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Cutting through the jargon
This glossary is a resource aimed at helping share and simplify both generic and industry specific information, expertise and knowledge. This service is provided as a committment to visitors to our site and the industry as whole. Although we aim to ensure that all the content is correct, please bear in mind that some areas of the industry move fast and terminology and its application can change.
Kemp
A coarse animal fibre with a wide lattice-type medulla that is shed from the skin at least once a year; it is often shorter than other fibres of the fleece, has a long tapering tip, and, when completely shed, tapers sharply towards the root end.
Kersey
Originally Coarse Woollen Cloth taking its name from the village of Kersy in Suffolk.
Knit
To form a fabric by the intermeshing of loops of yarn.
Knitwear
A term applied in the generic sense to all knitted outer garments except stockings and socks.
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