<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">napping gigs</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>teasel crosses</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>gigging machines</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gig machine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gig mill</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gig-machine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gig-mill</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gigging machine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>machines, napping</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>napper</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>napping gig</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>napping machine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>napping machines</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>napping-machine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>raising gig</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>raising machine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>teasel gig</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>teasel raising machine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>teaseling machine</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>