Fabric and Cloth

FABRIC AND CLOTH

This rather odd category, lists the different kinds of fabric and cloth. There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties. It i_c interesting to note, however, that almost all of the types of fabric listed below are variants or blends of just five basic fabric types viz, silk, cotton, linen, wool and worsted.

ALPACA — fine wool made from alpaca hair

ANGORA — silk-like fabric made from wool of angora goats

BAIZE — coarse napped cotton or wool fabric

BROADCLOTH — dense twilled wool or worsted fabric

BROCADE — rich silk fabric with raised patterns

BURLAP — coarse plain-woven jute or hemp fabric

CALICO — plain white cotton

CAMBRIC — fine thin white cotton or linen fabric

CASHMERE — soft twilled fabric made of fine goat's wool

CHAMBRAY — lightweight fabric with  coloured  warp and white filling

CHAMOIS — cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather

CHIFFON — sheer silk fabric

CHINO — strong twilled cotton cloth

CHINTZ — glazed printed cotton fabric

CORDUROY — durable cotton piled fabric with vertical ribs

CREPE — light crinkled fabric

DAMASK — fine lustrous fabric with flat patterns and a. satin weave

DENIM — firm and durable twilled cotton

DRILL — durable twilled cotton

DUFFEL — fabric of thick, low-quality woolen cloth

DUNGAREE — heavy coarse durable twilled cotton, usually coloured

FLANNEL — light woollen fabric

GABARDINE — closely woven cotton or wool twill

GEORGETTE — thin silk

GINGHAM —• striped cotton cloth

HERRINGBONE — twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines

JACQUARD — intricately-woven variegated fabric; loom for making jacquard

JERSEY — plain weft-knitted fabric of wool, cotton, nylon or silk

KALAMKARI — fabric coloured by repeated dyeing

KHADDAR — homespun cotton cloth

MACKINTOSH — lightweight rubberized waterproof cotton

MADRAS — fine plain-woven cotton or silk

MERINO — soft wool of the merino sheep; any soft merino-like wool or wool and cotton cloth

MOHAIR — fabric made from silky hair of angora goats

MOLESKIN — heavy durable cotton

MUSLIN — plain-woven fine cotton

ORGANDIE — fine translucent cotton

ORGANZA — transparent thin silk or nylon

PAISLEY — soft wool fabric with ornamental pattern

PASHMINA — fine goat's wool fabric used for making shawls

PIQUE — stiff durable corded fabric of cotton, rayon or silk

POPLIN — corded woven silk and worsted

ROMAL — handkerchief or headcloth; silk or cotton fabric

SATIN — closely woven silk with lustrous face

SEERSUCKER — light puckered cotton or linen fabric

SERGE — strong twilled worsted

SHETLAND — lightweight loosely twisted wool fabric

TAFFETA — thin glossy silk

TULLE — sheer and delicate thin silk

TWEED — rough twilled wool

VELOUR — piled velvety cotton

VELVET — soft piled fabric of silk, cotton or synthetic material

VOILE — soft fine sheer fabric

WOOLSEY — cotton and wool blend

WORSTED — fine closely-woven wool