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02.07.2025

An individual or company that buys grey goods, applies any numbers of finishes (dyeing, printing, mercerizing etc.) and sells the finished fabric t...

colorfastness to light

A material’s degree of resistance to the fading effect of light.

cloqué

A cotton, silk or rayon fabric with a raised woven pattern and a puckered or quilted look.

clipped fabrics

Clipping or shearing of floating threads between the design during finishing.

cisele

A velvet fabric on which the pattern is formed by contrast between cut and uncut pile loops.

chintz

A highly lustrous printed cotton fabric with often with a glazed finish. A painted or stained calico from India.

chiffon

A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric woven with twist yarns. The twist in the crepe yarns puckers the fabric slightly in both direction...

chevron

The general shape of a V character similar to zigzag stripes.

check

A small pattern of squares.