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Its a styline resembling letter A, in which the dress fits at the shoulder and gradually flares out a wider hemline.
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A-line skirt/fit and flare skirt
A skirt that is fitted at the waist and flares out in an A-line or tulip shape at the hem.
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Mirror work which has its roots in Rajasthan and Kutch.
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Embroidery done on a cot. Also known as khatla work aari originated in Barabanki.
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Gujarati art where patches of hand-embroidered cotton cloth are stitched together. The embroidery is hand done by skilled specialized artisans.
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A loose shirt-like garment, worn by women mostly in Gujarat and Rajasthan. The garment was generally worn with short, wide sleeves, open at the neck, loose-fitting on the upper part and flared in its skirt. Often decorated with embroidery and mirror-glass work.
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The ability of a fabric to take in moisture.Absorbency is a very important property, which effects many other characteristics such as skin comfort, static build-up, shrinkage, stain removal, water repellency, and wrinkle recovery.
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A manufactured fiber formed by compound of cellulose, refined from cotton linters and/or wood pulp, and acetic acid that has been extruded through a spinneret and then hardened. Acetate is a fiber primarily used in fabrics for pants and jacket linings. Acetate is silky, thin, dries fast and is resistant to shrinking and stretching. Acetate fabrics also drape and dye well.
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A manufactured fiber derived from polyacrylonitrile. Acrylic is soft, quick-drying, and resistant to shrinkage and wrinkles. The durable fiber is machine washable and dryable with excellent color retention.
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It is an essential part of the manufacturing process for a variety of apparel applications ranging from applying labels, decorative trim and waterproofing tapes to innovative solutions like stitchless garment construction.
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A natural hair fiber from Llamas. It's similar to cashmere in its softness and luxury. Suitable for jackets, coats or throws.
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To Change the pattern so that it corresponds to body measurements.
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Short, tight-fitting bodice worn by women in India from very early times. Literally, 'covering for the body'.
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A pattern designed with different color diamond shapes knit into a fabric.A popular design for knitted fabrics. Two or three colors are generally used in a diamond shape arrangement
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A popular textile design consisting of small floral discs or circles, sometimes with small patterns within the circle.Basically,used in Indian ethnic embroidery.
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Assisi embroidery belongs to the town of Assisi in Italy. It involves filling of the entire background of the fabric with cross-stitch except the motif, which is left blank. The motif is outlined by Holbein stitch. Traditionally, red, blue, green or gold
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Reddish purple-brown colour.
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The ability of a multi-needle commercial embroidery machine to follow a command to change to another specified needle without intervention.
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A length of material attached either at the shoulder or the waist that flows over the back to floor length. In some cases it is removable.
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The back stitch appears to be similar to Holbein stitch, although it differs in technique. One line of stitching requires a solitary journey from one end to the other. Backstitch is done from right to left. Bring the thread up on the line and insert needle a little to the right. Now bring needle up again an equal distance ahead. Insert again at beginning of the last stitch.
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An added section of fabric in a shirt or pants that enhances the fit. On a shirt, the yoke is usually on the back across the top shoulder area but can also be on the front shoulder to chest area. On pants, it is generally on the back of jeans-style pants located below the waistband.
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The bottom or back layer of a quilt, usually a plain unadorned fabric that has been pieced to the width of the quilt.
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Backstitch, Double Threaded
Work a row as in backstitch with a single-thread. Complete stitch by lacing back in opposite direction
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Backstitch, Single Threaded
Work a row of backstitch. With a contrasting colour thread in a blunt needle, lace in and out of the back-stitches. Don't pull the stitches too tight.
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Delicate needle-work done with flattened gold or silver wire.
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The bagh is an offshoot of phulkari and almost always follows a geometric pattern, with green as the basic color. Green is probably predominant because Muslims have traditionally been doing bagh work. Although lacking in technical finesse, it makes up for the loss by a variety of colorful motifs. Simply everything goes into the design elephants, houses, crops, the sun, the moon, gardens and even kites.
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A ballgown is a type of long dress that is fitted at the bodice, with a very full skirt. This is the most formal dress silhouette, usually reserved for the dressiest of occasions. The ballgown looks best on average height to taller women, as the full skirt visually cuts the body in half. However, the ballgown is a very forgiving style, hiding everything from tummies to full hips and legs
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This is a low neckline that usually occurs with strapless or spaghetti strapped dresses.
