plaid

02.10.2025

A pattern of colored stripes or bars crossing each other at right angles.

pincheck

A very thin check

pilling

The formation of little fuzzy balls on a fabric surface caused by the rubbing off of a fiber’s loose ends that are too long or strong to break away.

pile fabric

Fabric with cut or uncut loops which stand up densely on the surface. Not to be confused with napped fabrics, which have brushed surfaces. Velvets,...

pile weave

A three-dimensional surface construction in which cut or uncut loops protrude from the ground cloth. The loops may be made of warp or filling yarns...

pigment finish

Color applied to leather in solid particles (pigments) that cover the surface.

Pigment Dye

Pigments are colored, black, white or fluorescent particulate organic or inorganic solids which usually are insoluble in, and essentially physicall...

piece dyeing

A common method of dyeing that allows flexibility to meet color demands, i.e. a material dyed in the piece after weaving.

pick

One thread of warp or filling.