The fur of small animal in the sable family. A thick, lustrous, soft fabric of wool and other animal hair, having a silky nap. Usually stron...
A test used to measure a fabric’s resistance to wear and abrasion. A fabric sample, pulled taut and weighted, is abraded with a cylinder covered wi...
The property of a fabric that enables it to recover from folding deformations.
A general term applied to fabrics and yarns from combed wool and wool blends. Worsted yarn is smooth-surfaced and spun from evenly combed long stap...
Transfer of dye from the surface of a dyed or printed fabric onto another surface by rubbing.
The process of making a cloth by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom.
A test for fabric wear, abrasion, flexibility, washing, crushing, creasing, etc., in which the fabric is made into a garment, worn for a specific t...
The horizontal or crosswise element in a cloth. Synonymous with fill.
The structural pattern in which yarns are interlaced to produce a fabric. The basic weaves are plain, twill and satin.