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A band-shaped covering for the breasts
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A process of patterning cloth by tie-dyeing in which the design is reserved on the undyed cloth by tying small spots very tightly with thread to protect them from the dye. Especially popular in Rajasthan and Gujarat
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The embroidery of the lamada gypsy tribe of Andhra Pradesh, banjara is a mix of applique with mirrors and beadwork. Bright red, yellow, black and white colored cloth is laid in bands and joined with a white criss-cross stitch.
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It originally referred to fabric made from the bark of trees. Today, the term describes fabric with a bark-like surface texture. Bark cloth is now most often made from 100% cotton. The bark cloths made today often have vintage designs reminiscent of those used during the heyday of bark cloth: the 1940s and 50s.
Bark cloth should only be dry-cleaned.
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The basketweave stitch is a form of tent stitch, which is worked diagonally across the fabric. Although the front does not suggest a basketweave design, the back of the fabric forms a basketweave pattern. A variation of the plain weave in which two or more warp and filling threads are woven side to side to resemble a plaited basket.
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This dropped waist starts at or just below the natural waistline, and dips in the center creating a "V" shape.
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A high, wide, straight neckline that runs straight across the front and back, meeting at the shoulders; the same depth in the front and back.
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Batik is an Indonesian fabric dyeing technique. Certain areas of the fabric are coated with wax or paste to keep dye from penetrating. After dyeing the wax is removed so the design appears in the original color of the cloth. The process can be repeated several times to achieve the desired result. The veined look of some batik is due to dye penetrating through cracks in the wax.This is practised in Gujrat State of India.
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Batiste is a sheer, soft, plain-weave fabric often made of combed cotton, polyester/cotton or silk. Batiste can be used for nightwear, lingerie, shirts and dresses.
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Batting is traditionally the middle layer, or stuffing, of a quilt. Batting can be made from cotton, polyester, silk, wool or a blend of these. Different types of batting vary in size and fiber content. Batting also helps conserve warmth.
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Silk in a crosswise rib (plain or twill weave). Has brightly colored stripes in the filling direction. Often black warp. The color effects are usually startling or bizarre. Mostly produced in India. Name derived from the Bajadere dancing girl of India, dedicated from birth to a dancing life. The Bayadere costume includes the striped garment, a flimsy scarf or shawl, jeweled trousers, spangles, sequins, anklets. Used in blouses, dresses, and evening wear.
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Three stitches placed back and forth between two points. Often used for outlining because it eliminates the need for repeatedly digitizing a single-ply running stitch outline.
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Fibre: Wool or worsted but worsted is more popular. Also made in cotton, silk and rayon.
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It is a ribbed fabric similar to faille,but heavier and with a coarser rib in the filling direction. It can be made of silk,wool,acetate or rayon warp,with wool or cotton filling.The fabric was first made in Bengal,India and is used for dresses, coats, trimmings and draperies.
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A pocket sewn inside the garment with access through a welted slit-type opening
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Cut diagonally across the grain of a fabric. Used to create garments that follow the body curves closely.
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A close-fitting, one-piece garment from the top of the torso to the hem of the shorts.
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In cotton and Linen or blend of rayon staple and cotton.Very soft, lightweight, and absorbent. Woven with a loosely twisted filling to increase absorbency. Launders very well. No starch is applied because the absorption properties must be of the best.A fabric woven with a pattern of small diamonds, each having a dot in the center.
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As the name suggests, blackwork embroidery is black thread work on white or off-white fabric. It is used mainly on even-weave fabric. Blackwork is counted-thread embroidery, where the number of strands is counted before beginning the threadwork.
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This stitch is worked from left to right. Bring needle up and hold the loop of thread down with left thumb. Make a vertical stitch as in diagram, bringing the needle out over loop of thread.
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Schiffli term meaning "to feed the yarn", which produces a long zigzag stitch with threads lying close together.
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A long-sleeved sports jacket with lapels
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When a fabric or yarn loses it color after being immersed in water.
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A term used to describe a garment made up of more than 1 fiber.
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Small, round metal device for holding the bobbin. Used to tension the bobbin thread, it is inserted in the hook for sewing.
