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Bamboo fabric |
Natural textile made from pulp of bamboo grass |
More sustainable than most fabric and some extent anti-bacterial |
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Bandanna |
Cotton fabric with printed design of white and contrasting color |
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Barathea |
Rib weave, pebbly appearance |
English origin and used as mourning cloth |
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Bark cloth |
Made from or simulate bark of trees(cotton) |
Used for draperies,slip covers and other home furnishings. |
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Batiste |
Fine, mediumweight, soft, semi-sheer, smooth fabric, almost transparent |
Named after john baptiste (french linen weaver) |
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Beaded fabric |
Style of fabric that has beads embroidered into design |
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Bedford cord |
A cord cotton-like fabric with raised ridges in the length wise direction. |
High strenth, high durability used for upholstery and work clothing |
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Bengaline |
Sturdy warp-faced fabric with pronounced cross-wise ribs formed by bulky and coarse pile yarns in bengal, india |
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Berber fleece |
Yarn knitted brushed with wire brushes to pull material together and fluff it up. Often compared to fur because of its its texture, lightweight and warm |
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Birdseye |
Small geometric pattern with center dot resembling a birds eye |
Woven on dobby loom |
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Bonded |
Two or more fabric layers held together with adhesive or fusible layer |
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Boucle |
French word for buckled,ringed or curled. Has ring appearance |
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Bourette |
A twill weave that originated in france |
Like katsa (spunsilk) |
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Broadcloth |
Tightly woven plain weave with crosswise rib. Dressy fabric and musr be handled with care |
Originally a silk shirting fabric |
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Broadloom |
Carpet woven on widths of 6,9,12,15 and 18ft. |
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Brocade |
rich jacquard woven fabric of an all-time interwoven design of raised flower etc |
Formal application as upholstery, draperies and eveningwear |
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Brocatelle |
A tightly woven jacquard fabric with a warp effect in the figure, give a puffed appearance. |
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Buckram |
A ply yarn scrim fabric with a stiff finish, usually for interlining in garments |
Made in bokhara (ussr) |
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Bull denim |
Twill weave cotton denim fabric that is soft but tough as nails. Heavier than regular denim |
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Burlap/gunny |
Plain weave coarse fabric made from jute or hemp |
Generally used as carpet backing |
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Calico |
Plain, closely woven, inexpensive cloth, with an over all print. (Usually of small floral pattern ) |
Created in calcutta and is one of the oldest staples on the market |
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Cambric |
Soft, white, closely woven cotton fabric calendered on the right side to produce a slight gloss |
Made in cambrai, France |
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Canton flannel |
Face is twill, with a soft and loosely twisted filling yarn |
Made in canton, China |
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Canvas |
Has even weave that is heavy and firm foe industrial or heavy duty purposes, formerly used for tents and sails |
Also referred to as duck |
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Challis |
One of softest fabric made |
Named after Anglo-Indian term shalee meaning soft |
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Chambray |
Plain weave fabric most commonly made from cotton fibers, with coloured warp, often blue and white filing that gives mottled coloured surface |
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Chenille |
Fabric woven from chenille yarns and has a fuzzy pile. Used mainly for decorative fabrics, embroidery, tassels and rugs |
Named after french word meaning caterpillar |
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Chevron |
Broken twill or herringbone weave giving a chevron effect, creating a design of wide V's across the widths of fabric |
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Chiffon |
Thin, diaphanous, or gauzelike, soft, flimsy fabric but is strong deapite filmy look |
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Chintz |
Glazed cotton fabric often printed with bright figures and large flower designs. |
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Cretonne |
Unglazed chintz |
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Coated |
Fabrica being coated to make them longer lasting or impervivous to water and other liquids |
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Corduroy |
Cut pile cloth with narrow to wide wales that run in warp direction of good, an extra set of fillong yarns make the pile and the back is a plain weave |
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Crepe |
Lightweight fabric characterized by crinky surface produced by hard twists |
Good wearing qualities and has a very slimming effect |
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Crewel |
Wool fiber, chain stitched made with fine, loosely twisted , two-ply worsted yarn on plain weave cotton |
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Crinoline |
Horsehair, lightweight stiffened fabric with low yarn count |
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Crinkle |
Fabric with uneven surface, created by caustic soda that causes it to shrink unevenly |
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Crushed |
Any fabric that has been treated so as to have a permanent crinkled, crushed or rumpled appearance |
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Crushed velvet |
Any velvet with an irregular pattern of nap going in different directions |
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Damask |
A firm, glossy jacquard patterned similar to brocade but flatter and reversible |
Brought to western world by.marco polo |
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Denim |
A rugged, serviceable staple cotton cloth recognized by left-hand twill on surface |
Name derived from france and orignally used for work clothes |
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Dimity |
Thin, sheer cloth in which cords and strips may be woven into the fabric |
Has crisp texture which remains fairly well after washing |
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Dotted swiss |
Sheer fabric embelished with small dot motifs that may vary in color |
Originated in saint gallen, Switzerland |
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Duck |
Closely woven,heavy material and the most durable fabric made. Heavier weights called canvas |
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Faille |
Ribbed cloth with crosswise rib effect |
Soft and belongs to the grosgrain family |
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Felt |
A compact, matted woolen material |
Usually made of wool or fur and mixed with natural/synthetic fibers |
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Flame stitch |
Printed/woven fabric featuring a jagged, undulating, flame-like, multi-colored pattern |
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Flannel |
Medium-weight, plain/twill weave fabric that is typically made from cotton, a cotton blend or wool |
Fabric has soft hand, brushed on both sides to lift fiber ends out of the base fabric and create a soft, fuzzy surface |
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Flannelette |
A Medium-weight, plain weave fabric with a soft hand, usually made from cotton. |
Usually only brushed on one side and is lighter than flannel |
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Flocked |
A type raised decoration applied to the surface of a fabric in which an adhesive is printed on |
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Foil |
Is a high gloss mylar usually in metallic colors |
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Foulard |
Lightweight cloth noted for its soft finish feel |
Made with plain/twill weaves and is usually printed with small figures on dark/light backgrounds |
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Frieze |
Generally made with uncut loops but is sometimes styled by shearing the loop at varying heights |
Originated from fries land, holland |
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Gabardine |
Firm durable compactly woven cloth which shows a diagonal line on the face of the goods |
Named for cloak or mantle popular in the middle ages |
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Gauze |
Thin sheer fabric constructed with plain, leno/dobby weave |
Specially used for curtains next to glass windows to diffuse light |
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Gingham |
Has dyed yarns introduced at given intervals in both warp and fillinng to achieve a block or check effect |
Name derived from italian "ging-gang" meaning stripped |
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Grenadine |
Fine, loosely woven fabric in leno weave |
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