cloth
Let an agent explain cloth as fabric pieces and materials, relay types, uses and care from textile sources, describe the named cloths and flag uncertain aliases, and distinguish cloth from fabric as a material in general, garments, textiles as an industry and paper wipes.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a cloth is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a cloth, and how does it differ from fabric generally, garments, textiles and paper wipes? definition
- Is the question about cleaning, tea ceremony, outdoor gear or textiles? boundary
Named
Named cloths.
Named
Named.
- What are chakin, softshell and 3D spacer fabric, and what might ink cloth, kojakin and Berkan be? definition
- Which entry fits the specific cloth? action
Textiles Construction.
Weaves
Weaves and knits.
Weaves
Weaves.
- How do woven, knitted and non-woven cloths differ? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Technical
Technical fabrics.
Technical
Technical.
- How are softshell and spacer fabrics made and used? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture Cultural uses.
Tea ceremony
Tea ceremony cloths.
Tea ceremony
Tea ceremony.
- How are chakin and fukusa used in the Japanese tea ceremony, as schools describe? provenance
- Which entry fits Japanese tea ceremony? action
Traditional
Traditional fabrics.
Traditional
Traditional.
- What traditional woollen cloths such as barracan exist in North Africa? provenance
- Which entry fits textile arts of North Africa? action
Context Care and environment.
Care
Care.
Care
Care.
- How should different cloths be washed and maintained? provenance
- Which entry fits care label? action
Microfibres
Microfibre pollution.
Microfibres
Microfibres.
- What do studies say about microfibre shedding from synthetic cloths? provenance
- Which entry fits microplastics? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- ink cloth, kojakin, chakin, softshell, 3D fabric, Berkan, Alacha, Quachtli, Puttoo, parkum, tiffany, Coventry blue
What it is Filled
A piece of woven, knitted or non-woven fabric used for a purpose such as cleaning, wiping, covering or wrapping, including the chakin, the white linen cloth used to wipe tea bowls in the Japanese tea ceremony, and technical fabrics such as softshell, a stretchy weather-resistant outerwear fabric, and 3D spacer fabrics with two layers joined by pile threads; the registry aliases ink cloth, kojakin and Berkan could not be verified and may name a printing cloth, a tea ceremony cloth and a North African woollen fabric respectively.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain cloth as fabric pieces and materials, relay types, uses and care from textile sources, describe the named cloths and flag uncertain aliases, and distinguish cloth from fabric as a material in general, garments, textiles as an industry and paper wipes.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Purpose-specific pieces
- Many constructions
- Cultural uses
- Technical variants
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Reuse a cloth that has wiped raw meat, blood or chemicals on food contact surfaces.
- Mix up cloths kept for separate purposes, such as toilet and kitchen cloths.
- Handle a ceremonial or heirloom cloth carelessly or as an ordinary rag.
- Leave chemical-soaked cloths piled where they can heat up and catch fire.
Only with a human decision
- Discarding a cloth that may belong to someone or have ceremonial value.
May
- Use, wash and replace cleaning or wiping cloths following the hygiene rules of the place, such as a kitchen or clinic.
- Explain the role of a ceremonial cloth, such as the chakin in the tea ceremony, in neutral terms.
Moral aspects Filled
- Shared cloths spread infection in care settings and kitchens when hygiene lapses.
- Some cloths carry cultural or ritual meaning that casual handling disrespects.
Who is affected
- People eating or treated nearby
- Cleaners and care workers
- Practitioners of tea ceremony
Owners Filled
Steward
The person or business that keeps and uses it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q136764162 - registry parent class
related
- fabric - in registry terms
- chakin
- softshell
- garment
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.cloth
- Wikidata: Q5849500 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5849500)
Direct properties required Filled
- chakin material: white linen or hemp note - tea ceremony
- spacer fabric: two faces joined by pile yarns note
- registry parent: fabric note
Recognition required Filled
- Piece of fabric for a purpose
- Ink cloth, kojakin, chakin, softshell, 3D fabric, Berkan
- Fabric is the material generally; garments are made clothing; textiles is the industry; paper wipes are not woven
- Flat pieces of fabric in many sizes, weaves and colours.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain types and uses
- relay care
- describe named cloths
- flag uncertain aliases
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unverified aliases
- Microfibre shedding into water, with studies attributed
- Confusing cloth pieces and fabric types
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Textile labelling rules
- Care labelling standards such as ISO 3758
Context of use required Filled
- Wiping, covering, wrapping and making items.
- cleaning cloths
- tea ceremony cloths such as chakin and fukusa
- technical fabrics such as softshell and spacer fabrics
- printing and ink cloths
- traditional woollen fabrics
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q5849500: cloth - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Cloth - general description of the item
Open questions
- The registry aliases ink cloth, kojakin and Berkan could not be confirmed and should be reviewed
- How should textile sources be linked?
- Should chakin be a separate entry?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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