Fabrics

Patricia P. (United States of America)
types of fabric
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  1. balbriggan
    a cotton knit fabric used for underwear
  2. broadcloth
    a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
  3. brocade
    thick expensive material with a raised pattern
  4. calico
    coarse cloth with a bright print
  5. cashmere
    the wool of a type of goat from India
  6. chambray
    a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
  7. chiffon
    a sheer fabric of silk or rayon
  8. corduroy
    thick cotton fabric with vertical ribs
  9. cotton
    a bushy mallow plant bearing bolls with fibers used to make fabric
  10. eyelet
    small hole in cloth or leather for passage of a cord or hook
  11. faille
    a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton
  12. foulard
    a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric
  13. furbelow
    a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
  14. fustian
    a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
  15. gingham
    a woven cotton fabric, typically with a checked pattern
  16. grosgrain
    a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
  17. jacquard
    a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
  18. knit
    make by needlework with interlacing yarn
  19. linen
    a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
  20. lisle
    a strong tightly twisted cotton thread
  21. madras
    a light patterned cotton cloth
  22. merino
    white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
  23. paisley
    a fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
  24. sateen
    a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
  25. satin
    a smooth, shiny fabric
  26. seersucker
    a light puckered fabric that is usually striped
  27. Shetland
    an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
  28. silk
    animal fibers produced by larvae that spin cocoons
  29. taffeta
    a crisp, smooth, lustrous fabric
  30. tulle
    a fine fabric net used for veils, tutus, or gowns
  31. velvet
    a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
Created on Sun Jun 14 14:27:20 EDT 2009 (updated Thu Jul 16 09:51:06 EDT 2009)

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