por aire
IT Filato testurizzato ad aria
CN 空气变形纱
VN Sợi filament tạo phồng bằng khí
Not to be confused with Different process from false-twist texturing.
Thread fundamentals and construction Bonded thread Bonded sewing thread A thread treated so that its plies remain compact and resist opening during sewing. Bondierter Faden
Translations
DE Bondierter Faden
FR Fil collé
ES Hilo bondeado
IT Filato bondizzato
CN 粘合线
VN Chỉ may kết dính
Not to be confused with Do not confuse bonding with adhesive seam bonding.
Thread fundamentals and construction Braided thread Braided continuous filament A thread produced by interlacing several yarn systems in a braid. Geflochtener Faden
Translations
DE Geflochtener Faden
FR Fil tressé
ES Hilo trenzado
IT Filato trecciato
CN 编织线
VN Chỉ bện
Not to be confused with Do not confuse with a twisted thread.
Thread fundamentals and construction Continuous filament thread Continuous filament; multifilament thread A smooth thread made from bundles of continuous filaments. Multifilament
Translations
DE Multifilament
FR Fil à filaments continus
ES Hilo de filamento continuo
IT Filato a filamento continuo
CN 连续长丝线
VN Chỉ filament liên tục
Not to be confused with A multifilament contains many filaments; a monofilament contains one.
Thread fundamentals and construction Corded thread Cord A coarse thread produced by twisting together already plied threads. Kordelzwirn
Translations
DE Kordelzwirn
FR Fil câblé
ES Hilo cableado
IT Filato cordonato
CN 帘子线
VN Chỉ cordon
Not to be confused with Do not confuse with braided cord.
Thread fundamentals and construction Core Thread core The central load-bearing component of a core spun or wrapped thread. Kern
Translations
DE Kern
FR Âme
ES Núcleo
IT Anima
CN 芯材
VN Lõi
Not to be confused with Not the same as a bobbin core or package tube.
Thread fundamentals and construction Core spun thread Core-spun thread; core yarn thread A high-performance thread with a multifilament core surrounded by a sheath of staple fibres. Umspinnzwirn
Translations
DE Umspinnzwirn
FR Fil guipé à âme
ES Hilo con núcleo
IT Filato core spun
CN 包芯线
VN Chỉ lõi
Not to be confused with Do not confuse with wrapped yarn or simple spun thread.
Thread fundamentals and construction Embroidery thread Embroidery yarn A thread designed for decorative or functional machine and hand embroidery. Stickfaden
Translations
DE Stickfaden
FR Fil à broder
ES Hilo de bordar
IT Filato da ricamo
CN 绣花线
VN Chỉ thêu
Not to be confused with Do not confuse with bobbin thread used underneath machine embroidery.
Thread fundamentals and construction Fibre Fiber A basic textile element with a high length-to-diameter ratio. Faser
Translations
DE Faser
FR Fibre
ES Fibra
IT Fibra
CN 纤维
VN Xơ
Not to be confused with British English: fibre; US English: fiber.
Thread fundamentals and construction Filament Continuous fibre A fibre of theoretically unlimited length used individually or in bundles. Filament / Endlosfaser
Translations
DE Filament / Endlosfaser
FR Filament
ES Filamento
IT Filamento
CN 长丝
VN Filament
Not to be confused with Do not confuse a filament with a finished multifilament sewing thread.
Thread fundamentals and construction Hybrid thread Hybrid sewing thread A thread combining different materials or structural components to deliver a specific performance profile. Hybridzwirn
Translations
DE Hybridzwirn
FR Fil hybride
ES Hilo híbrido
IT Filato ibrido
CN 混合线
VN Chỉ lai
Not to be confused with State the exact material combination where possible.
Thread fundamentals and construction Industrial sewing thread Industrial thread A sewing thread designed for reliable processing on industrial sewing machines. Industrienähfaden
Translations
DE Industrienähfaden
FR Fil à coudre industriel
ES Hilo de coser industrial
IT Filato cucirino industriale
CN 工业缝纫线
VN Chỉ may công nghiệp
Not to be confused with Not every household sewing thread is suitable for industrial production.
Thread fundamentals and construction Metallic thread Metallic embroidery thread A decorative thread containing or wrapped with a metallic-effect foil or component. Metallfaden
Translations
DE Metallfaden
FR Fil métallique
ES Hilo metálico
IT Filato metallico
CN 金属线
VN Chỉ kim loại
Not to be confused with Metallic effect does not necessarily mean the thread is made of metal.
