Felt is a fabric that predates weaving and knitting. Felt is made by rubbing wet fibers until they stick together in a thin, matted layer. Felt is often made from wool or hairs from an animal like a rabbit or beaver. 4. GINGHAM Gingham is a kind of woven fabric pattern, also called plaid and sometimes called checked, but it is not the same as a checkerboard pattern.
. LACE Lace is a kind of fabric that is made up of loops and holes. Lace usually has flower shapes in it, and is very pretty. It is often found on the edges of dresses. .
LINEN Linen is a fabric woven from fibers of the flax plant. Linen was once used to make so many household items that things like sheets and towels are still collectively called linen. 7. SILK Silk is a fabric made from the cocoons of the silkworm. The fabric itself has a natural shine to it because of the way light passes through the silk fibers.
Silk has been a highly prized fabric for thousands of years. 8. SUEDE Suede is a fabric made from leather, but instead of presenting the smooth skin side of the leather the soft, slightly fluffy inside is shown instead. Leather can be made onto suede by removing a thin layer from the surface of the leather. 9.
SWATCH A swatch is a small piece of something, usually so you can check the color of the swatches against colors in your house. When you have decided which swatch you like, you can buy a larger quantity of it. Swatches usually relate tobaccos. 10.
TARTAN Tartan is a fabric pattern made by weaving different colors together in stripes in both directions. The stripes can be different widths, and there can be lots of different colors, unlike gingham which is made from two colors with equal width stripes. In Scotland, different families had their own unique tartan pattern. 11. TWEED Tweed is a rough woolen fabric. It is usually quite thick and warm, and has a distinctive herringbone or check pattern in it.
Tweed is usually made in fairly dull colors like grey or brown, and is seen as a very old-fashioned fabric. 12.VELVET Velvet is a type of fabric that is smooth on one side and tufted on the other side. The tufts are fine and even and give velvet a very soft, rich feel.
Velvet has a pile and the sheen will change if you stroke it in different directions. Velvet can be made from anything - velvet is simply the name for the weave. The best velvet is made from silk, but it can also be made from cotton or artificial fibers like nylon or polyester. 13. BROCADE Brocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads.
Brocade is typically woven on a draw loom. It is a supplementary weft technique, that is, the ornamental brocading is produced by a supplementary, non-structural, weft in addition to the standard weft that holds the warp threads together. The purpose of this is to give the appearance that the weave actually was embroidered on. Brocade fabrics are used in odder times mostly for upholstery and draperies.
They are also used for evening and formal clothing, as well as costumes. 14. ACETATE Acetate is a synthetic fiber that is produced from plant matter known as cellulose.The cellulose that is used to make acetate fabric is most often sourced from wood pulp, which is a by-product of the logging industry.
Wood pulp is a renewable resource and acetate fabric is viewed as an environmentally conscious choice. Fabric made from acetate is available in a wide range of colors, from dark to neon colors. 15. CHIFFON Chiffon is made from cotton, silk or synthetic fibers.
Chiffon can be dyed to almost any shade, but chiffon made from polyester can be difficult to dye. Under a magnifying glass it resembles a fine net or mesh which gives chiffon some see- through properties.When sewing chiffon, many grafters layer tissue paper in between the two pieces being sewn together. The tissue paper helps keep the fabric together, with the rough surface of the tissue holding the chiffon in place while it is handled.
After sewing, the tissue paper can be carefully ripped out. Chiffon is also pinnacle, as it will spring back, concealing pin marks. As a general rule, sewers household work slowly and steadily with this fabric, taking care not to run it through a sewing machine too quickly or it will bunch and gather.Chiffon is most commonly used in evening wear, especially as an overlay, for giving an elegant and floating appearance to the gown. 16.
SEERSUCKER Seersucker is a thin, puckered, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped or checkered, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear. The word came into English from Hindustan (Urdu and Hindi), which originates from the words "cheer aura shark", meaning "milk and sugar", probably from the resemblance of its smooth ND rough stripes to the smooth texture of milk and the bumpy texture of sugar. 1] Seersucker is woven in such a way that some threads bunch together, giving the fabric a wrinkled appearance in places. This feature causes the fabric to be mostly held away from the skin when worn, facilitating heat dissipation and air circulation. It also meaner that pressing is not necessary.
