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Any cloth, woven or knitted fabric; especially the raw materials that are used to make clothing.

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quilting fabric
Textiles; Fabric

Generally made from 100% cotton and featuring novelty designs or specific images, used for making quilts.

raschel knit
Textiles; Fabric

A warp-knitted fabric that resembles handmade lace, crochet or nettings. A connecting yarn is interwoven among the vertical knit of the fabric.

ribbon
Textiles; Fabric

From the French word riban, a narrow fabric used for bows and wrapping.

rip-stop nylon
Textiles; Fabric

A lightweight, wind and water resistant textile. Double yarns create a box pattern to provide extra strength and resistance to tearing. Commonly used in outdoor clothing and ...

sailcloth
Textiles; Fabric

An extremely heavyweight canvas fabric, resistant to the elements, that is used for ship's sails.

sanforize
Textiles; Fabric

A patented process to pre-shrink fabric, developed by Sanford Pruett in the 1930s. Fabrics treated with this process should never shrink more than 1%.

seersucker
Textiles; Fabric

A fabric distinguishable by its crepe-like, crinkled stripes, which are made by weaving some of the warp threads slack and others tight. This fabric is traditionally cotton, but ...

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