[DOC] [TLE] Glossary of Fabric & Textile Terms - Duralee [PAR] Acrylic - A manufactured fiber; its major properties include a soft, wool like ... 
Batiste - A lightweight, plain weave fabric, semi sheer and usually made of cotton 
or cotton blends. ... Can be found in multipurpose or upholstery weight fabrics. .... 
If the crepe effect is the right side of the fabric, the fabric is called satin back crepe
. [DOC] [TLE] Gore-Tex - Wikipedia [PAR] Gore-Tex is a waterproof, breathable fabric membrane and registered trademark 
of W. L. Gore and Associates. Invented in 1969, Gore-Tex is able to repel liquid... [DOC] [TLE] Fabric Dictionary - StartUp FASHION [PAR] Barathea  A closely woven fabric made of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool, having a 
pebbled surface. ..... Today, it is a sheer, flat crepe in silk or man-made fibers. .... 
GORE-TEX is designed to be durably waterproof, windproof, and breathable and 
... A coarse, open woven fabric which got its name from the plain weave fabric... [DOC] [TLE] How raincoat is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used ... [PAR] Because of his inventions, all raincoats are called Mackintoshes or Macs by 
those in ... What is important to raincoat manufacture is efficient waterproofing. ... 
Through experiments, Macintosh discovered a better way to use rubber in 
clothing. ... are still used, plastic-coated artificial fibers used for Gore-Tex are very 
popular. [DOC] [TLE] High-Trek Fabrics - NYTimes.com [PAR] Sep 27, 1987 ... First come the fabrics themselves, with names like Supplex, Tactel and ... A fine 
membrane derived from Teflon, Gore-Tex is either laminated onto a fabric or 
made into a fabric. ... WHATEVER COAT-ing is applied to a garment, its ability to 
provide ... INDEED, FIBER MAN-ufacturers and retailers often go to... [DOC] [TLE] Fabric Glossary | The Laundress Blog [PAR] A generic name for man-made fibers and yarns from acrylic resins; acrylics ... 
Strong acids degrade cotton fiber found in air pollutants etc therefore fine ... Gore-
Tex is best known for its use in protective, yet breathable rain wear. ..... Around 
The World  Ask The Laundress Archive  Baby Laundry and Cleaning  Before & 
After... [DOC] [TLE] Copy of Textile Industry by Hakan Parali on Prezi [PAR] Gore-Tex is a man-made, waterproof yet breathable fabric, trademarked by W.L. 
Gore & Associates. ... Bob Gore, son of W.L. Gore, discovered the fabric and 
expanded it's development under the trademark name, Gore-Tex. ... Summary 
Manufactured Fibers Natural fibers Gore-Tex : Availability / Fashion Flow These 
fibers,... [DOC] [TLE] Breathability: Its importance, mechanisms, & limitations [PAR] May 1, 2012 ... If it was non-breathable  e.g. suppose it was made of latex  then it would ... 
waterproof-breathable fabrics (in fact, most, including the Gore-Tex family) ... I 
have found that moisture can actually enter the fabric at this point, since .... to 
employ my test with many other so-called waterproof-breathables, and I... [DOC] [TLE] FabricLink :: Textile Dictionary [PAR] Bamboo Fabric - A natural textile made from the pulp of bamboo grass, it is ... 
Blends of natural and man-made fibers are more important today than ever 
before and ... its tensile strength, while another component (often called a matrix) 
is often a .... Kapok - A short, lightweight, cotton-like, vegetable fiber found in the 
seed... [DOC] [TLE] Insane in the Membrane | Outside Online [PAR] Mar 7, 2012 ... Gore-Tex fuses its waterproof-breathable membrane to a separate protective 
layer. ... transforming its proprietary membrane into a household name, ... even 
exist before its membrane was developed, a market that now, by ... In other words
, Bob Gore discovered that ePTFE was waterproof and breathable. [DOC] [TLE] Early 20th-Century Building Materials: Fiberboard and Plywood [PAR] plywood made with glues intended for interior use. ... Fiberboard is a

Question: Found before "Tex" in the name of a waterproof fiber, it's the name of the man who developed it
Answer: Gore