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Fabric Descriptions:
Broadcloth:
A fine, tightly woven plain weave fabric with a faint rib.
Usually of cotton or cotton blend, but can be made with any fiber.
Chiffon:
Transparent fabric in a plain weave using tightly twisted yarns.
Chiffon has a light to medium weight and has a limp quality that
creates a very graceful drape and fluid movement.
Crepe:
Fabric with an all over crinkled, pebbly, or puckered surface
resulting from the use of high twist yarns, embossing, or crepe
weave.
Cotton Lawn:
High thread count 100% cotton yarns in a plain weave create a light
weight, slightly sheer, and supremely soft fabric.
Cotton Sateen:
100% cotton in a tight satin weave (see matte satin description),
making a very soft, smooth, mid-weight fabric with an elegantly
subtle shine.
Flannel:
Plain woven fabric with a soft "nap" on one side, known for being
very soft and warm to the touch. Ours is 100% cotton.
Gabardine:
A medium to heavy weight cloth woven like a twill, in a smooth
pattern of parallel diagonal ridges often used for men's formal
wear.
Interlock Knit:
A double face knit fabric with identical 1x1 rib on each side.
Usually firm and closely knit.
Jersey Knit:
Single knit fabric with an intermeshing of stitches in the same
direction on the face and a series of semicircular loops on the
back, making each side appear different from the other.
Linen:
A plain weave cloth made from flax fibers and noted for its
strength, coolness and soft luster. Linen is traditionally prevalent
in warmer climates because of its light weight and loose weave, but
its seasonal versatility and rich heirloom look is gaining
popularity in all regions. Please note, although it is a beautiful
fabric, linen tends to wrinkle easily.
Knit:
Knit is a term for fabric created by parallel courses of yarn that
loop into one another (as opposed to the weaving of perpendicular
fibers in woven fabrics). The size and fibers of the yarns vary
widely to create a huge range of available textiles, from casual
interlock and jersey knits to warm and cozy sweater knits.
Matte Satin:
Satin is a weaving process that causes light to reflect off
diagonally "floating" yarns rather than being absorbed by the
regular perpendicular intersections of yarns found in a plain weave.
Satin can be made from any fiber, is smooth and tightly woven, and
comes in many weights and degrees of shine. Our matte satin is a
mid-to-heavy weight pure white polyester product with a
"de-lustered" surface, which has a soft, rich glow rather than a
glaring shine.
Mirror Organza:
Woven in the same manner as our regular organza, but with a sparkly
shine for a dressy effect.
Muslin:
Plain weave cotton fabric. Ours is a medium weight, and is
unbleached, providing a chemically stable product ideal for textile
preservation.
Netting:
A very delicate, open, and light fabric created by twisting,
knotting, or weaving threads together at regular intervals.
Nylon Tricot:
Durable, lightweight, sheer knitted fabric using super fine
synthetic fibers.
Organza:
A plain weave fabric made of tightly twisted yarns in a sheer, light
weight with a crisp finish and can be constructed of any number of
textile fibers. Ours is 100% polyester and has a soft luster.
Pique:
A textured weave, available in many different patterns: vertical,
horizontal or diagonal rib, birdseye (small diamonds), waffle (small
squares), honeycomb, or wave. Usually tightly woven and constructed
of cotton or cotton blend fibers.
Poly-cotton Broadcloth:
A tightly woven plain weave fabric in a 65% polyester / 35% cotton
blend for a nice, wrinkle-resistant, no-shine finish.
Polyester Lining:
Lightweight, tightly woven plain weave fabric utilizing a 100%
polyester fiber. Always soft, smooth and durable.
Satin
A weaving process that causes light to reflect off diagonally
"floating" yarns rather than being absorbed by the regular
perpendicular intersections of yarns found in a plain weave. Satin
can be made from any fiber, is smooth and tightly woven, and comes
in many weights and degrees of shine.
Satin-back Shantung:
Woven in the same manner as dupioni (see silk dupioni description
below), creating the same overall textured effect of the silk
product, but utilizing man-made polyester fibers rather than natural
silk yarns. Our shantung is bright, pure white in color, is medium
weight, and has a soft luster on the surface, with a shiny satin
back.
Silk Dupioni:
A subtly textured fabric woven from a double strand of silk yarn in
a plain weave pattern. The yarn is uneven and varies in width,
creating a series of natural horizontal "slubs", which should not be
considered flaws, as they make up the unique character of the
textile. Our silk dupioni is "pearl white" in color (a shade between
white and ivory), is light to medium weight, and has a crisp finish
with an understated sheen for an overall luxurious appearance.
Taffeta:
Crisp, plain woven fabric with a very fine cross rib. Taffeta has a
smooth texture with a soft sheen on the surface.
Tulle:
Sheer net in a hexagonal mesh pattern (see netting description
above). Has a light to medium stiffness and is often made from silk,
rayon, cotton or nylon fibers. Tulle is most commonly used in formal
wear, veils and costuming.
Voile:
Soft, sheer fabric in an open plain weave that drapes and gathers
very well. Has a light to heavy crisp finish.
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