1、Glossary of Textile Terms Nap fabric : This refers to woollen overcoating of up to 1,000 g/m which has been rubbed during finishing to produce a beady or pilled surface. Narrow fabric : Sometimes known as smallwares. (1) Any textile fabric not exceeding 45 cm in width with 2 selvedges (2) Any trimmi
2、ng Needlecord : A fine-ribbed corduroy used for dresses. Ninon : This may be used to describe a voile fabric made form manufactured fibres. Originally it applied to fine, light open silk cloths with highly twisted yarns woven in groups of two or three in both warp and weft and known as double or tri
3、ple Ninon. Nuns veiling : A very lightweight cloth in plain-weave, usually woven from worsted, silk, or cotton yarns and dyed black. Ombr : A cloth showing graduated colours or shades produced in weaving, dyeing or printing. Ond or ondul : Descriptive of fabrics having a wavy effect of wavy lines pr
4、oduced by weaving or calendering. In the former, either the weft yarns or the warp follow a waving pattern. Organdie : A lightweight, plain-weave cotton fabric which has been given a durably stiff transparent finish, preferably by treatment with strong sulphuric acid. Used for dresses and stiffening
5、. Organza : A sheer, stiff, plain-weave cloth originally made from continuous filament silk in the gum, but now also made from continuous filament manufactured fibres. This fabric may be dyed, printed or machine embroidered. Ottoman : A warp-faced cloth with a fairly flat, bold, smooth, weft-way rib
6、. Originally made from a silk warp and worsted weft. The heavier weight cloths are suitable for tailoring and may have a small fancy design included in the general weft-way rib effect. Oxford : A good quality shirting fabric made in a plain-weave with two ends weaving as one. It is generally made fr
7、om cotton. Stripes of dyed yarn or decorative weaves are sometimes introduced. Panama : A worsted fabric with a clear finish weighing about 200 g/m and used for tropical suitings. The fabric is of a plain-weave and square construction. Fibres other than wool may be used. (NB A Panama embroidery canv
8、as of a hopsack weave which is beetled must not be confused with the worsted Panama). Peau de soie : A French term meaning literally skin of silk, applied originally to a fine silk fabric in a modified satin weave having a ribbed or grained appearance, sometimes reversible. The term nowadays include
9、s fabrics made from manufactured fibres. It is recommended that in such contexts the make of the fibre should be indicated. Percale : A plain-weave, good quality, closely woven cotton cloth of approximately square construction. It may be glazed in finishing. Used typically for summer dresses and she
10、ets. Piece : The unit length of fabric removed from the loom. The standard length depends on the type of fabric but may be such as best suits the purchaser. Piece lengths are generally between 75 and 120m. According to the state of the cloth expressions such as loomstate piece and dyed piece may be
11、used. Pile fabric : A fabric with tufts of fibre or loops of yarn projecting from the surface. The most important classes of pile fabric at present are (a) woven, in which case it has cut or uncut warp pile or cut weft pile, (b) knitted, in which case end of fibres may form the pile or the pile may
12、consist of loops, or, (c) tufted, which results in brushed, cut or uncut pile. Pilot : A heavily milled and raised woollen cloth generally used for seamens jackets and overcoats. It is available in a wide range of fibre qualities. A 2/2 twill is often used. Piqu : Originally a woven cloth with round
13、ed cords running in the weft direction, now often made in a lightweight Bedford cord weave with the cord running in the warp direction. Different widths of cord may be produced in one cloth to create interest and the fabric may be printed. A piqu effect may be produced by warp or weft knitting. Plus
14、h : A cut warp-pile fabric similar to a velvet but having a longer end less dense pile laid in one direction. Pongee : True pongee is woven from wild silk in a plain weave. It is rather lighter in weight and somewhat less irregular in appearance than shantung. It is now also made from some manufactu
15、red fibres and cotton. Cotton pongees are mercerised and Schreinered to develop the lustre. Weight about 75 g/m Poplin : A plain weave cloth with fine weft-way ribs. There are twice as many ends as picks. It is frequently made from cotton or blends, preferably with 2-fold yarns. Poplin is available
16、in various weights, making it suitable for shirts or rainwear, depending on the finish applied. Sometimes it is printed or woven with decorative stripes. An Irish poplin used to be made with a silk warp and a worsted weft. Poult : A plain weave fabric made from continuous filament yarns with a more
17、pronounced, smooth, clear rib than a taffeta and a faille because of the inclusion of a coarser weft and about three times as many ends as there are picks. This fabric may be moir finished. It was originally known as Poult-de-Soie. Weight about 140 g/m Printed cloth : A cloth on which a coloured pat
18、tern has been printed. Pure new wool : A description of wool textiles carrying the IWS Woolmark. A maximum tolerance of 5% is allowed for non-wool fibres used for decorative effects and 0.3% for inadvertent impurities Ratin : Originally a thick woollen cloth with a curled nap. Ratin, the past partic
19、iple of the French verb ratiner (meaning to cover with a curled nap) has also been applied to a cloth made form a variety of fibres, with a rough surface produced in one of a number of different ways, either by using a fancy yarn in a cloth to which a special finishing technique may or may not be ap
20、plied or by using ordinary yarns in a cloth to which the special finish is applied. Regatta : A good quality 2/1 twill fabric of almost square construction and about 180 g/m woven in even width stripes of dyed and white yarns. It is commonly made from cotton or other suitable staple fibre. Often use
21、d for nurses uniforms. Regina : A fine quality 2/1 twill fabric with about twice as many ends as picks and weighing about 100 g/m Ribbon : An attractive woven fabric characterised in the higher qualities by fine warp yarns and high warp density and usually of lustrous appearance. Generally used for trimming and adornment.
