Bolt (fabric)

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A bolt is a roll of cloth woven on a loom or created by a knitting machine. Being all encompassing, it is by is nature a generic and an ambiguous term of convenience and context, used to describe fabric as it is processed, stored and/or marketed. Consequently, its dimensions are highly variable flexible and dependent upon the manufacturing, machinery, quantity, size, thickness and quality of the product.
In modern production
Bolts have a significant role in several stages of textile finishing.
Bolt length
For fabric consumption in a garment, the linear length is essential, and the size of the cloth roll depends upon the GSM (grams per square meter) of the fabric; lighter cloths will have greater length. The efficiency of machines such as a stenter and a printing machine is directly related to size or running meters.
Unit
The length of a bolt varied according to the type of material measured. but widths may include , , , , , , and , , , and .

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