Categories: Textile stubs | Woven fabrics | 1950s fashion | 1960s fashion This article needs to be wikified. ... “fabric” redirects here. ... Batiste is the softest of the lightweight opaque fabrics. ... Bemberg or Bemberg silk is the trade name for a special kind of rayon. ... Bombazine, or bombasine, is a fabric originally made of silk or silk and wool, and now also made of cotton and wool or of wool alone. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Burlap is a dense woven fabric, usually made of jute and allied vegetable fibers. ... Buckram is available in many colors. ... Calico is a textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. ... Cambric is a lightweight cotton cloth used as fabric for lace and needlework. ... Look up Canvas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Chambray is a commune of the Eure département in France. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary using the Transwiki process. ... Cheesecloth is a loosewoven cotton cloth, such as is used in pressing cheese curds. ... Chiffon, which is a French word for rag, is a lightweight sheer material with a slightly rough feel to it. ... Chino cloth is a kind of twill fabric, usually made primarily from cotton. ... Cloth of gold is a fabric woven with a gold-wrapped or spun weft - referred to as a spirally spun gold strip. In most cases, the core yarn is silk wrapped with a band/ or strip of high content gold filé. In rarer instances, fine linen and wool have been... Cotton duck (from Dutch doek,linen canvas), also simply duck, sometimes duck cloth or duck canvas is a heavy cotton fabric. ... Coutil (or Coutille) is woven twill cloth created specifically for making corsets. ... Crape (an anglicized version of the Fr. ... Denim as used for blue jeans, with a copper rivet to strengthen the pocket. ... Dimity is a lightweight, sheer cotton fabric having at least two warp threads thrown into relief to form fine cords. ... Dowlas is the name given to a plain cloth, similar to sheeting, but usually coarser. ... Drill is a strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave. ... A young man wearing a tartan flannel shirt. ... Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats and trousers, or a garment made from the material. ... For the Japanese Hardcore Punk Band, see Gauze. ... Gingham is a fabric made from dyed cotton yarn. ... Haircloth is a stiff, unsupple fabric typically made from horsehair and/or from the wooly hair of a camel. ... All Harris Tweed items are hand woven on the islands off the Northern coast of Scotland (outer Hebrides). ... Hodden is a coarse kind of cloth made of undyed wool, formerly much worn by the peasantry of Scotland. ... Irish linen is the brand name given to linen produced in Ireland. ... Jamdani is a kind of fine cloth made in Bangladesh. ... A man weaves kente cloth using a traditional loom in Bonwire village, Ashanti region, Ghana. ... Lamé is a type of fabric woven or knit with metallic yarns. ... Lawn cloth, Lawn is a plain weave cloth, produced from cotton. ... Linsey-Woolsey is a fabric that has been in use since colonial times. ... water resisting material for clothing made from sheep wool; usually green and used in bavarian traditional clothing. ... Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with patterned texture, used primarily for summer clothing -- pants, shorts, dresses and jackets. ... This article is about the fabric. ... Muslin is a type of finely-woven cotton fabric, introduced to Europe from the Middle East in the 17th century. ... A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns. ... Oilskin jacket (left) and high trousers (right). ... Organdy is the sheerest cotton cloth made. ... Organza fabric Organza is a thin, plain weave, sheer fabric traditionally made from silk, the continuous filament of silkworms. ... Oxford refers to a type of weave employed to make the fabric in oxford shirts. ... Percale refers to a closely woven fabric often used for bed linens. ... Poplin, also called tabinet, is a heavy, durable fabric consisting of a silk warp with a weft of worsted yarn. ... Ripstop (also incorrectly called ripstock and also ribstock) is a woven fabric that has another type of single or double thread woven into it. ... Ripstop nylon is the primary material used in Hot air balloons Rip-stop Nylon is a light-weight, water-repellent nylon fabric with inter-woven ripstop reinforcement threads in a crosshatch pattern, so the material resists ripping or tearing. ... Russell cord is a corded fabric which is woven using equal quantities of cotton and wool. ... Sateen is a cotton fabric with a satin-like finish, often found in bed sheets. ... Look up Satin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Scarlet was a type of fine and expensive woolen cloth common in mediaeval England. ... Seersucker is a thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear. ... Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. ... The word selvage comes from the phrase self-edge and denotes denim made on old-school shuttle looms. ... Stuff was a type of coarse cloth manufactured in various places, including Kidderminster. ... Taffeta (sometimes spelled taffety) is a crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. ... Tweed is a rough, unfinished woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. ... Via Gellia is a steep sided wooded dry valley and road in Derbyshire. ... Brocade can stands for: thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven. ... Camlet, also commonly known as camelot or camblet, is a woven fabric that might have originally been made of camel or goats hair, now chiefly of goats hair and silk, or of wool and cotton. ... Italian silk damask, 1300s. ... Songket is fabric which belongs to the brocade family of textiles. ... Baize is a coarse woollen