Fabrics Flashcards
(120 cards)
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textile made of bamboo
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Bamboo fabric
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cotton printed white with contrasting color
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Bandanna
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rib weave, pebbly appearance
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Barathea
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created simulate bark of trees
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Bark Cloth
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Jean Baptiste; French linen weaver fine and semi sheer smooth almost transparent
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Batiste
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cord cotton like fabric in lengthwise direction, high strength durability
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Bedford cord
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Sturdy warp faced fabric, Bengal, India
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Bengaline
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end fabric is lopped, soft pile and improve insulating properties
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Berber Fleece
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small geometric pattern with center dot resembling bird’s eye
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Birdseye
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two or more fabric held thru adhesive
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Bonded
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French “buckled”, ringed or curled, formed by loop out yarn kinky appearance as interval
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Boucle
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twill weave in France, nubbed surface effect
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Bourette
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tightly woven, crosswise rib, silk shirting fabric
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Broadcloth
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rich jacquard, raised figures of flowers
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Brocade
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tightly jacquard fabric, warp effect puffed appearance
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Brocatelle
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Ply yarn scrim fabric stiff finish, interlining garments, Bokhara, U S S R
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Buckram
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twill weave denim fabric, soft but tough as nails
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Bull Denim
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Plain made of jute or hemp, carpet backing
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Burlap/ Gunny
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all-over print of small floral pattern
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Calico
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closely woven cotton calendered on right side slight gloss
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Cambric
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face is twill, soft loosely twisted filling yarn for interlinings, garments and cover, from Canton,China
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Canton Flannel
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heavy and firm for heavy duty purposes, coarse
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Canvas
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softest fabric made, lightweight, usually floral pattern, from India “Shalee”-soft
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Challis
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blue and white filling, mottled surface
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Chambray
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chenille yarns and fuzzy pile, French means caterpillar
Chenille
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broken twill or herringbone weave, wide Vs
Chevron
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thin diaphanous gauze like strong but difficult to handle
Chiffon
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glazed cotton fabric printed bright figures and large flower design
Chintz
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Unglazed chintz
Cretonne
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coated with lacquer, varnish for longer lasting
Coated
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cut pile cloth with narrow to wide wales warp direction of goods, back has plain twill weave
Curduroy
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lightweight by crinkly surface
Crepe
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chain stitch embroidery, fine and loosely twisted two ply worsted yarn
Crewel
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uneven surface by caustic soda to shrink unevenly
Crinkle
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lightweight, plain, stiffen, low yarn count
Crinoline
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treated to have permanently crinkled
Crushed
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velvet with irregular pattern of nap in diff direction
Crushed Velvet
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Firm glossy Jacquard pattern similar to brocade but reversible
Damask
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rugged, serviceable staple cotton, work clothes
Denim
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thin sheer which cords woven in fabric easy to manipulate, PALAMPORE India
Dimity
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sheer embellished with small dot motifs
Dotted Swiss
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closely woven heavy material most durable made of cotton, called as canvas
Duck
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ribbed crosswise rib effect, grossgrain family
Faille
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compact matted woolen material, Anglo-Saxon means Filter
Felt
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printed woven jagged undulating flame like multi colored pattern, brushed on both sides
Flannel
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medium weight, twill weave made of cotton, brushed on one side
Flannelette
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type of raised decoration in adhesive is printed on fabric in a specific pattern
Flocked
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high gloss mylar usually in metallic color pulls away from clear backing
Foil
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lightweight cloth soft finish and feel
Foulard
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Uncut loops sometimes styled by shearing loops at varying heights, Fries from Holland
Frieze
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firm durable compactly woven cloth shows diagonal line on face of goods
Gabardine
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thin sheer constructed with plain leno or dobby weave
Gauze
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dyed yarns at given intervals in warp and filling to achieve block or check effect
Gingham
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fine loosely woven well known for stiffiness
Grenadine
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strong closely woven corded fabric made of silk and rayon often with cotton fiber, heavy rather prominent ribbed fabric
Grossgrain
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Japanese " soft as down", lightweight, plain weave, Lighter than Shantung
Hatbotai
