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Venise Lace

What is Venise Lace? Venise lace is a solid, heavy lace with an open back. Sometimes it's also known as "Venice lace". This fabric, which is the most beautiful kind of lace, has stitches that are ...

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Crinoline Fabric

What is Crinoline Fabric? A cloth with a rigid and robust structure and an open weave is called a crinoline. A crinoline is a kind of structured petticoat that has been fashionable in different pe...

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Baldachin Fabric

What is Baldachin Fabric? The term "Baldachin" is derived from the name of a rich fabric that was originally produced in Baghdad. This name is where the word "baudekin" and other spellings of the ...

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Buckram Fabric

What is Buckram Fabric? The cotton or hemp that is woven into buckram cloth results in a coarse, heavy, and open plain weave fabric. Because the fabric is soaked in starch and other sizing agents...

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Habutae Silk

What is Habutae Fabric?  Habutae is a form of simple woven textile with warp and weft strands alternately interlaced.  When the material is silk, it is called kokinu. In a regular plain weave, the...

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Lame Fabric

What is Lame Fabric? Fabric with metallic threads is known as lamé. Usually, it is made from silk, viscose, cotton, and wool, and synthetic fibers like polyester, polyamide, and nylon. Over many y...

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Microfibre Fabric

What is Microfibre Fabric? The term "microfibre" refers to a kind of synthetic fabric that is woven from very fine fibers. In general, the diameters of these fibers are measured to be lower than 1...

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Albert Cloth

What is Albert Cloth? Albert cloth is a type of thick woolen fabric that can be turned inside out and has a different color or pattern on each side. In the past, other names for the fabric were in...

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Cotton Pique

What is Cotton Pique Fabric? Pique is a kind of cotton knit fabric that is known for its durability and is covered with a finely textured design.  The cross-tuck knit structure makes the fabric ...

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Felt Fabric

What is Felt Fabric? The term "felt" refers to matted fabric that is produced by compressing and mating several types of textile fibers.  Felt was traditionally manufactured using wool or using di...