June 26, 2018
Silk elastane fabric
Vegan | Material | Definition |
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Aba | A fabric woven from goat and camel hair | |
Acrylic | A synthetic fabric | |
Aertex | A trademark brand for a loosely woven cotton fabric | |
Alpaca | The natural fiber harvested from an alpaca | |
V/N | Baize | A coarse, felt like, woolen material that is typically green, used for covering gaming tables |
Bamboo | A cloth, yarn, and clothing made out of bamboo fibres. Modern bamboo clothing is clothing made from either 100% bamboo yarn or a blend of bamboo and cotton yarn. | |
Batiste | A lightweight, semi-sheer cotton fabric; used for heirloom sewing, lingerie, and blouses | |
Broadcloth | A dense, plain woven cloth, historically made of wool. Modern broadcloth is cotton or a cotton blend | |
Brocade | Richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads | |
Buckram | A stiff cloth, made of cotton or linen, used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing | |
Bunting | A lightweight worsted wool used for making flags and ribbons | |
Calico | A plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton | |
Cambric | A finely woven white linen | |
Camelhair | A type of cloth made from pure camel hair or a blend | |
Camlet | A woven fabric of Asian origin originally made of camel or goat's hair; later made of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton | |
Canvas | An extremely durable plain-woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) | |
Cashmere | A soft fiber obtained from cashmere goats and other types of goat | |
Cerecloth (altar Cloth) | A waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud (also called altar cloth, used in churches) | |
Challis | A lightweight woven fabric, originally a silk-and-wool blend, which can also be made from cotton, silk or wool, or from man-made fabrics such as rayon | |
Chambray or Cambric | A linen-finished (flax) gingham cloth with a white weft and a colored warp, used for linens, shirtings, handkerchiefs and as fabric for lace and needlework. | |
Chenille | A heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads, commonly manufactured from cotton, but can also be made using acrylic, rayon and olefin. | |
Chiffon | A lightweight, sheer fabric made from cotton, silk, or synthetic fibers. | |
Chino | A twill fabric, originally made of 100% cotton and cotton-synthetic blends. | |
Chintz | A brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric. | |
Cork | A material that is made from the soft bark of a kind of oak tree. | |
Cord, Corduroy | A textile composed of twisted fibers that, when woven form the cloth's distinct pattern, a "cord"; usually made of cotton | |
Cotton | A soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant and is used as textile fiber and thread for sewing. | |
Cotton flannel, Canton flannel | A stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side | |
Crepe, Crape, Crepe de Chine | A soft woven fabric, of various fineness; originally made from carded wool or worsted yarn, but is now often made from either wool, cotton, or synthetic fibre | |
Cretonne | A heavy cotton fabric, typically with a floral pattern printed on one or both sides, used for upholstery. | |
Damask | A reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibres, with a pattern formed by weaving. | |
Denim, Dungaree, jean | A coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric. | |
Dimity | A hard-wearing, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks. | |
Doeskin | Leather made from the skin of a female fallow deer. | |
Duck | A heavy, plain woven cotton fabric; used for clothing and tents. | |
Duffel, Duffle | A coarse heavy woolen fabric. | |
Elastane | A synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is a polyester-polyurethane copolymer that is stronger and more durable than natural rubber. | |
Elastic | A flexible stretchable fabric made with interwoven strands of rubber or an imitative synthetic fiber. | |
Etamine, etamin | A light cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc. | |
Faille | A somewhat shiny closely woven silk, rayon, or cotton fabric characterized by slight ribs in the weft. | |
Felt | A cloth made of wool and fur often mixed with natural or synthetic fibers through the action of heat, moisture, chemicals, and pressure. | |
Flannel | A soft woven fabric, originally made from carded wool or worsted yarn, but is now often made from either wool, cotton, or synthetic fibre. | |
Flannelette | A light cotton fabric imitating flannel. | |
Fleece | A woolen coat of a domestic sheep or long-haired goat, especially after being sheared (but before being processed into yarn or thread). | |
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