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  2. Simple Ways to Remove Candle Wax from Just About Every ... - AOL

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    Step-by-step directions. Dampen a clean cloth so it’s moist but not dripping. Place the damp cloth over the wax stain on the carpet so it covers the stain completely. Using an iron, apply medium ...

  3. How to Remove Candle Wax - AOL

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    Find out how to remove candle wax from any surface—like upholstered furniture, floors, glass, walls and carpet—with our tried-and-true wax removal hacks. The post How to Remove Candle Wax ...

  4. Waxed cotton - Wikipedia

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    Waxed cotton is cotton impregnated with a paraffin or natural beeswax based wax, woven into or applied to the cloth. [1] [2] Popular from the 1920s to the mid-1950s, the product, which developed from the sailing industry in England and Scotland, became commonly used for waterproofing. It has been replaced by more modern materials but is still ...

  5. African wax prints - Wikipedia

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    African wax prints, Dutch wax prints [1] [2] or Ankara, [3] are a type of common material for clothing in West Africa and Central Africa. They were introduced to West and Central Africans by Dutch merchants during the 19th century, who took inspiration from native Indonesian designs. [4] They began to adapt their designs and colours to suit the ...

  6. Resist dyeing - Wikipedia

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    Resist dyeing ( resist-dyeing) is a traditional method of dyeing textiles with patterns. Methods are used to "resist" or prevent the dye from reaching all the cloth, thereby creating a pattern and ground. The most common forms use wax, some type of paste made from starch or mud, [1] or a mechanical resist that manipulates the cloth such as ...

  7. Finishing (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Finishing (textiles) In textile manufacturing, finishing refers to the processes that convert the woven or knitted cloth into a usable material and more specifically to any process performed after dyeing the yarn or fabric to improve the look, performance, or "hand" (feel) of the finish textile or clothing. [1] [2] The precise meaning depends ...

  8. Lost-wax casting - Wikipedia

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    Lost-wax casting. Lost-wax casting – also called investment casting, precision casting, or cire perdue ( French: [siʁ pɛʁdy]; borrowed from French) [1] – is the process by which a duplicate sculpture (often a metal, such as silver, gold, brass, or bronze) is cast from an original sculpture. Intricate works can be achieved by this method.

  9. Scouring (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Scouring is a preparatory treatment of certain textile materials. Scouring removes soluble and insoluble impurities found in textiles as natural, added and adventitious impurities, for example, oils, waxes, fats, vegetable matter, as well as dirt. Removing these contaminants through scouring prepares the textiles for subsequent processes such ...

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