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Glossary

What is Nep?

A small, tangled knot of fibre that shows as a tiny dark or light speck in finished fabric, usually from immature or short fibre not fully removed at carding or combing.

This term in other languages

Arabicعقدة (نيب)
FrenchNep (nœud de fibres)
TurkishNep (lif düğümü)

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Common yarn faults and how they show up in fabric

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