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Glossary

What is Pilling?

Small balls of loose fibre forming on a knitted garment's surface from wear friction, most common at underarms and side seams and more likely on coarser or lower-quality yarns.

This term in other languages

Arabicالتكرّش (البيلينغ)
FrenchBoulochage (pilling)
TurkishBoncuklanma (pilling)

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Knitwear-specific quality faults and how to inspect for them

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