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Astrakhan

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Thick furry pile fabrics Read More
Astrakhan

Astrakhan fabric is made to look like karakul (astrakhan, Persian) lamb fleece—with heavy, curly pile. The pile may be looped or cut. Any fiber may be used; lustrous wool is common. Uses: Coats, hats See also: Lamb-Sheep in the VFG Fur Resource

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Bouclé

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Loop-textured fabrics Read More
Bouclé

Characterized by loops on one or both sides, bouclé comes from the French word for “buckled,” “ringed” or “curled.” Some versions of the fabric combine looped sections with plain; others are looped all over. Most commonly wool—with mohair a fine choice for this treatment—bouclé may also be acrylic or other fibers. It may be woven or knitted. Uses: Coats, suits, sweaters See also: Bouclette Poodle cloth Ratiné Terry cloth

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Bouclette

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Loop-textured fabrics Read More
Bouclette

Bouclette is the diminutive of bouclé (French for “buckled,” “ringed,” or “curled”) and features very small loops over the surface of the fabric. As with bouclé, it is usually made of wool, and its uses are similar. See also: Bouclé

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Brocatelle

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Woven pattern fabrics: non-geometric Read More
Brocatelle, suit-weight

A jacquard weave fabric related to brocade, brocatelle is thicker and heavier—with its figures in higher relief. Originally made of silk, the fabric may now be made of wool, cotton, silk, manufactured fibers, and combinations. As with brocade, it is not considered reversible. Uses: Interior decorating, lighter versions occasionally for clothing See also: Brocade

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Chinchilla cloth

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More
Wool chinchilla cloth

Constructed like fleece with a long nap, chinchilla cloth is given a machine finish which rubs the nap into nubs. It is made of wool or wool blends, and the warp may be cotton for strength. The town of Chinchilla, Spain, is where the present fabric was first made. Uses: Coats, hats See also: Fleece

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Doeskin

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More
Wool doeskin

Doeskin is a medium-weight wool fabric with a short, soft nap and a tightly woven structure. It is similar to duvetyn, but lighter; usually softer and less densely napped than melton; softer and with a shorter nap than fleece. Despite doeskin’s softness it is hardwearing due to its compact weave. Rayon doeskin is a twilled fabric with one side napped, and there is also a heavy twilled cotton doeskin with one napped side. All three

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Duvetyn, blanket cloth

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More
Wool duvetyn

The name duvetyn comes from the French word duvet, meaning down. Wool or wool-blend commonly, the finish is napped, sheared and fulled. This creates a downy nap which covers its weave which is usually right-hand twill. It is softer and more lustrous, though its nap isn’t quite as long as that of fleece. Cotton duvetyn is usually called suede cloth. Uses: Coats, uniforms, suits; the heavier blanket cloth for blankets and Hudson’s Bay “point” blanket

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Fleece

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More
Wool fleece

Fleece is made of wool, mohair (as well as other specialty hairs) and blends. The nap covers the fabric’s construction which is usually right-hand twill or satin weave. With its soft nap all brushed in one direction, woven fleece has a longer, hairier nap than duvetyn. Uses: Coats, hats See also: Duvetyn Sweatshirt fleece

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Fur-like fabric, faux fur, fake fur, fun fur

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Thick furry pile fabrics Read More
Faux fur

Fur-like fabric is of relatively recent origin—in 1929 using alpaca hair—but fake fur as we know it developed even more recently, in the mid 1950s. It is made in a range of styles to imitate various genuine furs. The pile, or “fur” is usually an acrylic blend, sometimes with genuine fur’s characteristic guardhairs and underhairs achieved by using coarser and finer fibers, the finer of which are shrunk in the finishing process. The backing is

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Harris tweed, fabric

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More
Harris tweed in a twill weave, 1950s

All tweed labeled Harris must have the official orb and cross certification mark, and it can not have that mark unless it is “cloth that has been handwoven by the islanders of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra in their homes, using pure virgin wool that has been dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides” (from the Harris Tweed Authority website). For centuries the Scottish islanders produced tweeds, but the Harris Tweed certification mark was first

