Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; About the authors; 1 The origins of texturing; 2 Scientific and engineering principles in twist texturing; 3 Scientific and engineering principles in other texturing processes; 4 False twist process; 5 False twist textured yarns; 6 BCF processes and yarns; 7 Air jet texturing and yarns; 8 Quality assurance; 9 Textile yarn logistics; 10 Retrospect and prospect; Appendix 1 Textured condition reference chart; Appendix 2 Machine speed and general calculations; Bibliography; Index.