Common items of clothing made from seersucker include suits, shorts, shirts, and robes. 17. SWISS CLOTH Dotted Swiss, also known as Swiss Dot, is a sheer cotton fabric that is embellished with small dots.The dots can be applied in a number of different ways and colors, ND is used for baby clothes, wedding dresses [1] and curtains.
The design is said to have originated around 1750 in SST. Galen, Switzerland, which emerged as a textile center the 15th century 18. CHEESE CLOTH Cheesecloth is a loose-woven gauze-like cotton cloth used primarily in cheese making and cooking. Cheesecloth is available in at least seven different grades, from open to extra-fine weave.
Grades are distinguished by the number of threads per inch in each direction.Cheesecloth can also be used for several printmaking processes including lithography for wiping up gum Arabic. In intaglio a heavily starched cheesecloth called tartan is used for wiping away excess ink from the printing surface. 19. CHEVIOT cheviot, woolen fabric made originally from the wool of Cheviot sheep and now also made from other types of wool or from blends of wool and man-made fibers in plain or various twill weaves. Cheviot wool possesses good spinning qualities, since the fiber is fine, soft, and pliable.
Cheviot fabric has a crispness of texture similar to serge but is slightly rougher and heavier. 20. THENCE A trademark for a high performance fiber used to make soft, beautifully draping anon fabrics. Thence is made from wood pulp that is harvested from replenished tree farms. So it's environmentally sensitive and it's washable! Fabricated using a closed-loop process that doesn't require bleach, although some manufacturers may use chemical processes, enzyme baths, and dyes that may or may not be environmentally sound.
21 . GORE-TEX Gore-Tex is a waterproof/breathable fabric, and a registered trademark of W.L. Gore and Associates. Gore requires that all garments made from their material have taping over the seams, to eliminate leaks. Gore's sister product, Windstorm, is similar to Gore-Tex in being windproof and breathable, but has ability to stretch and is not waterproof.
22. BATISTE Batiste is the softest of the lightweight opaque fabrics. It is made of cotton, wool, polyester, or a blend. Batiste is a balanced plain weave, a fine cloth made from cotton or linen such as cambric.
Batiste was often used as a lining fabric for high-quality garments.Batiste is also used for handkerchiefs (cotton batiste) and lingerie (batiste De sots). 23. CASEMENT CLOTH * A plain woven cotton fabric, soft and full handling Uses: casement curtains and also made into summer dresses 4.
GAUZE * Cloths in which certain ends cross from one side of adjacent ends sheers, bandage 25. TULLE * Very fine, slightly stiff, silky net like fabric * Uses: wedding veils, party gowns, trimmings 26. ORGANZA * Uses: * Light weight plain weave with fine spun yarns and stiff finish made with silk and man made filament fiber * Uses: dressings, trimmings 27.ORGANDY * Light weight, plain weave cotton type open construction fabric with fine spun yarns and stiff finish * Uses: blouses, aprons, curtains 28.
VOILE * A plain woven open fabric made from hard twisted warp and weft yarn. It is made n both worsted and cotton yarns which very extremely in thickness in different mix. * Uses: dresses, blouses, and decorative 29. MUSLIN * Soft, fine, open plain woven fabric made of cotton yarns.
Most common are cotton muslin * Uses: summer dresses, aprons 30. OXFORD * Light weight, soft, cotton like fabric, with small, EX. basket weave repeats.Fine warp and coarse, fillings yarns with smooth surface. * Uses: shirts 31 . GABARDINE * A warp faced cloth mostly woven in EX.
twill, which produces a fine steep twill effects on account of the predominance of the warp over the weft. 32. DENIM A strong warp faced cotton cloth largely made in EX. twill weave. The cloth is sometimes piece dyed, but generally the warp is yarn dyed and crossed with white weft * Uses: Sears, skirt, Jackets 33.