Thread fundamentals and construction Microfilament Fine filament An especially fine filament used to produce soft, dense and covering thread structures. Mikrofilament
Translations
DE Mikrofilament
FR Microfilament
ES Microfilamento
IT Microfilamento
CN 微细长丝
VN Microfilament
Not to be confused with Microfilament describes filament fineness, not necessarily total thread size.
Thread fundamentals and construction Monofilament Single filament A yarn consisting of one continuous filament. Monofilament
Translations
DE Monofilament
FR Monofilament
ES Monofilamento
IT Monofilamento
CN 单丝
VN Monofilament
Not to be confused with Monofilaments are usually stiffer than multifilaments.
Thread fundamentals and construction Multifilament Filament bundle A yarn or thread made from many continuous filaments combined into one strand. Multifilament
Translations
DE Multifilament
FR Multifilament
ES Multifilamento
IT Multifilamento
CN 复丝
VN Đa filament
Not to be confused with Not the same as monofilament.
Thread fundamentals and construction Ply Number of plies; fold The number of single yarns twisted together to form the finished thread. Fachung
Translations
DE Fachung
FR Nombre de brins
ES Número de cabos
IT Numero di capi
CN 股数
VN Số ply
Not to be confused with Do not confuse ply with the number of sewing-machine threads in a stitch.
Thread fundamentals and construction S-twist S twist A twist direction whose visible diagonal corresponds to the centre stroke of the letter S. S-Drehung
Translations
DE S-Drehung
FR Torsion S
ES Torsión S
IT Torsione S
CN S捻
VN Xoắn S
Not to be confused with Opposite of Z-twist.
Thread fundamentals and construction Sewing thread Sewing yarn A thread engineered to form durable stitches and seams in a sewing process. Nähfaden
Translations
DE Nähfaden
FR Fil à coudre
ES Hilo de coser
IT Filato cucirino
CN 缝纫线
VN Chỉ may
Not to be confused with Do not use “yarn” and “sewing thread” as exact synonyms in technical explanations.
Thread fundamentals and construction Sheath Covering; fibre sheath The outer fibre layer surrounding the core of a core spun thread. Mantel / Ummantelung
Translations
DE Mantel / Ummantelung
FR Gaine
ES Cubierta
IT Guaina
CN 包覆层
VN Vỏ bọc
Not to be confused with Do not use “coating” unless an actual coating is meant.
Thread fundamentals and construction Single yarn Single One yarn component before two or more yarns are twisted together into a thread. Einfachgarn
Translations
DE Einfachgarn
FR Fil simple
ES Hilo sencillo
IT Filato singolo
CN 单纱
VN Sợi đơn
Not to be confused with Do not confuse with a single-thread stitch class.
Thread fundamentals and construction Spun thread Spun sewing thread A thread whose single yarns are made from short staple fibres twisted together. Fasergarn
Translations
DE Fasergarn
FR Fil de fibres discontinues
ES Hilo de fibra cortada
IT Filato in fibra discontinua
CN 短纤纱线
VN Chỉ xơ cắt
Not to be confused with Do not translate as “gesponnener Faden” in AMANN product taxonomy.
Thread fundamentals and construction Staple fibre Cut fibre; short fibre A fibre of limited length that is spun together with other fibres to form a yarn. Stapelfaser
Translations
DE Stapelfaser
FR Fibre discontinue
ES Fibra discontinua
IT Fibra discontinua
CN 短纤维
VN Xơ ngắn
Not to be confused with Not the same as a continuous filament.
Thread fundamentals and construction Surface structure Thread surface The physical character of a thread surface, such as smooth, fibrous or textured. Oberflächenstruktur
Translations
DE Oberflächenstruktur
FR Structure de surface
ES Estructura superficial
IT Struttura superficiale
CN 表面结构
VN Cấu trúc bề mặt
Not to be confused with Surface structure is influenced by construction and finishing.
Thread fundamentals and construction Textured multifilament Texturised multifilament; bulked filament A multifilament whose filaments are permanently crimped to create volume and softness. Texturiertes Multifilament
Translations
DE Texturiertes Multifilament
FR Multifilament texturé
ES Multifilamento texturizado
IT Multifilamento testurizzato
CN 变形复丝
VN Đa filament texturised
Not to be confused with Do not confuse with spun thread or air-textured yarn.