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Felted knitted wool, it offers the flexibility of a knit with great warmth. Create your own by washing double the needed amount of 100% wool jersey in hot water and drying in a hot dryer. Expect 50% shrinkage. Appropriate for jackets, vests and stuffed animals.
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A loose, waist-length jacket open at the front
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Wool. Sometimes contains alpaca or mohair.: Pile face, which varies in depth. Soft and has a velvety feel. Usually piece dyed. Usually has lines or ridges in the warp or in a diagonal direction on one side. Comes in light, medium and heavy weights.
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a lightweight fabric with a silk warp and a cotton, wool or linen weft
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Cut below the belly button and slightly flares from the knee to the ankle.
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Open-work incorporated into embroidered designs; a sharp pointed instrument punctures the fabric, and stitches are made around the opening to enclose the raw edges.
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A knit or woven fabric with small curls or loops that create a nubby surface. The fabric has a looped, knotted surface and is often used in sweater looks, vests and coats. a French word describing a looped or curly yarn. The name is also given to fabrics with looped or curly surfaces.
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A projecting nub or "button," achieved through hand-manipulation of the weft thread usually placed on coverlets at the intersection of warp and weft cordons;button.
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Two folds of fabric brought together to form a pleat
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Shorts, undergarments, or swimwear that has a close fitting leg that reaches half way down the thigh.
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Brazilian embroidery is done using rayon thread and not silk, cotton or wool. High-sheen rayon thread is used to cast embroidery that includes mostly flowery patterns. Brazilian Embroidery is hand stitchery done predominantly with dimensional stitches using the Z-twisted rayon threads; with the original Fine Growth/Field Flowers encouraged.
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a fine cloth of silk and cashmere
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A plain weave tightly woven fabric that is usually made from 100% cotton or a cotton blend. Most common uses are quilting and shirt-making.
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Originally a heavy silk fabric with floral or silver thread and first produced in China and Japan. Now Brocades are woven with richly figured patterns emphasised by contrasting colours or by satin weave figures.
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The brocade silk fabric is a jacquard weave that has an embossed surface. The surface is contrasting, and the fabric can be weaved with other manmade fibers.
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A skirt or dress that is characterized by numerous pleats and crinkled material.
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A finishing process in which circular rotating brushes raise the nap on knit or woven fabrics.
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A loosely constructed, heavy weight, plain weave fabric. It has a rough hand. Appropriate for draperies and decorative items.
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used (under strict conditions and controls) for identifying fibres. Different fibres react in different and distinct ways when burnt. Cotton burns steadily and smells like burning leaves.
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Created from two different fibers, the velvet is removed with chemicals in a pattern leaving the backing fabric intact. Appropriate for more unconstructed and loosely fit garments
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Motifs composed of floral forms fitted into paisley shapes derived from the Mughal era.
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A diminutive of buta(q.v.), very commonly used in Indian textile design
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Buttonhole stitches are handmade stitches where the needle after going through the loop of the thread returns to the backside of the cloth at 90° from the start position. It normally appears like the letter ‘L’.
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A short, sleeveless garment for women
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Pockets that are sewn to the outside of the garment, usually squared off and characterized by seaming.
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The embroidery is so called because of the thread used resembles a candle wick. Traditionally, candlewick embroidery (also known as candlewicking) is done on an unbleached muslin fabric using unbleached cotton thread.
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Cotton or linen fabric with an even weave that is heavy and firm.
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Specialized embroidery frames designed to hold finished caps for embroidering. Available in a variety of styles for various machines, with two basic styles being to sew the finished cap flattened out, or sewing the finished cap (on a tubular machine)
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A small, short sleeve which sits on the shoulder, either forming a stiff cap or falling on to the arm to provide minimal coverage.
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Fairly straight-cut pants, tapered to the mid-calf
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A usually collarless sweater or jacket that opens the full length of the center front.
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Characterized by sporting a large pocket usually with a flap and a pleat
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Five-pocket pants characterized by a "hammer holder," a stretch of material connecting the outside seam to the back pocket.
