right hand twill (RHT)

German translation: Z-Grat-Köper

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English term or phrase:right hand twill (RHT)
German translation:Z-Grat-Köper
Entered by: Nina Mentzel

13:42 Jan 15, 2014
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Denim-Herstellung / Webtechniken
English term or phrase: right hand twill (RHT)
The twill line originally ran from left to right in the denim, and was known as the right hand twill or RHT.
Nina Mentzel
Local time: 05:38
Z-Grat-Köper
Explanation:
"Das bekannteste Gewebe in Köperbindung ist der Denim, der blau-weiße Jeansstoff. Verläuft der Grat von links oben nach rechts unten, spricht man von einem S-Grat-Köper; verläuft er von links unten nach rechts oben, handelt es sich um einen Z-Grat-Köper, entsprechend der Ausrichtung des Mittelteils der beiden Buchstaben."
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4Z-Grat-Köper
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Twill/Köper
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right hand twill (rht)
Z-Grat-Köper


Explanation:
"Das bekannteste Gewebe in Köperbindung ist der Denim, der blau-weiße Jeansstoff. Verläuft der Grat von links oben nach rechts unten, spricht man von einem S-Grat-Köper; verläuft er von links unten nach rechts oben, handelt es sich um einen Z-Grat-Köper, entsprechend der Ausrichtung des Mittelteils der beiden Buchstaben."


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6perbindung
Jana Hemker
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Local time: 05:38
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Reference: Twill/Köper

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    Reference: http://www.stoff4you.de/stoff-lexikon/twill/
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