The name of a yarn and cloth usually made from wool. Woolen yarn is known for being light, stretchy and full of air. A good insulator and knitting ...
Produced by caterpillars other than the mulberry silkworm and cannot be artificially cultivated. A variety of wild silks have been known and used i...
Transfer of dye from the surface of a dyed or printed fabric onto another surface by rubbing.
A finished edge on knit goods, especially hosiery. In women’s stockings, it is a wide band knitted from heavier yarn than the leg and folded on...
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.
Cloth that is impervious to water, but still “breathes.”