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Definitions for Types of Fabrics, Textiles, Materials

Listed below are properties and uses that individual textiles have.

Name: Batiste
Fibre: Cotton/ Synthetic
Weave / Construction:Plain
Weight: Sheer, thin
Lightweight, usually light colours, often printed. High count of fine yarns. More opaque than voiles. Usually composed of 100% polyester or a polyester blend.

Name: Boucle
French for curled, indicates a curled or looped surface.

Name: Broadcloth
Fibre: Cotton, Silk, Wool, Synthetics
Weave / Construction: Plain or Twill
Weight: Medium
Used for tablecloths, bedspreads and drapery

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Name: Brocade
Fibre: Silk, Synthetics
Weave / Construction:Jacquard
Weight: Medium
Rich jacquard, woven fabric with an all over interwoven design of raised figures or flowers. Brocade has a raised surface in contrast to felt damask, and is generally made of silk, rayon and nylon yarns with or without metallic treatment.

Name: Burlap
Coarse, canvaslike fabric made of jute, hemp or cotton. Also called Gunny.

Name: Calico
Fibre: Cotton
Weave / Construction:Plain
Weight: Light
Inexpensive, usually printed

Name: Casement Cloth
Fibre: Various
Weave / Construction: Plain, Twill or Leno
Weight: Sheer, thin
Many fibres and weaves, for use as lightweight curtain material.

Name: Challis
One of the softest fabrics made. Normally made of rayon and also combined with cotton.

Name: Chambray
Fibre: Cotton, Linen
Weave / Construction: Plain
Weight: Light
Smooth surface with frosty appearance in various colours

Name: Chenille
Weight: “Poor man’s velvet” Originally constructed of silk, then wool, now cotton. It was named after the French word for caterpillar. The yarn has a pile protruding all around it and is soft and fuzzy. It is looped onto the backing like a rug, not cut like velvet. Uses: upholstery, cushions, tablecloths, throws.

Name: Chintz
Fibre: Cotton
Weave / Construction: Plain
Weight: Light
Glazed cotton fabric often printed with gay figures and large flower designs. Some glazes will wash out in laundering. The only durable glaze is a resin finish which will withstand washing or dry cleaning. Unglazed chintz is called Cretonne.

Name: Corduroy
Fibre: Cotton, Synthetic
Weave / Construction:Pile
Weight: Heavy
A cut filling-pile cloth with narrow to wide wales which run in the warp direction of the goods and made possible by the use of an extra set of filling yarns in the construction. The back is of plain or twill weave, the latter affording the better construction. Washable types are available and stretch and durable press garments of curdory are popular. Usually an all cotton cloth, some of the goods are now made with a nylon or rayon pile effect on a cotton backing fabric or with polyester cotton blends.

Name: Crash
Fibre: Various
Weave / Construction:Pile
Weight: Heavy
A course fabric having a rough irregular surface obtained by weaving thick uneven yarns. Usually cotton or linen, sometimes spun rayon or blends.

Name: Cretonne
Fibre: Cotton
Weave / Construction: Twill
Weight: Medium
Usually printed in strong patterns, not glazed

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