POPLIN * A plain woven warp rib fabric with the fine warp and thick weft. Originally made with silk in both warp and weft, but poplin is now applied to fine warp rib cloths whether made of cotton.Uses: raincoats, blouses, dresses 34. TAFFETA * Originally a plain closely woven silk fabric made with thicker weft than warp and said so as to produce a fine warp rib structure * Uses: used for dress fabrics and innings and curtains 35. FLANNEL * Plain or twill woven cloth with a very soft handle * Uses: blazers, dresses skirts, suits, coats, bed linen 36. BEDFORD CORD * Heavy cotton type fabric with prominent length wise raised cords on the face, the weft is much thicker than the warp * Uses: mainly us linings, commonly used for slacks upholstery.
37.TERRY CLOTH for dress fabrics and * Medium weight soft cotton type with low twist yarns forming surface loops Uses: towels, beach robes 38. VELVETEEN * Medium weight cotton type fabric with cut pile surface that lies flat dresses, robes, upholstery 39. CREPE Fabric with a pebbly or crinkled surface obtained by using crepe yarns, chemicals or weaves. * Uses: apparel, and home furnishing 40.
SATIN * Medium weight fabric with filament yarns. Satin weave with fine, closely woven warp yarns. Highly lustrous, smooth face, rougher back Uses: fancy dresses, ties 41 .BUCKRAM * Light weight, plain weave, open construction stiff, cotton like fabric * Uses: apparel interfacing, interlining and book binding 42. CALICO * Light weight, plain weave, cotton type fabric, usually with bright, small print design on constructing background * Uses: blouses, dresses. 43.
CHAMBRAY Lightweight, plain weave cotton type fabric usually with colored warp and white filling yarns * Uses: shirts 44. LAWN * Light weight, flat, coarse, cotton type fabric, slightly stiff. 45. MADRAS * Uses: blouse, dress * Lightweight usually plain weave, carded, frequently made with a plaid design.
Made so that colors bleed when fabric is washed, resulting in ever changing shades. * Uses: shirts, dresses etc 46. CHALLIS Challis is a lightweight woven fabric, originally a silk-and-wool blend, which can also be made from a single fiber, such as cotton, silk or wool,[l] or from man-made fabrics such as rayon. 2] It was first manufactured in Norwich, England, in about 1832, when it was designed as a thin, soft material similar to Norwich crape, but matt-textured rather than glossy, and more Challis could be made with woven designs, or printed.
3] 'French challis' has a glossy finish. [l] The designs were often floral, paisley, or geometric,[4] and based on French silk patterns. [l] The term is derived from an Anglo-Indian word, shale, which meaner 'soft' 47. CHARTREUSE Chartreuse is a lightweight fabric woven with a satin weave, where the warp threads cross over three or more of the backing (weft) threads.
The front side of the fabric as a satin finish?lustrous and reflective?whereas the back has a dull finish. It can be made of silk or a synthetic look-alike such as polyester.Silk chartreuse is more expensive and delicate but is softer and a better insulator. Its uses in menswear include the lining of Jackets and slacks, handkerchiefs, ties, and underwear such as chartreuse boxer shorts. 48. DAMASK Damask is a reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers, with a pattern formed by weaving.
Damasks are woven with one warp yarn and one weft yarn, usually with the pattern in warp-faced satin weave and the ground in weft-faced or sateen weave. Damask weaves appear most commonly in table linens and furnishing fabrics, but also in clothing. 9. MESH In clothing, a mesh is often defined as a loosely woven or knitted fabric that has a large number of closely spaced holes, frequently used for modern sports Jerseys and other clothing.
This is one of the most utilized fabrics all across the Shoe Industry and Garment Industry for various types' interlinings. Available in both Polyester and Nylon, its various types of usage makes it an inevitable fabric of both the industry. 50. PLUSH Plush (from French pellucid) is a textile having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet.Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair or worsted yarn, but now silk by itself or with a cotton backing is used for plush, the distinction from velvet being found in the longer and less dense pile of plush.
The soft material is largely used for upholstery and furniture purposes, and is also much employed in dress and millinery. Modern plush are commonly manufactured from synthetic fibers such as polyester. One of the largest uses of this fabric is in the production of stuffed toys, with small stuffed animals made from plush fabric, such as teddy bears. Plush is also one of the main materials for the construction of designer toys.