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woven, multi colored blending fibers in sifferent colors
Heather
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very stiff, wiry cloth single horse hair filling on cotton warp
Haircloth
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broken twill forming four pointed star, duo pattern B&W
Houndstooth
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style of weaving resist tie dye,
Ikat
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change color lights strikes
Irridescent
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series of faint stripes , light to dark yarn
Jaspe
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metallic threads, work with silver and gold wire
Lame
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joined together through high strength reinforcing scrim thermoplastic film
Laminated
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crisp and crease resistant, semi transparency gauzy almost opaque effect, LAON FRANCE
Lawn
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jacquard stripe fabric simulating silk
Lisserie
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firm, stripe or plaid in color, when washed BLEED, Madras India
Madras
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Lightweight, Open mesh, mosquito net, wash very well
Marquisette
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quilted surface effect and woven Jacquard looms, cushion or padded
Matellasse
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heavily felted, very closely sheared
Melton
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net like appearance
Mesh
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Very coarse yarn and bulky fabric, heavy weight utilizing basket weave
Monk's Cloth
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generic term for cotton fabric, mousseline, smooth and delicate
Muslin
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fine soft fabric often mercerized to produce luster
Nainsook
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smooth transparent high textured fabric or novelty weaves, voile but more body "TERGAL"
Ninnon
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sheerest and crispiest, made from silk ORGANZA, calendered on R SIde to produce gloss
Organdie
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tough medium to heavyweight coarsely woven, sack bags
Osnaburg
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tightly woven ribbed fabric, slightly lustrous surface, heavier filler
Ottoman
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Soft stout silk like luster finish, soil easliy
Oxford
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Satin face and high luster, resembles velvet but with long pile
Panne
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medium plain weave, low to medium count (180-250)
Percale
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raised cords run in warp direction
Pique
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Striped motif or spot formation with caustic soda solution to shrink provide crinkled effect
Plisse
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dull surfaced net with various sized holes
Point D'Esprit
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Warp pile, longer but not densely woven like velvet, French Peluche means hair
Plush
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combed and carded fabric in satin construction, calendered for luster
Polished Cotton
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Thin- natural, tan colored silk rough weave, fine combed high luster
Pongee
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fine rib effect filling selvage to selvage, French Papeline
Poplin
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Similar to Poplin, distinctive crossrib effect
Rep
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plain, majority of weave is warp threads
Sail Cloth
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yarn from low luster and staple length fibers, floating fill yarns over warp
Sateen
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very smooth lustrous face effect, dull
Satin
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high grade coating fabric, soft woolen, elaborate yarn effects SAME HOUNSTOOTH, HERRINGBONE
Saxony
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open mesh, used in Buckram
Scrim
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base warp: Flat, second warp: crinkled
Seersucker
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cloth error with flaws
Seconds
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oldest basic term in textile, diagonal line or ridges on both sides, two up or two down twill weave
Serge
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Raw silk from Tussah, elongated slub filling yarn
Shantung
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small twill weave, resembling skin of shark
Sharkskin
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corded and combed, light medium to heavy weight
Sheeting
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two different colored yarns, iridiscent and crisp but not stiff
Shimmer
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provide greater freedom of body movement for athlete, durable and moisture absorbent
Stretch Woven
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soft twill weave, plaid effects, soft flexible and lustrous
Surah
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fine sheer crisp stiff, dotted of figured
Swiss
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smooth on both sides, sheen on surface, solid, colored, printed or woven, for colors to seem changeable
Taffeta
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plain, two up two down, multicolored conventional or exceptional when made variations of color effects, Scottish Clans
Tartan (PLAID/SETT)
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uncut loops on both sides, absorbent; longer loops: more absorbent
Terry Cloth
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same to terry cloth with uncut loops on one side
Turkish Towelling
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strong woven, usually twill but may be sateen in weave
Ticking
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100% microfiber, lightweight, light faille weave, silk feel and slight sheen but extremely strong fabric
Tissue Faille
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Durable heavy poplin, blend of polyster and cotton, utility cloth
Trigger
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rough, irregular, soft, flexible unfinished shaggy cloth, oldest and most popular outwear
Tweed
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first ultra micro-fiber, resistant to stains and discoloration, ages better with suede, protective fabric for electronic equipment
Ultrasuede
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loosely applied to cut pile cloths, fine raise finish
Velour
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rows of short cut pile stand, close together and even surface, crush and water resistant, drapes well
Velvet
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filling pile cloth, made by cutting extra set of filling yarns, imitation of velvet
Velveteen
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made with high twist yarn in high count, similar to organdy/organza, French means Veil
Voile
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honeycomb weave, waffle Pique
Waffle
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Laundered before shipping, reduce shrinkage, soften the hand, wash down color for laundered look
Washed
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Cross-bred yarn strongly colored, highly raised lustrous type, nap is long and lies in one direction, soft feel and finish
Zibeline