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Loden

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More

Made for a millenium, loden was first (and still) made in the Tyrol mountains of Austria. It is a sturdy woven wool fabric that is heavily fulled for weather resistance. First made of coarse wool from mountain sheep, the name is derived from Old High German loda, hair cloth. Traditionally black, red or white, a deep olive green color more recently popular became known as loden green. Uses: Outerwear See also: Melton

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Mackinaw, mackinac

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More
Mackinaw

The classic lumberman’s jacket fabric, mackinaw gets its name from Fort Mackinac (the pronunciation is mackinaw), where heavy wool blankets were traded by Europeans with Native Americans. Mackinaw is thick, napped, often twilled fabric, and can be single or double cloth. It is usually wool and reclaimed wool, sometimes with cotton. Quite often mackinaw is in an outsize check or plaid. Buffalo check is a term now used to describe such a big-checked pattern on

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Melton

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More
Melton

Melton looks much like thick felt with its twill weave or plain weave obscured by fulling and shearing of its nap (although the back of the fabric may show its weave). The dense, thick construction makes it wind and rain resistant and extremely warm. It is almost always dyed a solid color. The best melton is all wool and almost velvety. Less costly variations can have a cotton warp and woolen weft, and sometimes manufactured

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Ottoman

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Silk or silk-like, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Horizontally ribbed fabrics Read More
Ottoman

In the family of silky-faced, horizontally ribbed fabrics, ottoman has the largest ribs, larger and rounder than those of faille and bengaline. The plain weave fabric involves thicker and/or grouped weft yarns with more numerous and finer warp yarns that totally cover the weft. Ottoman can be made of silk, wool or manufactured fibers, with the filling (weft) often of cotton. The name comes from a luxurious silk fabric woven in Turkey beginning during the

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Plush

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More

A woven fabric constructed like velvet but with a longer pile than velvet, plush is made with its pile from wool, mohair, cotton or manufactured fibers, usually on a cotton ground. Its erect pile is also longer (usually at least 1/8”) than velvet. Uses: The original teddy bear fabric, and still used for toys and upholstery See also: Velour, woven Velvet

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Poodle cloth

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Thick furry pile fabrics Read More
Poodle cloth, knit

Poodle cloth is very loopy, curly surfaced fabric made to resemble the coat of a poodle. It may be woven or knitted, and the best is made of wool and mohair but it may be of other fibers. Uses: Coats, suits, sweaters See also: Astrakhan Bouclé

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Tapestry

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Heavy weight, Woven pattern fabrics: non-geometric Read More
Machine-made tapestry

Hand-woven tapestry is made by running a bobbin back and forth in the area needed to create a design, not across the entire width of the fabric. Machine-made tapestry is jacquard woven to resemble handwoven tapestry. Heavier weft yarns are used creating a horizontal rib. Machine-made tapestry is not considered reversible. Uses: Wall hangings, curtains, luggage, coats See also: Tapestry velvet

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Tapestry velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Heavy weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics, Woven pattern fabrics: non-geometric Read More
Tapestry velvet

Made in imitation of tapestry, a patterned, jacquard-woven velvet with pile in a raised texture over the ground. Uses: Coats, upholstery See also: Tapestry Velvet

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Tweed

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Coarser or thick heavy fabrics Read More
Woolen tweed, twill weave

With origins along the Tweed River bordering England and Scotland, the name tweed now is associated with a long list of fabrics, characteristically woolens, but also wool/manufactured fiber blends. The original tweeds were hairy and rough, now they are usually shaved, flattened and fulled in the finishing process. Still characteristic is the fairly coarse wool from which it is made. Tweeds are usually in twill or plain weave, also seen is herringbone and basket weave.

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Whipcord

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Bottom weight, Heavy weight, Fabrics with clear diagonal ribs Read More
Wool whipcord

Recognizable by its steep (63º) and clear right-hand twill line, whipcord is like a heavier version of gabardine. Originally wool or worsted, it can be made of cotton, manufactured fibers or blends. The back is sometimes slightly napped if wool. It is a sturdy (particularly if wool) medium to heavy weight fabric. Uses: Coats, suits, riding habits, uniforms, sportswear See also: Cavalry twill Gabardine

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