Fabric Name Quiz Flashcards
Chiffon
Originally made of silk, it is always a filament yarn and can be piece dyed, yarn dyed, or printed. This is an extremely drapery fabric, with a grainy hand, used extensively for evening wear.
Georgette
can be a plain weave or a momie weave. Traditionally made with S & Z overtwisted yarns in both warp and weft, this fabric always has a more pebbly hand than chiffon, along with greater density.
Challis
the soft, flexible hand is one of the most important criteria for this fabric. It is a lightweight, plain weave fabric that is usually made from rayon. It is often printed with a dark background. The original fabric was made of fine wools for shawls.
Batiste
made with combed or mercerized cotton yarns and has a softer hand than voile.
Gauze
is a lower-count plain-weave cotton fabric. It has been constructed by wool, linen, and even silk.
Gingham
is a plain-weave, lightweight, cottonlike fabric. The yarns are typically organized in alternating blocks of white and a color creating an even-checked pattern.
Madras
gets its name from the Madras region of India. is a plain-weave, lightweight, cottonlike fabric, yarn dyed, in a plaid pattern. The weight is critical. If the fabric is heavy it is not Madras. It used to be made of natural, yarn-dyed colors that bled into soft, muted colors. In the current market, it is usually a light-colored plaid pattern.
Chambray
is a plain-weave, lightweight, cottonlike fabric. It has a colored warp and a white weft. Also can be made into a oxford.
Oxford
gets its name from Oxford University. It is soft, resilient, and very appropriate for button-down casual shirts and lightweight summer shorts. Is often made as a half-basket, which offers superior resilience.
Oxford Chambray
is a basket weave in a chambray coloration of white weft and colored warp.
Taffeta
are made of filament yarns which creates a fine, horizontal rib. The rustling noise made by the rib is called the scroop, which causes these fabrics to have a crisp hand. They are lustrous and stiff and come from the silk fiber family.
Broadcloth
plain woven fabric with a very fine rib. Usually cotton, solid-colored, and used for men’s shirting.
Poplin
plain woven fabric with very fine crosswise ribs. Often made of cotton, solid-colored, used for shirts and sportswear. Heavier than broadcloth.
Faille
is a very soft, flexible, and drapery rib with a matte surface. A flatter rib, it is often made with a heavier weft than warp.
Ripstop
woven fabric usually made of nylon. Also made from cotton for sportswear. Coarse yarns at intervals prevent tears from spreading.
Denim
a twill woven fabric with more warp yarns on the face. Made with blue warp yarn, white filling yarn.
Chino
is a finer version of denim, made of a single-color cotton that has been combed, mercerized, and often preshrunk. was used to make pants called khakis.
Gabardine
a tightly woven twill fabric with a distinct diagonal wale. Often solid-colored and comes in various fiber contents. Used for pants, rain coats.
Herringbone
reversing twill, a traditional suiting fabric that can be yarn dyed, printed, or solid colored.
Houndstooth
must be yarn dyed with alternating blocks of lights and darks
Charmeuse
the fabric is named for its extremely high luster. it is the lightest weight of the crepe-back satins; it is the most drapery, extremely lustrous, and the lightest weight, but not often a crepe-back.
Sateen
is a heavier satin and has a richer, duller luster than all the others. The fabric is made of spun yarns; often cotton, while other satins are made of filament.
Seersucker
is a slack-tension weave. the structure is a simple plain weave. lightweight fabric and is easy to care for. can be yarn dyed, pieced dyed, or printed.
Bird’s-eye Pique
absorbency, and resiliency. two weave structures are used to create tiny designs
Momie or Crepe Weave
excellent resiliency, elasticity, and drape. Often made of polyester or rayon
Dotted Swiss
This clip spot is a pattern of spots or dots. uses a third set of yarns to create a structural and dimensional pattern design.
Brocade
made with actual gold or silver. it is often constructed with metallics. it is not reversible. uses a third set of yarns in the weft direction to create the pattern.
Mattelasse
is a double-weave fabric, often made with overtwisted yarns on one layer and untwisted yarns on the other. is two faced, or two-sided, and is made with four or five sets of yarns.
Terry Cloth
is an uncut pile weave with loops on the surface. absorbency
Corduroy
made with a third set of yarns in the weft direction. absorbent. it is differentiated by the thickness of these rows, called wales.
Velvet
is smooth and lustrous. it is made of filament yarns.
Pointelle
has lacy patterns in the shape of hearts, stars, or the like and is often found in pastel colors. made on jersey body.
Ponte Di Roma
very little stretch. suiting applications than sweaters. usually a bottom or suiting weight. made of polyester and rayon.
Knit Terry
retains the loop on the surface of the fabric. it is softer, warmer, more flexible, and more absorbent.
Jersey
wet knit fabric with all knit stitches on face and all purl stitches on back. The face is flat, back is bumpy. Lots of cross-wise stretch, used for t-shirts.
Jacquard Jersey
weft knit fabric with alternating knit and purl stitches across a single course. Fabric has a rib effect in the wale direction; reversible but not identical.
Raschel Lace
is a lacelike structure made on a hex net or tulle ground. This is the most common lace type in the marketplace and has many variations in terms of weight and construction.
Calico
it is a lightweight, plain-weave, cotton fabric with a small floral print.
Tricot
warp knit fabric that looks like jersey on the face and with a zigzag pattern on the back. It has minimal stretch, is very flat, and does not unravel. Lightweight and almost always made of filament yarn.
Eyelet
dressy fabric embroidered around cut-out areas. Often the base fabric is cotton broadcloth or voile.
Tweed
a fiber dyed wool fabric with a fuzzy surface. Can be heathered, spotted, checked, or slubbed
Flannel
fuzzy fabric of wool or cotton, napped on both sides for warmth. Often plaid patterns but can be solid.
