camel hair

02.04.2025

Wool-like, extremely soft, lustrous animal fiber. Natural colors range from light tan to brownish-black.

calendering

An ironing process that adds sheen to a fabric.

backing

A general term for any system of yarn which interlaces on the back of a textile material.A knit or woven fabric or plastic foam bonded to a face fa...

acrylic

01.27.2025

Generic term for a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85 percent by w...

acid rain

The release of materials which have been transformed by chemical processes in the atmosphere and are then deposited on earth through rain, sleet or...

acetate

A manufactured fiber from cellulose acetate