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Garment Dyeing: Refers to a process where garments made from 100% cotton or Tencel? are dyed after they are assembled. The same type sewing thread must be used as the fabric to optimize shade continuity between the fabric and the sewing thread.
Gassing: Refers to a finishing process where 100% cotton thread is passed through a flame at high speed to reduce its fuzz and have a greater sheen. (See Thread Finishing.)
Gimp: Refers to buttonhole Gimp, which is used in eyelet buttonhole machines to give the buttonhole greater strength and a more defined appearance. T-180 Anecot?/a> Gimp is available for this application.
 
Glaze Finish: Refers to a finish put on 100% cotton threads made from starches, waxes and other additives. This coating is then brushed to give the thread surface a smooth surface. Glace protects the thread during sewing giving better ply security and abrasion resistance.  (See Thread Finishing.)
Greige Yarn: Refers to thread before it has been finished with dye, lube, or other finishes. Greige Yarn dye tubes are sent to our Finishing Plants for dyeing and winding.
 
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Hangers: Refers to a device for garment and shipping display.  (See A&E Products.)
Hook (Shuttle): The stitch-forming device used in lockstitch machines to hold the bobbin and picks up the needle loop off the needle to form the stitch. On rotary hook machines, the hook makes two revolutions for every rotation of the handwheel.
Hook & Loop: Fastening tape.
 
Hue: The characteristic of color described by the terms red, blue, yellow and green, etc. (White, gray, and black have no hues and are referred to as neutrals.)
Hug Snug?Seam Binding: Seam binding for hems and seams where a finished even edge is desired. (Registered trademark of Lawrence Schiff Silk Mills, Inc..)
   
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Industrial Thread Products: Refers to A&E thread products for the apparel, automotive, upholstery, home furnishings, and footwear manufacturers.
Initial Modulus: A thread property that refers to the initial resistance to stretching when stress or tension is applied to the thread. The higher the initial modulus, the better loop formation characteristics the thread will have minimizing skipped stitches and thread breakage.  (See Technical Bulletin, Minimizing Thread Breakage and Skipped Stitches.)


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Over-Dyeing or Piece-Dyeing Assembled Garments: Describes considerations when selecting 100% cotton thread for assembled garments that are to be over-dyed or piece-dyed.
 
 
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AATCC: American Association of Textile Chemist and Colorists. www.aatcc.org
ATMI: American Textile Manufacturing Institute.
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North Carolina Center for Applied Textile Technology:  Part of the NC Community College System, NCCATT provides instruction in textile technology and related fields.
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