LADDER-TAPES

Ladder-Tape

Introduction
Thompson 1954 review Weaving outer tapes and connecting rungs Special four shuttle dobby loom Four sheds and five warp levels Special dobbies several control lags and pulley-connected jacks used. Complicated process experts required.

Ladder-Tape

Knitted Tapes
Crochet-knitted ladder tape Simpler and cheaper process Complete plastic tapes without woven content. Knitted ladder tape most commonly used. Cont. filament closed pillar stitch used. Simple and requires two pattern bars and two needles. Rung yarns heavy three-fold cont. filament cords. Polyester-fibre yarns most commonly used. Heat setting prevent twisting dimension stability.

Wooden & Plastic Venetian-blind ladder Tape

Ladder-Strings

Trimmings
Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament.
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