<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">napping gigs</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31422088</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:00:05</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">napping machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">napping machines</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">napping-machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">raising gig</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">raising machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">teasel gig</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">teasel raising machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">teaseling machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gig machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gig mill</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gig-machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gig-mill</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gigging machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">machines, napping</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">napper</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">napping gig</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Mechanized devices, typically comprising a series of revolving rollers covered with steel napper wires or teasels, designed to raise the naps or pile fibers on a fabric's surface to create a velvety, soft finish. As fabric is passed through the device's cylinders, its loose surface fibers come into contact with the napper wires or teasels; these sharp mechanisms lift the fibers from the fabric's weft yarns to the its surface to form naps. This process, which increases the fabric's warmth, is often applied to woollens, cottons, spun silks, and spun rayons, amongst other knitted or woven materials. ]]></dc:description></metadata>