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From the Kashmir goat, a hair fibre found in Kashmir India , Tibet , Iran , Iraq , and South west China . Often mixed with wool or synthetics to cut costs and improve the wear.Fibre is cylindrical, soft and silken. More like wool than any other hair fibre
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(Also known as a monarch train); a cascading train extending six to eight feet behind the gown, for the most formal weddings.
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From the Kashmir goat, a hair fibre found in Kashmir India , Tibet , Iran , Iraq , and South west China . Often mixed with wool or synthetics to cut costs and improve the wear.Fibre is cylindrical, soft and silken. More like wool than any othe hair fibre.
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The red and orange richly embroidered silk scarves of Chamba are simply beautiful. They often depict scenes from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana and the Raaslila of Radha and Krishna. The embroidery is done in silk yarn on tussar (silk) or fine cotton. The ground is usually white or cream, but the embroidery threads (usually red and orange) are in striking contrast.
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The most popular of all train lengths, it flows from three to four feet behind the gown.
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Charmeuse silk fabric is a silk with satin weave. It may at times be woven with crepe at the back for which it is also known as crepe backed satin. The warp threads cross over three or even more backing threads. It is soft and supple, and drapes elegantly
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Simply a straight unbelted dress with varying sleeves and length
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Chiffon (French for "rag")
Very sheer, airy lightweight fabric with highly twisted filament yarns. Originally of silk but now made from rayon and other man-made fibres.
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Chiffon silk fabric is a soft and lightweight transparent fabric. It can be weaved with other manmade and cotton fibers to lend variety to the fabric.
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Chikan Stiched Silk Salwar Kameez
Silk, the royal fabric is beautifully tailored to make suits with delightful chikan embroidery. The silk chikan stiched salwar kameez are available in different styles and designs to suit various occasions. The embroideries displayed here can be done on a
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Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh is the hotbed of white thread embroidery on white or colored cotton. Intricate and complex, this work is similar to what is commonly known as shadow work. The beauty of the embroidery comes through on fine muslin cloth, where you can see the stitches forming lace-like patterns on the underside.
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This plain weave silk comes in many weights. China silk fabric is very soft to touch. The light silk is used for lining purposes, while the heavy variety is used to make shirts and dresses.
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This plain weave silk comes in many weights. Chinese silk fabric is very soft to touch. The light silk is used for lining purposes, while the heavy variety is used to make shirts and dresses.
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Cotton.Combined two-ply warp and filling. Has a sheen that remains. Fabric was purchased in China (thus the name) by the U.S. Army for uniforms. Originally used for army cloth in England many years before and dyed olive-drab.
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A short,bodice-like breast garment of wide popularity among women in India from early times.Related to the classic cholaka mentioned in Sanskrit literature.The garment is worn in many styles;thus,with back covering or without,fastened with strings
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A long scarf worn as an accesory to several Indian outfits such as, Kurta, Kurti, Ghagara, Sharara etc.
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With bangle-like gathers or wrinkles, as in a churidar payan.
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A velvet with a pattern formed by contrast in cut and uncut loops.
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Describes a dyed fabric's ability to resist fading from washing, exposure to sunlight, and other environmental conditions.
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column skirt/straight skirt
Also referred to as a pencil skirt, this skirt is a straight line with no flare or fullness at the hem or waistline.
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A series of zig-zag stitches placed closely together to form a column. Also know as a steil stitch or satin stitch.
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A process in which fibers or yarns are arranged in a parallel form and short fibers are cut, producing a more even fabric with excellent strength, fineness, and uniformity.
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Refers to a digitizing capability that allows areas to be designated as voids at the same time the design's edges are defined. The design can thus be digitized as one fill area, instead of being broken down into multiple sections.
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concealed snap/velcro/button placket
A slit in a garment where closures are hidden
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Method of digitizing in which a design is saved in a skeletal form. A proportionate number of stitches may later be placed between defined points after a scale has been designated.
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Continental tent stitch is usually used to form a single line or creating embroidery on small areas. Generally worked from right to left on the fabric, continental tent stitch moves horizontally, though it can also be used to stitch vertical lines.
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A rolled collar that can be worn open or closed. Sewn directly to the neckline.
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A form-fitting, usually strapless bodice with boning and either laces or snap closures, styled in the fashion of the ladies undergarment of the same name.
