FABRIC TERMINOLOGY RESOURCE

The terms covered include:

• Fabric properties: Abrasion resistance, absorbency, elasticity, colorfastness, durability, resiliency, and wickability.
• Fiber types: Natural fibers like alpaca, angora, cashmere, cotton, flax, hemp, jute, linen, mohair, ramie, silk, sisal, and wool (including merino and lamb's wool), and manufactured fibers such as acetate, acrylic, glass fiber, modacrylic fiber, nylon, olefin (polypropylene), polyester, rayon, and triacetate.
• Weave types and constructions: Plain weave, twill weave, satin weave, basket weave, dobby weave, double cloth, double weave, leno weave, pile weave, rib weave, and tension control weave.
• Fabric types: Antique satin, batik, batiste, boucle, broadcloth, brocade, brocatelle, burlap, calico, canvas, casement cloth, challis, chambray, cheesecloth, chenille, chiffon, chintz, corduroy, crepe-back satin, crewelwork fabrics, damask, denim, doeskin, Donegal tweed, dotted swiss, duck, epingle, faille, felt, flannel, flannelette, foulard, gabardine, gauze, georgette, gingham, grospoint, herringbone/tweed, houndstooth check, ikat, interlock, iridescent fabrics, jacquard, jersey fabric, kilim, lamé, madras, matelassé, melton, mesh, moiré, monk's cloth, muslin, net, noile, nonwoven fabric, organdy, organza, ottoman, oxford, panné velvet, percale, piqué, plissé, pongee, poplin, quilting, sateen fabric, seersucker, serge, shantung, sharkskin, sheer, terry cloth, terry velour, ticking, tissue, toile de Jouy, tweed, tulle, and velvet/velveteen.
• Dyeing and finishing processes: Burn-out, calendaring, combing, embossing, flocking, gaufrage, mercerization, solution-dyed, and yarn-dyed.
• Design elements and patterns: Applique, bargello, botanical, checks, chinoiserie, embroidery, ethnic, eyelet, fleur-de-lis, foliage, French knots, geometric, Jacobean, lattice/scrollwork, novelty, ombre, paisley, plaid, skins, slub, spot weave, and strie.
• Other textile terms: Converter, denier, filament, filling, finished fabric, float, fringe, greige goods, gimp, hand, hand-spun, heather, hydrophilic/hydrophobic fibers, interfacings, interlining, jobber, lining, loom, microfibers, monofilament, nap, passementerie, pick, piece dyed fabric, pill, plied yarn, repeat, selvage, serging, spun yarn, staple fibers, tieback, tissue pick, twist, warp, weft, woven fabric, and yarn.
• Testing methods: Martindale method and Wyzenbeek method (both for durability).
• Fabric orientation: Railroading and up-the-roll.

The document serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding common terminology used in the fabric industry.