Weave

sateen

02.10.2025

A cotton cloth made in a satin weave, often treated with high luster and crease-resistant finishes.

ribbon

A narrow woven fabric with woven selvage for trimming or decoration.

rib

Usually a straight cord formed by a heavy thread, length wise, crosswise or diagonal.

reverse twill weave

A patterned twill weave using both right and left hand twills.

resist prints

Made by printing the designs using substance that resists dye stuffs. The fabric is often piece dyed to obtain the wanted color.

resist dyeing

A pattern and ground created by methods used to “resist” or prevent the dye from reaching all the cloth.

resilience

The property of a textile material to recover from a deformed state.

reed

The comblike device on a loom through which the warp ends pass.

reactive dyes

Used to dye cellulose fibers. Reacting chemically with the molecules of the fibers, resulting in unusually fast, brilliant colors. Also referred to...