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Georgette

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42 (teal, see thru, wrinkled)
Plain weave
Denser than chiffon
Movie weave
Crepe hand
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Chiffon

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41 (purple, see thru, soft, wrinkled)
Plain weave
Lightweight
Transparent
High twist for low luster
Crepey hand
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Challis

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51 (Orange w floral pattern, soft)
Plain weave
Lightweight
Soft hand
Good drape
Printed on dark background
Used for shawls
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Batiste

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46 (magenta, thick, see thru)
Plain weave
Lightweight
Soft twist yarns
Limp
Smooth hand bc of high count
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Gauze

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47 (pink, wrinkled, see thru)
Plain weave
Cotton like fabric w low count
Looks wrinkled

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Gingham

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48 (reel and white, checkered)
Plain weave
Cotton like shirting fabric
White and colored blocks
Checked design
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Madras

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49 (multi colored, plaid)
Plain weave
Cotton like shirting 
Several colored yarns
Plaid fabric
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Chambray

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50 (purple and white, chambray shirt)
Cotton like shirting
Colored yarns in warp
White in weft

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Oxford

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56 (white, see thru, Oxford shirt)
Basket weave
Shirt weight
Soft
Comfortable
Button down shirts
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Oxford chambray

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57 (Jean shirt)

Colored warp and white weft

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Taffeta

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58 (black and white pattern, noisey)
Rib weave
Horizontal rib
Evening wear due to body

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Broadcloth

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Plain woven fabric with a very fine rib.

Usually cotton, solid colored and used for mens shirting

60(soft, blue, strong)

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Poplin

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Plain woven fabric with a very fine crosswise rib.

Often made of Cotten, solid colored, used for shirts and sportswear. Heavier than broadcloth

61 (pink, strong, soft)

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Faille

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64(tan, soft, ribbed)
DRAPE
Horizontal rib
Filament

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Rip stop

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Woven fabric usually made of nylon

Made from cotton for sportswear

Coarse yarns at intervals preventing tears from spreading

69 (white, strong, checkered ribs)

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Denim

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Twill woven fabric with more warp yarns on the face

Made with blue (black on back) warp yarn with white filling

71 (blue, strong, soft)

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Chino

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73 (teal, strong, stretch)
Solid color 
Uneven twill 
Combed/mercerized cotton
Finer than denim
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Gabardine

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Tightly woven twill fabric with distinct diagonal wale

Often solid colored and comes in various fiber contents

Used for pants and rain coats

75 (dark tan, thick, strong, stretch)

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Herringbone

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79 (brown and tan, small thin striped)
Reversing twill
Can be yarn, piece, or stock dyed
Even sides twill
Top or bottom fabric
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Houndstooth

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80 (pink and brown, soft, pattern)
Two or more solid colors
Broken twill
Jagged dog tooth
Even sided
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Charmeuse

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84 (silky, orange/white blue flower)
Satin
Lightest satin
Drape
Luster
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Sateen

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88 (strong, green, soft, thick)
Satin
Made of cotton
Lowest luster
Bottom weight application
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Seersucker

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89 (pink stripe on white, puckered)
Complex weave
Vertical puckered stripes
Cotton
Yarn, piece dyed or printed
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Birdseye pique

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92 (teal, light pattern, thick, soft)
Complex weave
Cotton like
2D
Dobby design
Looks like little eyes
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Dotted Swiss

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97 (blue w fuzzy dots, thin)
Complex weave
Clip spot
Floats clipped off after weaving

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Brocade

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101 (asian dress, floral on magenta)
Complex weave
Complicated in structure and color
Several weaves and colors

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Matelasse

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104 (see thru, white, floral raised detail)
Complex weave
Double weave
One layer shrinks causing other to pucker

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Terry cloth

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105 (teal, towel)
Pile weave
Cotton like fabric
Loops on surface
Towels
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Corduroy

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107 (raised ridges, soft)
Like velveteen
Pile is in rows
Wales different in rows

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Velvet

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108 (blue, furry soft)
Pile weave
Lustrous filament yarns
Sheared and napped
Max luster and drape
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Pointelle

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122 (white with sec of dots, thin)
Most decorative of ribs
Lacey pattern
Hearts of stars

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Ponte (di Roma)

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133 (magenta, stretchy)
Double weft knit
Little stretch
Looks like double pique
Very stable
Dresses and suiting
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Knit terry

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137 (heart pattern, towel)
Pile knits
Knit terry cloth

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Jersey

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Weft knit fabric with all knit stitches on face and all purl on back

Face is flat, back is bumpy

Lots of cross wise stretch

Used for tshirts

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Jacquard jersey

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Weft knit jersey base fabric with multi color pattern created using float/miss stitches

117 (brown blue pattern, sweater)

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Rib knit

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Weft knit fabric with alternating knit and purl stitches across a single course

Fabric has a rib effect in wale direction

Reversible but not identical

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Raschel lace

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155 (purple, lace)
Knit lace on tulle
Hex net ground

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Calico

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178 floral pink and black print
Spun
Cotton based
Med weight
No fuzz or softness of chaline 
Blouses, dresses
Lightweight
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Tricot

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Warp knit fabric that looks like jersey on the face with zigzag pattern on the back

Minimal stretch, very flat, dosent unravel

Lightweight and almost always made of filament yarn

145 (soft, see thru, panty hose)

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Eyelet

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Dressy fabric embroidered around cut out areas

Often base fabric is cotton broadcloth or voile

166 (white, floral pattern, holes)

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Tweed

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Fiber dyed wool fabric with fuzzy surface

Heathered, spotted, checked, or slubbed

40 (tan and brown, thick)

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Flannel

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Fuzzy fabric of wool or cotton napped on both sides for warmth

Often plaid patterns but can be solid

195 (soft, plaid)

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