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Lamé System
Lamé may refer to: *Lamé (fabric), a clothing fabric with metallic strands *Lamé (fencing), a jacket used for detecting hits *Lamé (crater) on the Moon *Ngeté-Herdé language, also known as Lamé, spoken in Chad *Peve language, also known as Lamé after its chief dialect, spoken in Chad and Cameroon *Lamé, a couple of the Masa languages of West Africa *Amy Lamé (born 1971), British radio presenter *Gabriel Lamé (1795–1870), French mathematician See also *Lamé curve, geometric figure *Lamé parameters *Lame (other) *Lame (kitchen tool), occasionally misspelled ''lamé'' {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamé (fabric)
Lamé ( ; ) is a type of fabric Woven fabric, woven or Knitted fabric, knit with threads made of metallic fiber wrapped around natural or synthetic fibers like silk, nylon, or spandex for added strength and stretch. (''Guipé'' refers to the thread composed of metallic fibers wrapped around a fiber core.) Lamé is classically gold (color), gold, silver (color), silver, or copper (color), copper in color. Today, most mass-market lamé uses synthetic metallized BoPET, polyester film such as Mylar instead of true metallic fiber, so it is available in any color. A problem with lamé is that it is subject to seam or yarn slippage, making it less than ideal for garments worn frequently. The wrapped fibers can be coated in plastic to increase strength and to prevent tarnishing. Lamé is often used in evening and dress wear and in theatrical and dance costumes. It is also commonly used in futuristic costumes and spacesuits for science fiction television, films, and performances. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |