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Organdy or organdie is the sheerest cotton cloth made. Combed yarns contribute to its appearance. Its sheerness and crispness are the result of an acid finish on lawn greige goods. Because of its stiffness and fiber content, it is very prone to wrinkling. Organza is the filament yarn counterpart to organdy. Organdy is a balanced plain weave. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Acid (disambiguation). ... Organza fabric Organza is a thin, plain weave, sheer fabric traditionally made from silk, the continuous filament of silkworms. ... Filaments surrounding a solar flare, caused by the interaction of the plasma in the Suns atmopshere with its magnetic field. ... 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, embroidery and ropemaking. ... Plain weave is one of the three basic types of textile weaves. ...

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Woven:	Barkcloth · Batiste · Bemberg · Bombazine · Broadcloth · Burlap · Buckram · Calico · Cambric · Canvas · Chambray · Charmeuse · Cheesecloth · Chiffon · Chino · Cloth of gold · Duck · Coutil · Crape · Denim · Dimity · Dowlas · Drill · Foulard · Flannel · Gabardine · Gauze · Gingham · Haircloth · Harris Tweed · Hodden · Irish linen · Jamdani · Kente cloth · Lamé · Lawn · Linsey-woolsey · Loden · Madras · Moleskin · Muslin · Ninon · Oilskin · Organdy · Organza · Osnaburg · Oxford · Percale · Poplin · Rep · Ripstop · Ripstop nylon · Russell cord · Sateen · Satin · Scarlet · Seersucker · Serge · Stuff · Taffeta · Tweed · Twill · Viyella
Figured woven:	Brocade · Camlet · Damask · Songket
Pile woven:	Baize · Chenille · Corduroy · Fustian · Plush · Polar fleece · Terrycloth · Velours du Kasaï · Velvet · Velveteen · Zibeline
Nonwoven:	Felt · Nonwovens
Knitted:	Coolmax · Machine knitting · Velour
Netted:	Net · Bobbinet · Carbon fiber · Fishnet · Lace · Mesh · Needlerun Net · Ninon · Tulle
Technical:	Goretex · Smartwool · Silnylon · Spandex · SympaTex
Patterns:	Herringbone · Houndstooth · Paisley · Plaid · Tartan · Toile · Argyle
Textile fibers:	Acrylic · Alpaca · Angora · Asbestos · Carbon Fiber · Cashmere · Catgut · Chamois · Coir · Cotton · Hemp · Jute · Kevlar · Linen · Mohair · Nylon · Microfibre · Olefin · Pashmina · Polyester · Piña · Ramie · Rayon · Silk · Sinew · Sisal · Spandex · Spider silk · Wool
Finishing and printing:	Batik · Bògòlanfini · Fulling · Mercerization  · Watered silk
Related:	Dyeing · Fiber · History of textiles · History of silk · Knitting · Terminology · Manufacturing · Preservation · Weaving · Yarn

Tortora, Phyllis (2006). Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles 7th Edition. Fairchild, 396. ISBN 0870057073.  For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ... Barkcloth is a soft, thick, slightly textured fabric so named because it has a rough surface like that of tree bark. ... Batiste is the softest of the lightweight opaque fabrics. ... 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, from the French word for Cloth, is a lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns. ... 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. ... This article is about the material denim. ... 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 foulard is a lightweight fabric, either twill or plain-woven, made of silk or a mix of silk and cotton. ... A young man wearing a tartan flannel shirt. ... Gabardine Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers and other garments. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... Moleskin is made from moles. ... 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). ... 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. ... Rep, Repp, or Reps is a cloth made of silk, wool, or cotton. ... 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. ... Satin used in bedding Structure of silk satin Look up Satin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Scarlet was a type of fine and expensive woolen cloth common in mediaeval England. ... Grey and white seersucker material. ... Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. ... Stuff was a type of coarse woven cloth manufactured in various places, formerly 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. ... A twill weave can easily be identified by its diagonal lines. ... Via Gellia is a steep sided wooded dry valley and road in Derbyshire. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (725 × 725 pixel, file size: 1 MB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... Chenille may refer to either a type of cored yarn or fabric made from it. ... 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, more often called just fleece, is a soft napped insulating synthetic wool fabric made from PET or other synthetic fibers. ... Terry cloth. ... Velours du Kasaï Velours du Kasaï (Kasaï velvet) is a kind of textile fabric made in Kasai, a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaïre). ... Swatch of black cotton velvet decorator fabric used for drapery 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. ... Net or netting is any textile in which the warp and weft yarns are looped or knotted at their intersections, resulting in a fabric with large open spaces between the yarns. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Lace (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Mesh (disambiguation). ... 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. ... SmartWool is a company founded by ski instructors Peter and Patty Duke in New England in 1994 and acquired by the Timberland Company in 2005. ... 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. ... A sample cross-stitch of a Welsh dresser Cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches are used to form a picture. ... 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. ... Three examples of tartan. ... 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. ... An argyle sock The argyle (occasionally argyll) pattern is one containing diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement. ... Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers made from a polymer with a weight average molecular weight of ~100,000. ... This article is about a breed of domesticated ungulates. ... Angora wool or Angora fiber refers to the downy coat produced by the Angora rabbit. ... For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). ... Carbon fiber composite is a strong, light and very expensive material. ... Cashmere wool is wool obtained from the Cashmere goat and is also known as Pashmina. ... Catgut is the name applied to cord of great toughness and tenacity prepared from the intestines of sheep/goat, or occasionally from those of the hog, horse, mule, pig, and donkey. ... Binomial name Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a large, goat-like animal that lives in the European Alps and Carpathians. ... Coir (from Malayalam kayar, cord) is a coarse fibre extracted from the fibrous outer shell of a coconut. ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... U.S. Marihuana production permit. ... The word Jute is also used in reference to the Germanic people, the Jutes. ... Kevlars molecular structure; BOLD: monomer unit; DASHED: hydrogen bonds. ... Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ... Mohair is a silk-like fabric made from the hair of the Angora goat, not to be confused with the angora rabbit whose fur is called angora. ... For other uses of this word, see nylon (disambiguation). ... Microfibre is a term for fibres with strands thinner than one denier. ... A synonym for the more widely accepted term, alkene. ... 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. ... Binomial name Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich. ... Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. ... For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). ... A tendon or sinew is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue, attached on one end to a muscle and on the other to a bone. ... Binomial name Agave sisalana Perrine Sisal or sisal hemp is an agave Agave sisalana that yields a stiff fiber used in making rope. ... Example of spandex Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity (stretchability). ... Spider silk is a fibre secreted by spiders. ... 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 and people of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats and rabbits and oxes... This article is about the textile dyeing technique. ... 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 o f 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. ... For the record label, see Knitting Factory. ... 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 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, embroidery and ropemaking. ... 1944 Fairchild Argus III (G-BCBH) Fairchild were an aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale, New York, Hagerstown, Maryland, and San Antonio, Texas. ...