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1 | Fabric Type | Description | Uses | |||
2 | Broadcloth | A tightly woven lustrous cotton cloth with fine embedded crosswise ribs. Resembles poplin. | shirts, blouses, quilts | |||
3 | Calico | A tightly-woven cotton type fabric with an all-over print, usually a small floral pattern on a contrasting background color | dresses, aprons, quilts | |||
4 | Canvas | Rugged, woven cloth made with coarse yarn. Also called duck. | cushions, slipcovers, shower curtains, paint dropcloths. | |||
5 | Chambray | A plain woven fabric that can be made from cotton, silk, or manufactured fibers, but is most commonly cotton. It incorporates a colored warp (often blue) and white filling yarns | Use: curtains, shirts, dresses. | |||
6 | Chenille | A fuzzy cotton yarn or fabric that has pile protruding around it, named for the French word for caterpillar. | Heavyweight as upholstery; lightweight for bedspreads and robes. | |||
7 | Chintz | Glazed fabric, often printed with floral designs or stripes. | drapes and lining | |||
8 | Corduroy | Ribbed pile fabric in various weights and weaves. | cushions, curtains, bedspreads, jumpers and pants. | |||
9 | Damask | Patterned fabric made on a jacquard loom. | draperies, curtains bed and table linens | |||
10 | Denim | Rugged, durable twill, most popular in indigo blue, but also white, tan, red, black. | jeans, slipcovers, bedspreads, casual curtains. | |||
11 | Flannel | Plain-weave soft cloth with napped surface | winter pajamas, nightgowns and sheets. | |||
12 | Gingham | Yarn-dyed and woven usually in checks. | kitchen curtains and little girls' pinafores, and more recently sheets and pillowcases. | |||
13 | Jacquard | Fabric woven on the jacquard loom, which produces elaborate, figured weaves. | decorative fabrics such as tapestries, brocade and damask. | |||
14 | Knit | Stretchy fabric made by interlocking thread loops together. | Different weights for T-shirts, underwear, easy-care dresses and bedsheets. | |||
15 | Matelasse | Double-woven in different patterns on a jacquard loom to give a three-dimensional look | Outer bedding and elegant tablecloths. | |||
16 | Oxford | Fabric made with a modified plain or basket weave. | button-down shirts and more recently, sheets and pillowcases. | |||
17 | Percale | A smooth, finely combed woven with a minimum thread count of 180 threads per square inch. | sheets and clothing | |||
18 | Poplin | Fabric with a fine horizontal rib effect on the surface and high thread count. | high-quality shirting | |||
19 | Plisse | Fabric treated with a solution that shrinks part of the threads to create a crinkle effect. | blanket covers and summer pajamas | |||
20 | Sateen | A satin-weave cotton with a smooth, lustrous surface. Striped sateen mixes lustrous with matte-finish stripes. | sheets, tablecloths, curtains. | |||
21 | Seersucker | A lightweight cotton fabric with a woven crinkle achieved by altering tension in the warp yarns. | synonymous with the classic summer suit; also used in sportswear, curtains, slipcovers. | |||
22 | Sheers | Batiste, lawn, organdy, dimity, dotted swiss and voile are all finely woven cotton sheers. Some are crisp, some are soft. | summer party dresses, linings, curtains and summer see-through slipcovers for wooden chairs. | |||
23 | Terry cloth | Fabric with moisture-absorbing loop pile covering the entire surface on one or both sides. | ||||
24 | Twill | Durable fabric with diagonal lines on its face. | pants, shorts, slipcovers | |||
25 | Velvet | A warp-pile fabric with short, densely woven cut pile, giving the fabric a soft, rich texture | draperies, cushions and clothing |