| ACETATE |
Man-made fiber in which the fiber forming substance is cellulose acetate Example: flax, jute, sisal, cotton, wool, cashmere, silk.
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| ACRYLIC |
Manufactured fiber in which the fiber forming substance is any long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of acrylonitrile units. Example: polyester, rayon.
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| BASKET WEAVE |
Variation on a plain weave; two over, two under.
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| BED SKIRT |
Gathered, tailored, or pleated piece of fabric that reaches from the top of the box spring to the floor.
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| BEDSPREAD |
Decorative covering for a bed. Can reach to the floor on either side and usually is large enough to cover the pillows.
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| BLANKET COVER |
Decorative covering for a bed. Smaller than a bedspread and requires the use of a bed skirt.
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| BURN-OUT PRINTS |
Printing with a chemical substance that destroys the fiber in the pattern design print area.
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| CASHMERE |
Comes from the inner coat hair of an Asian Cashmere Goat.
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| CHIFFON |
Lightweight, sheer, plain weave, silk-like fabric.
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| COMBED |
A combed yarn has longer fibers, in parallel position, and more uniformity.
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| COMFORTER |
Decorative covering for a bed that is quilted.
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| CORDUROY |
Medium-weight cotton fabric with length-wise wales.**Thinnest of all natural fibers.
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| COTTON |
Attached to the seed of the cotton plant; finest cotton is Egyptian cotton because of its long, fine staples.
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| CUT-AND-LOOP PILE |
Made with a combination of both loop and cut yarns and can be either level or multilevel.
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| DAMASK |
Heavy, bright, fine-yarn fabric with reverse jacquard design on both sides.
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| DOTTED SWISS |
Lightweight, sheer, fine-yarn fabric with small dotted areas that have been either woven or flocked to achieve the dot effect.
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| DUVET COVER |
Decorative cover used for protection of down comforters.
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| DYE LOT |
Variations in the chemical concentrations from one batch to the next Reversible fabrics.
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| EMBROIDERY |
Art of creating and producing raised designs or motifs on woven fabrics.
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| EURO OR CONTINENTAL SHAM |
26 inch square pillow.
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| FLANNEL |
Light to medium weight, soft cotton usually brushed on both sides.
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| FLAX |
Comes from the stem or stalk of the flax plant; when flax is woven, it produces linen.
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| HERRINGBONE |
Considered a broken twill because both right and left-hand twill resemble the backbone of a herring fish.
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| JACQUARD |
Design that includes very detailed, intricate motifs.
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| JUTE |
Bast fiber that grows in the stem section of a plant in India; Yellow and brown in color; Coarse and harsh.
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| MANUFACTURED FIBERS |
Man-made fibers made from chemical solutions.
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| MATELASSE |
Medium or heavy weight luxurious, jacquard weave, double-cloth fabric with a blistered or quilted surface.
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| NATURAL FIBER |
Found in plants or animals.
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| PERCALE |
Lightweight, plain weave, fine-yarn combed cotton-type fabric.
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| PIQUE |
Medium-weight, crisp, cotton-type fabric with raised dobby designs.
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| PLAIN WEAVE |
Yarn passes alternately one over, one under until the yarn is full.
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| PLISSE |
Lightweight, plain weave, puckered-striped, cotton-type fabric. Slightly resembles a seersucker.
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| POLYESTER |
Manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of an ester of a substituted aromatic carboxylic.
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| QUILT |
A bed cover made of two layers of fabric stitched together, with interior padding of cotton or feathers held in place by decorative intersecting seams.
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| RAMIE |
Fine, absorbent fiber that is most resistant to mildew and rotting of all plant fibers.
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| RAYON |
Also referred to as viscose.
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| SATEEN |
A silky smooth fabric that has a lustrous sheen resembling satin.
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| SCREEN PRINTING |
Printing formed by engraved rollers.
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| SHAM |
A decorative covering for a pillow on a bed with a decorative flange.
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| SILK |
Continuous strands of filament fiber found in a cocoon.
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TERRY CLOTH
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Medium-weight, soft, cotton-type fabric with low twist yarns forming surface loops.
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| WOOL |
Fibers that form the covering of a sheep.
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