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Terrycloth, terry cloth, terry cotton, terry toweling, terry, terry towel, Turkish toweling (formerly), or simply toweling is a fabric woven with many protruding loops of thread which can absorb large amounts of water. It can be manufactured by weaving or knitting. Terrycloth is woven on special looms that have two beams of longitudinal warp through which the filler or weft is fired laterally. History Fabrics with a pile formed from loops of loosened, uncut warp threads were woven in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Peru; there is linen terrycloth from 4000 BCE. The modern form, however, was introduced to the West in the mid-19th century. The English towel manufacturer Christy started industrial production in 1850, based on observations of handwoven terrycloth in Turkey, and produced using a machine designed by one of their staff, Samuel Holt. Queen Victoria approved the name "Royal Turkish Towels". In the United States, they became popular after World War I.The origin of the word is unclear; it may derive from French tiré 'drawn', and was originally used for uncut velvet, called terry pile or terry velvet. About There are two types of terry fabrics: Towel terry This is a woven fabric with long loops that can absorb large amounts of water. Its content is usually 100% cotton, but may sometimes contain polyester. French terry This is a type of fabric used in clothing. Ranging from items such as hoodies, pants and even shirts. The inside of the fabric is crossed with loops, while the outer part is smooth and flat. It can be 100% cotton or be made from a variety of fibers, sometimes with spandex (also known as elastane or lycra). It is often warp-knitted, and the term French terry is colloquially used for all warp-knitted terry.It is the length of loops that determines how much fluid is absorbed by the cloth as longer loops provide more surface area to absorb and come in contact with the fluid. Items that may be made from terrycloth include babies' reusable diapers (or "nappies" in British English), towels, bathrobes, bedlinen, and sweatbands for the wrist or head. Terrycloth is also sometimes used to make sweat-jackets. Terry-toweling hats with a shallow brim were once popular with cricketers (like English wicketkeeper Jack Russell), but are no longer in fashion. A slow method of machine-making French terry results in a soft, sturdy variety called loopwheel. Loopwheel machines can only produce one yard an hour. It was invented in the 1920s and was at the height of its popularity in the forties and fifties, at which point it was overtaken by side-seam manufacturing. Only two factories remain.An alternative fabric used for towels is waffle fabric. A modern synthetic alternative is microfiber. References General sources External links Media related to Terry cloth at Wikimedia Commons. Discover the Terry Large popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Terry Large books.

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  • Franchise synopsis, comments

    Franchise

    Seth Coleman

    FRANCHISE is a supernatural thriller that helps us understand spiritual warfare on a personal level. With God’s awesome angels protecting him, Daniel is led through a trial that ta...

  • The Magic Kingdom of Landover Volume 1 synopsis, comments

    The Magic Kingdom of Landover Volume 1

    Terry Brooks

    Capture the fantasy, thrills, and farflung adventure of the first three novels in Terry Brooks’s enchanting Magic Kingdom of Landover seriesnow for the first time in one gripping...

  • Wizard at Large synopsis, comments

    Wizard at Large

    Terry Brooks

    Book Three of the Magic Kingdom of Landover SeriesIt all began when the halfable wizard Questor Thews announced that finally he could restore the Court Scribe Abernathy to human fo...

  • When We Were Birds synopsis, comments

    When We Were Birds

    Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

    A mythic love story set in Trinidad, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo's radiant debut is a masterwork of lush imagination and exuberant storytellinga spellbinding and hopeful novel about in...

  • Elixir synopsis, comments

    Elixir

    James O. Sy, PhD

    Elixir is a thrilling, highly entertaining science fiction novel. It is the first installment of a sixpart scifi series. Book 1 slowly unfolds the events that lead a college sophom...

  • En un instante synopsis, comments

    En un instante

    Ted Dekker

    De la mente de Ted Dekker, autor de gran éxito de ventas según el New York Times, viene la pregunta: "Si usted supiera el resultado de sus decisiones, ¿determinaría eso lo que hici...

  • The Lucifer Network synopsis, comments

    The Lucifer Network

    Geoffrey Archer

    TERROR KNOWS NO FRONTIERSA deadly secret whispered by a dying gunrunner on a lonely roadin Zambia sets MI6 agent Sam Packer on a frantic race against time. A terrorist gang has acq...

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    Hoppy

    Terry Large

    Hoppy is a Scaredy Cat who overcomes his fright.  Children can share was scares them and parents can help their child overcome their fears with the help of Hoppy’s Adventures.

  • Always A Brother synopsis, comments

    Always A Brother

    Michael Shenk

    Who is Johnny Amund? He would describe himself as a frustrated man, a logtruck driver and mediocre employee. Mary Amund would explain it differently; the serious and purposeful you...