TYPES OF FABRIC Flashcards
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- From pulp of bamboo grass
- Anti-bacterial
- Mixed w/ cotton and polyester
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Bamboo fabric
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- Cotton fabric
- W/ white and contrasting color
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Bandana
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- Broken rib weave
- Pebbly texture
- Granular texture
- From silk, worsted wool & cotton
- Used in jackets, mens ties & cummerbands
- Made as a mourning cloth
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Barathea
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- Created to simulate actual bark of tree
- Made from cotton and textured
- Printed w/ large vines, leaves & floral used as draperies, slipcovers etc.
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Bark cloth
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- Named after Jean Batiste, french linen weaver
- Resembles nainsook, but is finer (cotton) light weight, soft, semi-sheer fabric
- For foundation garments & linings
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Batiste
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- Cotton-like fabric cord w/ raised ridges in lengthwise direction
- Used for upholstery & work clothes
- Warp
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Bedford cord
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- Sturdy warp-faced fabric
- Pronounced cross-wise ribs
- Originated in Bengal, India
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Bengaline
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- Made when yarn is brushed w/ wire brush
- End fabric has looped, soft pile w/ large air pockets
- Often compared to fur
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Berber Fleece
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- Small geometric pattern w/ center dot resembling a bird’s eye
- Woven on dobby loom
- Very soft, lightweight & absorbent
- Also called “diaper cloth”
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Birdseye
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- French word “buckled”, ringed/ curled
- Named for ringed appearance
- Drawn out loop yarn on the face of goods
- Kinky appearance at intervals
- Used in upholstery & window treatments
- Used by Chanel
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Boucle’
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- Twill weave from France
- Yarns are interspersed w/ nubs
- Dull, nubbed surface effect
- Made in variety of weights
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Bourette
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- Tightly woven plain weave w/ crosswise rib
- Originally a silk shirting fabric
- Named, because, woven in widths
- Exceeds usual 29”
- Napped face, closely sheared, polished produce a silky gloss
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Broadcloth
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- Rich jacquard woven fabric
- Raised figure flowers
- W/ pattern emphasize by contrasting surface/ color
- Design in low relief
- Figures loose compared to Damask
- Named derived from french “ornament”
- Latin word “to figure”
- Heavy fabric, rich raised design
- Used for window treatments/ upholstery
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Brocade
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-Tightly woven jacquard fabric w/ a wrap effect
- Raised to give puffed appearance
- Heavy fabric, highly raised designs
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Brocatelle
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- Coarse cotton fabric heavily sized w/ glue
- Used for stiffening garments & book binding
- For interlinings in garments
- Named for Bokhara, southwest USSR, 1st made cheap, low-textured loose weave, very heavily sized & stiff
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Buckram
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- From jute / hemp
- Used in textiles for interiors, esp. wall hanging
- Used for bagging & wrapping & furniture, linoleum manufacture
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Burlap/ Gunny
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- Made in solid colors w/c are discharge/ resist printed (use chemical) onto white/ contrasting background
- From Calcutta, India
- Oldest cotton staples on market (inexpensive)
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Calico
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- Calendered on right side to produce slight glass
- Launders well
- From Cambrai, France
- Similar to batiste but stiffer & fewer slubs
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Cambric
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- Twill face, w/ soft & loosely twisted filling yarn w/c is brushed to produced a soft nap
- Heavy, warm strong & absorbent
- From Canton, China
- Used in linings & interlinings
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Canton Flannel
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- Even weave, heavy & firm
- Used for clothing & formerly used for tents & sails “duck”
- Rugged, heavy material from plyed yarns
- Usually manufactured in the grey state but some are dyed for different uses.
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Canvass
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- Softest fabric made, light weight
- Printed w/ delicate floral pattern, paisley/ geometric pattern & faint design
- Originally silk & wool blend; now can be single fiber
- Named from the Anglo-Indian term “ Shalee” — soft
- From Norwich England in 1832
- For sheer curtain, kimono
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Challis
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- Made of color warp yarn (often blue) white filling yarn
- Molted, colored surface
- Can be made from cotton, silk/ manufactured fibers; commonly cotton
- Used for shirts, dresses & child’s cloth
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Chambray
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- Woven from chenille yarns
- Fuzzy pile, piles are protruding from it
- French word “caterpillar”
- Fabric looks hairy
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Chenille
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- Broken twill/ herringbone weave
- Giving a chevron effect
- Wide vs. across the width of fabric
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Chevron
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- Thin, diaphanous/ gauze-like, soft, flimsy fabric; but strong despite of filmy look
- Wears very well, difficult to handle
- Best for shirring, draping, gathering, tucking etc. - so limp
- French term for “ rag”
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Chiffon
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- Glazed cotton fabric often printed w/ bright figured & large flower designs
- From hindu word “spotted”
- Glazed calico textiles, imported from India
- Unglazed are called “cretonne”
- Used in draperies, slipcovers, dresses etc.