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This stitch is used for lines and outlines and worked in close rows. It is worked with at least two threads used separately. Fasten one or more threads at right end of line; bring it up to the top .Hold them in place along line with left thumb.Hold them in place with tiny, evenly spaced stitches made with another thread. When a row is completed, take all threads behind and fasten.
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Counted-thread Embroidery
The style of embroidery, as its name suggests, involves the counting of the fabric thread before the needle is made to run through the fabric. Counted-thread embroidery is normally done on even-weave fabric, which facilitates counting of the threads.
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neckline featuring a piece of material attached to a garment at the neck, which may be used as a hood or draped loosely in a swag from shoulder to shoulder at the front neckline or back
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Linen,It is very rugged and substantial in feel. Come in white or natural shades or could be dyed, printed, striped, or checked. The yarn is sstrong, irregular in diametre but smooth. Has a fairly good texture.
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A lightweight fabric with a plain weave, very drapey. Crepe de Chine means crepe from china in French. Crepe de Chine has a fine, firm hand and a somewhat lustrous, smooth, slippery surface. Popular fabric used for making clothing .
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A round neck with ribbed banding that fits close to the base of the neck
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Crewel embroidery is the same as chain stitch, is usually done with an awl (a small pointed tool for making holes) and is worked from underneath the fabric rather than above.
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Petticoats stiffened with horse-hair to enable the bell-like skirts of the early nineteenth century, that was eventually replaced with the bustle.
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Hem is cut just above the waist
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Cross stitch vs. needlepoint
The differences between cross stitch and needlepoint are a little harder to spot. Both crafts use a fabric (also known as a canvas) with little squares and holes. In cross stitch, the stitches are formed by making x’s across the squares to make a pattern.
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It is the part of the counted-thread embroidery, wherein X-shaped stitches are used to create an embroidered pattern. Stitches that are used in cross-stitch also include ¾, ½, and ¼ stitches. Countable even-weave fabrics are most suited to cross-stich.
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It is a needle-work method where certain affixed portions of the fabrics are cut to form a pattern with holes. These holes correspond with the holes in a lace pattern that is fixed on the fabric.
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originally a firm Jacquard-pattered fabric made in China and introduced to the West by Marco Polo in the 13th century. The name is from Damascus, the centre of the fabric trade between East and West. These fabrics are reversible and contain a combination of satin and sateen weaves.
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It is sewing technique applied to repair worn out areas on a fabric. Darning can be done with hands or using the sewing machine. In hand darning, the needle is run to create a weave across the rows of the fabric. If there is a hole in the fabric, first ro
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A term used to indicate the size or number of filament or yarn. The higher the number the heavier the yarn or fiber.
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A computer program which catalogs a collection to digitized designs kept by embroidery shops for embroiderers to access the design by subject, stitch count, etc.
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Dhurrie rugs and carpets are flat woven items traditional to India, made of cotton or silk. They are noted for soft colorations and varied patterns.
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A diamond-shaped cutout that fastens at the front or back neckline
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a sheer, thin white or printed fabric with lengthwise cords, stripes or checks.
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Bulk silk buyers are offered the fabric at discount prices. Many websites offer great deals that result in substantial saving.
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A diving suit is a garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment.
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A mechanical attachment on a loom that controls the harness for the weaving of geometric figures.
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A device fitted to a weaving machine which is capable of being programmed to make dobby weaves by selectively raising some warp threads and selectively depressing others.
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Wool and also rayon.Very smooth, lustrous surface made with a slight short nap very close and compact weave to look like fine leather. Weave not visible because of napping. Very high quality wool used. Needs care in handling. Medium weight.
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Cut as an extension of the bodice, the dolman sleeve is designed without a socket for the shoulder, creating a deep, wide armhole that reaches from the waist to a narrowed wrist. Also called a batwing sleeve
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originally a thick, warm homespun or tweed yarn woven by Irish peasants in Donegal, Ireland. Now used to describe the wool tweed of that name.
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A woven fabric construction made by interlacing two or more sets of (warp) vertical yarns with two or more sets of filling yarns.
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Having one-half of the front lapped over the other, and usually has a double row of buttons and a single row of buttonholes.
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A layered look with one T-shirt over another
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Silk yarns made from the cocoon of two silk worms that have nested toghether. In spinning, teh double strand is not separated so the yarn is uneven and irregular with a large diametre in places.
