Fabric

Fabric

Of or relating to a flexible woven material that consists of intertwined string, thread, or yarn.

Industry: Textiles

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Jersey

Textiles; Fabric

Stretchy fine knitted fabric, used in t-shirts and sportswear and figure hugging garments; especially good for draping.

A lightweight vegetable fibre found in the seed pods of the Bombocaceae tree, native to Central and South America. The fibre is water resistant and buoyant, and while difficult to spin and weave, is ...

Khaki

Textiles; Fabric

A yellowish earth tone color, also a rugged twill weave fabric, often in the same dusty brown color. First named and utilised in 1848 by English soldiers fighting in Afghanistan.

Knitting

Textiles; Fabric

The process of interlocking loops of yarn to form a fabric. Warp knitting loops yarn across a fabric, while weft knitting loops several yarns down the length of a fabric.

Lace

Textiles; Fabric

A decorative open fabric made through knitting or looping yarns together. Lace also refers to design work on top of a base fabric, resulting in a raised pattern.

Lawn

Textiles; Fabric

A fine, somewhat porous fabric made from cotton or linen, originating in Laon, France. Lawn is more crisp than voile, but less than organdy, and is often found in summery blouses and dresses.

Leather

Textiles; Fabric

A material created through the tanning of animal hides, typically from cattle. Leather can feature course or smooth finishes, and takes dye well. Used for jackets, pants and upholstery.