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Chamois Fabric
Chamois Fabric

Chamois Fabric

What is Chamois Fabric? The chamois fabric has a simple weave, and its appearance and properties are quite similar to those of chamois leather.  However, Cotton fibers are used in the productio...

ClothingDonegal Tweed Fabric

Donegal Tweed Fabric

What is Donegal Tweed? Made from the thick and warm fleece of sheep. This fabric is woven from woolen spun yarns. It is primarily donegal handwoven tweed  fabric. This fabric is wrinkle-resistan...

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Cavalry Twill Fabric

What is Cavalry Twill Fabric? The Cavalry Twill fabric is made up of worsted spun wool warp and a woolen weft that has been milled and woven in order to highlight the alluring steep double twill ...

ClothingAstrakhan Fabric

Astrakhan Fabric

What is Astrakhan Fabric Astrakhan fabric is also known as Astrachan. It is made from the fur of newborn sheep known as karakul. Available in a range of colors from pale golden yellow to black. B...

ClothingTricot Knit - Fabriclore

Tricot Knit Fabric

What is Tricot Knit Fabric?  Tricot is a type of knit fabric with a unique texture that is made with a flatbed knitting machine. On the front of the fabric, the tricot weave looks like a zigzag. O...

CottonSlub Knit Fabric - Fabriclore

Slub Knit Fabric

What is Slub Knit Fabric?  The yarn used to make slub knit fabric is often not of a consistent thickness throughout its length.  In the days before machines were invented to spin fiber, humans had...

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Silver Knit

What is Silver Knit Fabric?  Sliver Knit Fabric is created using circular knitting machines, in which the face fibers simulating fur are bonded to the fabric by knitting sliver together with the f...

FabricOil Cloth - Fabriclore

Oil Cloth

What is Oil Cloth?  There are a few other names for oil cloth, including American cloth and enameled cloth. In the past, it was often a tightly woven linen fabric that was coated with boiled linse...

ClothingCotton Slub Fabric - Fabriclore

Cotton Slub Fabric

What is Cotton Slub Fabric? Cotton slub is a type of cotton fabric that has a rough, uneven texture and a few small lumps and flaws. These lumps are the result of an operation performed on the cot...

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Boiled Wool

What is Boiled Wool? Boiled wool is a type of fabric that is mostly used to make berets, scarves, vests, cardigans, coats, and jackets. Fulling is the procedure that is used to manufacture this fa...