Ban-Lon
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Ban-Lon is a trademark
ed, multistrand, continuous-filament synthetic
yarn
used in the retail clothing industry. It is artificially crimped in order to achieve greater bulk than ordinary yarns.
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
ed, multistrand, continuous-filament synthetic
Synthetic fiber
Synthetic fibers are the result of extensive research by scientists to improve on naturally occurring animal and plant fibers. In general, synthetic fibers are created by forcing, usually through extrusion, fiber forming materials through holes into the air, forming a thread...
yarn
Yarn
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or...
used in the retail clothing industry. It is artificially crimped in order to achieve greater bulk than ordinary yarns.