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An extra piece of material is draped over the bustline
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Drapery silk fabric is certainly different from silk fabric meant for dresses and shirts. They are heavier and may also be coarser to an extent.
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Drawn thread work is based on the counted-thread embroidery. It includes removal of a portion of the weft or warp from the fabric. Normally, even-weave fabric is used to facilitate drawn thread work. It also forms part of the white-work embroidery.
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early coarse wool fabric often used for outer garments.
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Characterized by the shoulder/sleeve seam falling off the shoulder
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A waistline that is sewn below the body's natural waistline
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Coarse woven fabric, all of wool or half wool, half silk or linen, formerly used as dress material.
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a Belgian bobbin lace similar to Honiton lace in that the individual motifs are made and then connected by a bobbin made background.
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A warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles.
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A heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns, specif. blue denim.
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Veil-cloth worn by women, draped loosely around the upper part of the body
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Dupioni (duponi) Silk Fabric
Dupioni (duponi) silk fabric is made from two cocoons nestled together. The threads normally are irregular and uneven. The finest Dupioni comes from Italy , followed by China and India . Dupioni silk is used normally in men's and women's fine suits.
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The ability of fabric to resist wear, and loss of material through continual use.
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Good quality wool. If made in cotton, is usually called suede cloth.Close weave, brushed, singed, and sheared to conceal the weave. Has a smooth plush appearance resembleing a compact velvet. Similar to wool broadcloth but heavier and thicker.
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Egyptian cotton is a fine, lustrous, extra-long staple that is usually brownish in color.
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Single thread embroidery used in tandem with crystals.
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A characteristic of woven or knitted fibers, which enables the fiber to return to the original shape after being stretched.
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Fabrics that have elastic thread running through them.
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Embroidered design with a finished edge, commonly an insignia of identification.
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A mechanical finishing process used to create raised figures or designs on fabric surfaces. Fabrics are engraved with the use of heated rollers under pressure to create the raised effect.
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Silk is a soft natural fabric that is used for its rich looks. It is being used in the making of formal dresses. Embroidered silk fabric is ornated with intricate embroidery patterns
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Unit of measurement in embroidery, in which 10 points equals 1 mm.
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The machine part that holds and guides the hoop so you can embroider.
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A process in which fabric is passed over emery covered cyliners to make the surface smooth like suede.
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A bodice that ends just below the bust, sometimes low-cut and gathered
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A seam that is sewn directly below the bustline
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This waistline begins just below the bust
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very lightweight ribbed fabric having a silk warp and a hard twist botany weft. Not seen since the nineteenth century.
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A fabric of wool, also of rayon and silk. The name is derived from the French term eponge for "spongy". It is a very soft and sponge-like fabric in a variety of novelty effects with loose weave.
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Wool, also rayon and silk.Derived from the French term eponge for "spongy". Very soft and spongelike in a variety of novelty effects with loose weave of about 20 x 20. Also known as ratine in cotton. Rayon and silk is soft, loose, and spongy, something li
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A format in which all the stitches are in place and the design is specified to be a specific size. Designs digitized in expanded format are not designed to be changed in size.
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The extent of the ability of a textile to stretch when a tensile force is applied to it.
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A type of fabric that is designed with patterned cut-outs where stitching or embroidery is commonly applied in order to prevent the fabric from raveling. Baseball caps are made with eyelets for ventilation.
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Faux silk is normally synthetic silk that include polyester or rayon. Mercerized cotton is also used to create that silk like look.
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Pure jersey silk is a natural fiber, which suits more for nightwear and underwear. Using filament silk thread, fabric jersey silk stretches naturally and follows the body.
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Silks are woven fabrics. Fabric weave helps determine such characteristics as strength and durability or the fabric as well as beauty. Since silk is so strong naturally, less durable weaves may be used to achieve a particular look not capable in other fabrics.
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Silk or rayon.Faconne in French, means fancy weave. Has small designs all over the fabric. Fairly light in weight, and could be slightly creped. Background is much more sheer than the designs, therefore the designs seem to stand out.
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Patterned velvet made by burnt-out print process. The design is of velvet with background plain.
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An embroidery produced by pulling out horizontal threads from a fabric and tying the remaining cross threads into groups of an hourglass shape.