or cotton cloth, often coloured red or green. ... Corduroy is a fabric composed of twisted fibers that when woven lie parallel (similar to twill) to one another to form the cloths distinct pattern, a cord. ... Fustian is a term for a variety of heavy woven cotton fabrics, chiefly prepared for menswear. ... Plush (from French peluche) is a textile fabric having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet. ... Polar fleece is a soft napped insulating synthetic wool fabric made from PET. It was created in 1979 by Malden Mills; it was a new, light and strong pile fabric meant to mimic and in some ways surpass wool. ... Terry cloth. ... Velvet is a type of tufted fabric in which the cut threads are very evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it its distinct feel. ... Velveteen is a cotton cloth made in imitation of velvet. ... Zibeline is a thick, soft fabric with a long nap. ... A selection of 4 different felt cloths. ... Nonwoven textiles are those which are neither woven nor knit, for example felt. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... A modern industrial knitting machine in action The knitting machine, sometimes called knitting frame, knitting loom, or hand knitting machine, is used to produce knit fabrics on a fixed bed of hooked needles. ... Velour is a textile, a knitted counterpart of velvet. ... Bobbinet is a specific type of tulle netting which has been made in the UK since the invention of the bobbinet machine in 1806 by John Heathcoat. ... Carbon fiber composite is a strong, light and very expensive material. ... This article is about the article of clothing. ... Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ... A mesh is similar to fabric or a web in that it has many connected or weaved pieces. ... Needlerun Net refers to a family of laces created by using a needle to embroider on a net ground. ... A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns. ... Tulle is a netting, which is often starched, made of various fibers, including silk, nylon, and rayon, that is most commonly used for veils, gowns (particularly wedding gowns) and ballet tutus. ... Gore-tex is a proprietary teflonized textile material owned by W.L. Gore & Associates. ... Silnylon, a contraction of Silicone impregnated nylon, is a synthetic fabric used mainly in lightweight outdoor gear. ... Example of spandex Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity (stretchability). ... SympaTex or Sympa-Tex or Sympatex is a textile trademark. ... Houndstooth is a duotone textile pattern, characterized by broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes. ... Paisley wallpaper Paisley or Paisley pattern is a droplet-shaped vegetal motif of Persian origin, similar to half of the Yin yang symbol, or the leaf of the Indian bodhi tree or the mango tree. ... Several plaid patterns on modern day uniforms Plaid is a Scots language word meaning blanket, usually referring to patterned woollen cloth; it is unclear if the Gaelic word Plaide came first. ... A tartan is type of pattern, originating in woven cloth, but now used in many materials. ... Toile is a type of decorating pattern, consisting of a white or off-white background on which a repeated pattern depicting a fairly complex scene, generally of a pastoral theme such as (for example) a couple having a picnic by a lake. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ... Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers first produced on February 28, 1935 by Wallace Carothers at DuPont. ... Microfibre is a term for fibres with strands thinner than one denier. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... SEM picture of a bend in a high surface area polyester fiber with a seven-lobed cross section Polyester is a category of polymers, or, more specifically condensation polymers, which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. ... Piña is a fiber derived from the leaves of a pineapple. ... Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. ... Silk dresses Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. ... Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats, alpacas, llamas and rabbits may also... A batik painting depicting two Indian women. ... Bògòlanfini (sometimes bogolan) is a traditional Malian fabric dyed with fermented mud, particularly associated with the Bambara. ... Fulling is a step in clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (particularly wool) to get rid of oils, dirt, and other impurities. ... Mercerization is a treatment for cotton fabric and thread mostly employed to give cotton a lustrous appearance. ... Watered silk is a type of silk fabric which has been passed through a set of rollers as a fabric finishing process, to give the surface a moire pattern which looks like a water surface. ... Dyeing is the process of changing the colour of a yarn or cloth by treatment with a dye. ... Fiber or fibre[1] is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread. ... Textiles were invented in the Middle East during the late stone age. ... The history of silk begins, according to Chinese tradition, in the 27th century BC. The Chinese were able to continue making it exclusively for three millennia without ever divulging the secret process whereby it was made. ... Knit hat, yarn, and knitting needles Knitting is a craft by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. ... The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of mans technologies. ... Textile manufacturing is one of the oldest of mans technologies. ... Ainu ceremonial dress on display under glass in the British Museum. ... Tweed loom, Harris, 2004 Woven sheet Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ... Yarn Spools of thread Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, crewel embroidery and ropemaking. ...