Treatments to remove most of a fabric’s tendency to shrink. More common techniques include sponging, steaming, machine shrinking, cold-water shrink...
Retting is a process employing the action of micro-organisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and pectin...
A man-made fiber produced by forcing a cellulose solution through fine spinnerets and solidifying the resulting filaments. Also referred to as cupr...
A loosely woven fabric with a rough nubby texture. Also called eponge, frisé and sponge cloth.
A fine, lustrous silk fabric with embedded cross-ribs. Softer, less crisp and duller than taffeta.
Two or more layers of cloth with padding between that is stitched by hand, machine, or chemical methods, usually in a pattern.
A term adopted for pebbled, crimped, plisse or crackled nylon cloths.
A synthetic material from which fibers are formed.
A synthetic polymer fiber manufactured from coal, water and petroleum. Strong, durable and wrinkle resistant, it is often blended with other fibers...