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Slub, Nep & Hairiness
Japan
Texture terms — slub (thick/thin yarn variation creating horizontal texture), nep (fibre knots creating white dots), hairiness (surface fibre creating a fuzzy look). Japanese mills like Shinya and Nih.
Best for — slub horizontal texture, nep white dots, hairiness fuzzy, Shinya.
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