Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Clothing and Textiles

17th century acetate Alpaca Angora rabbit apparel beam Bengaline bleached blended bobbin carpet cellulose chemical circular knitting cloth coarse coat collar Colourfastness combed cord cotton covering create crepe crimp decorative denim drapes drawing drawing rollers dress durable dyed edge effect embroidery filament finish flat flax front garment geotextile Gore-Tex Guar gum hair hang tag heat heavy inch jacket knitting machine knot lace layer leather length leno weave light lightweight linen loom loops loose manufactured fibers material metal motifs needles nylon originally outerwear pattern piece pile plain weave polyester polymer printed produced rayon Refers removed rollers rugs satin seam sewn shirt silk skirt sleeves sliver slubs soft spinneret spinning spun stitch strands stripes surface synthetic term textile texture threads Turkmen twill twill weave twist usually waist warp yarns washing wear weave fabric weft weight width wool worn woven fabric yarn