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Greige Fabric

What is Greige Fabric?  Greige is a term that refers to a cloth that has not been bleached or colored and may either be knitted or woven. At their most basic level, you could say that these textil...

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Serge

What is Serge Fabric ?  A sort of twill cloth known as serge has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides and is woven using a two-up, two-down construction. Wool or worsted were the traditional mat...

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Scrim

What is Scrim Fabric?  A scrim is a woven material that may be either finely woven and lightweight or coarsely woven and heavy. Both of these types are often used in the theater, along with a heav...

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Challis Fabrics

What is Challis Fabric?   A challis is a kind of lightweight woven fabric that was traditionally created by combining silk and wool.  In certain instances, however, a single type of fabric, such a...

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Percale

What is Percale Fabric? Percale is a closely woven plain-weave fabric often used for bed covers. The normal kind of weave that is used for bedsheets is clearly different from percale, which has a ...

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Oxford Fabric

What is Oxford Fabric ?  Oxford cloth is a type of woven fabric used to make dress shirts. It is a basket-weave fabric that is sometimes used to make Oxford shirts, which can be worn in both forma...

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Fur / Faux Fur

What is Faux Fur?  The term "fur fabric" refers to the fabric produced from animals with long hair. Mink animals provide the majority of the fur that is harvested. In addition, fur is obtained fro...

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Grosgrain

What is Grosgrain Fabric?  Grosgrain is a thick, ribbed fabric that is usually made out of silk or rayon and is used to make ribbons. Using this method produced one-of-a-kind transverse ribs in th...

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Toile Fabric

What is Toile Fabric? The word "toile" comes from the French word for linen cloth. It is a type of printed fabric with a unique look and lines that are similar to those from the Art Nouveau period...

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Chiniya Silk

What is Chiniya Silk Fabric?  Chiniya silk is comparable to Katan silk, which shines more brilliantly than silk. However, Chiniya silk has the benefit of being able to be colored after weaving, si...