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A glossy, soft, finely-ribbed, silk-like woven fabric made from cotton, silk, or manufactured fibers.
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The term for what people are wearing, the prevailing style in an area or with a specific group of people.
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To predict of foretell future fashion tread for a specific period of time.
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A 'jacket without sleeves'. Generally understood as a vest lightly padded with cotton wool, and quilted.
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Faux Fur is a synthetic polyester material that is commonly found in various animal prints. Similar to faux suede, it has a knap to the material with a soft, lush feeling.
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This fabric is a bit heavier fabric then pure georgette. It too has a grainy surface like Pure Georgette, but it is a blended variety. Basically, blended with man-made fibers like rayon, polyester etc. This fabric absorbs much sunlight then pure georgette. It is zero-maintenance fabric. It is very much in trend and lower in price as compared to pure georgette.
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A fabric interlocking fibers made possible through chemicals, moisutre and heat without spinning, weaving or knitting. Felt is made of a variety of fibers like wool, hair or fur.
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A unit of natural or manufactured material, which is twisted or spun into yarn and used in the production of fabric and other textile structures.
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Manufactured fibers, that have been specifically engineered to use as filler material for pillows, mattresses, mattress pads, sleeping bags, comforters, quilts, and outerwear. Polyester fibers are widely used fillers.
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A tough, elastic protein which forms the principal component of raw silk.
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A man made long and continuous fiber.
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made from embroidery on net. The net can be handmade of knotted loops and then stretched to take the design. Filet crochet imitates this style.
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Series of running stitches commonly used to cover large areas. Different fill patterns can be created by altering the angle, length and repeat sequence of the stitches. Also known as a geflect stitch.
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Processes performed after embroidery is complete. Includes trimming loose threads, cutting or tearing away excess backing, removing topping, cleaning any stains, pressing or steaming to remove wrinkles or hoop marks and packaging for sale or shipment.
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Fitted around the hips and flares out from the knee to the hemline.
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A long, narrow sleeve that tapers to a point which rests against the back of the hand.
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Up and down motion of goods under an embroidery head for the application of embroidery.
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i.e. showy,flashy or gaudy.
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Flame retardant fabrics have been treated with a flame proofing compound. These fabrics retain this fire retardancy for a limited time. Typically, flameproofing chemicals are water soluble and painting, washing, etc negate the fire retardancy. Excessive humidity may also reduce the flame retardancy over time. These fabrics can be re-flameproofed.
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A cotton flannel, soft material with a napped finish, usually only on one side. It may be bleached, dyed, printed, or woven in colored stripes. Plain and twill weave.
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Embroidery that is framed in hoops, usually exclusively on the top of the embroidery machine's hook assembly.
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Fabrics knitted on a flat machine instead of a circular knit machine.
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Straight pants, often seamless and pocketless
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Fabric with a thick, heavy surface resembling sheep wool. Features a pile of napped fabric with either woven or knitted construction.
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Straight from waist to ankle except for a slight curve around the hip
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lightweight twill weave fabric often of silk with a small all-over print and a solid background. Used in men's ties. Today the name refers more to the patterns than the fabric. Traditional colours are deep reds, blues and greens and include the very popular Paisley foulards.
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Holding device for insertion of goods under an embroidery head for the application of embroidery.
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Machine to aid the framing process.
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Free embroidery is free style embroidery which is not bound by the weave of a fabric. It is just the opposite of counted-thread embroidery where wefts and warps are counted. Popular free embroidery styles are appliqué, art needlework, cut-work, stump-work
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or Free lace this is a bobbin lace which does not use pins in the ground or design area. Probably more popular in rural areas where pins were scarce and fish bones or wood chips were used.
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Threads which come out from the fabric during handling.
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early coarse wool fabric which was heavily felted. In the finishing process the nap was twisted to produce burrs. The woven cloth was stretched and treated with a honey and water solution, applied with a board encrusted with sand and glue. A superior fabric was called Frizzado.
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Chinese closing of decorative cording or braid. A soft ball of cording or a button is used to complete the closure.
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A spun-silk fabric woven in a plain weave.
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A napped fabric of a mixture of linen and cotton or wool, or a blanket made of such material.
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