- Cath kidston brand used the design
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Chintz
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- Cut pile cotton cloth
- W/ narrow to wide wales that run in the warp direction good
- Soft luster, washable & wears well
- Durable fabric
- Ridged form of velvet
- Used in jackets, bags, pants, upholstery
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Corduroy
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- Lightweight fabric
- Crinkly surface
- Produced by hard twist yarns, chemical treatment, weave/ embossing
- Very good wearing qualifies
- Very slim effect
- Depend on weight, used for dresses of all types, long dinner dresses, suits & coats.
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Crepe
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- Chain stitch embroidery
- Fine, loosely twisted, 2-ply worsted on a plain weave fabric
- Done by hand; in Kashmir province of India and England
- Technique said to be thousand yrs. old
- Design used outlines of flowers, vines & leaves; one/ many colors
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Crewel
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- Lightweight, stiffened, plain weave
- Low yarn count
- Used as stiffener to garments & drapery hems / puffed sleeves
- Olden day used as peticotes
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Crinoline
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- W/ an irregular pattern of nap going in different directions
- Crushed/ rumpled appearance
- Looks lustrous
- Produced by pressing fabric down in different directions
- Mechanically twisting the fabric while wet
- Used in beddings
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Crushed velvet
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- Firm, glossy, jacquard pattern fabric
- Similar to brocade but flatter & reversible
- Produced in monochromatic tones
- Features patterns of flowers, fruit & other design, used in upholstery
- 1st brought to the western world by Marco Polo from Damascus
- One of the oldest, most popular cloth to be found today
- Durable, launders well, holds high luster
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Damask
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- Rugged, serviceable, staple cotton cloth
- Left hand twill on surface
- Used to make blue jeans, for work clothes
- Warp threads are dyed, where as weft threads remain plain white
- Name derived from french
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Denim
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- Thin, sheer cloth in w/c cords stripes maybe woven into fabric
- Easy to sew & manipulate
- Launders well
- Crisp texture w/c remains fairly well after washing
- Made of silk / wool
- “Palampore” made in Indian; used as bed coverings
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Dimity
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- Sheer fabric embellished w/ small dot motifs
- May vary in color
From Saint Galen, Switzerland; 1750
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Dotted swiss
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- Closely woven heavy fabric
- Most durable according to textile industry
- Heavier weights called “canvas”
- Washable; waterproof; wind proof
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Duck
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- Ribbed cloth w/ crosswise rib effect
- Soft & belongs to the grosgrain family, but its ribs are flatter than grossgrain
- Difficult to launder
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Faille
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- Compact, matted woolen material
- Derived from the Anglo-Saxon meaning “to filter”
- From wool & fur, often mixed w/ natural/ synthetic
- Done through heat, moisture, chemicals & pressure
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Felt
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- Jagged, undulating
- Multi- colored pattern
- Known as “bargello” / florentine stitch
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Flame stitch
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- Slight nap on both sides
- From carded wool / worsted yarn
- Now, made from wool, cotton/ synthetic fiber
- If one side nap called “ flannelette”
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Flannel
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- Lightweight cloth, soft finish & feel
- From plain / twill weave
- Printed w/ small figures on dark/ light backgrounds
- Soft, light fabric
- From India
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Foulard
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- Uncut loops
- Style by shearing the loops at varying heights
- From fries land Holland
- Used overcoating material for soldiers
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Frieze
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- Firm, durable compactly woven cloth
- Diagonal line on the face
- From worsted finer but can be cotton/ synthetic/ mixed
- Smooth one side; diagonally ribbed
- Named for cloak/ mantle; during middle ages (popular)
- Refer to coarse long loose outer garments worn in medieval times especially the jews
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Gabardine