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2. Taffeta - Wikipedia

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   Taffeta. Detail of a dress made of silk taffeta, c. 1880. Taffeta (archaically spelled taffety or taffata) is a crisp, smooth, plain woven fabric made from silk, nylon, cuprammonium rayons, acetate, or polyester. The word came into Middle English via Old French and Old Italian, which borrowed the Persian word tāfta (تافته), which means ...

3. Oxford (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   Plain Oxford and Pinpoint Oxford are commonly used for casual shirt designs such as a button-down collar. Pinpoint Oxford is made from finer yarn and has a tighter weave than plain Oxford. It shows a "pin" or "dot" effect in the texture. [ 3] Royal Oxford is considered a more formal option. It is suited to business or sporty dress codes.

4. Textile - Wikipedia

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   The textile is a component of basic needs like food and shelter. Textiles are everywhere in our lives, from bath towels to space suits. Textiles help humans by comforting, protecting, and extending their lives. Textiles meet our clothing needs, keeping us warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

5. Linsey-woolsey - Wikipedia

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   Linsey-woolsey (less often, woolsey-linsey or in Scots, wincey) is a coarse twill or plain-woven fabric woven with a linen warp and a woollen weft. Similar fabrics woven with a cotton warp and woollen weft in Colonial America were also called linsey-woolsey or wincey. [ 1][ 2] The name derives from a combination of lin (an archaic word for flax ...

6. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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   Dress in classical antiquity favored wide, unsewn lengths of fabric, pinned and draped to the body in various ways. Ancient Greek clothing consisted of lengths of wool or linen , generally rectangular and secured at the shoulders with ornamented pins called fibulae and belted with a sash.

7. Chiffon (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Chiffon is a lightweight fabric which is associated with elegance and luxury; [4] it drapes well and has a shimmery and sheer appearance. [1] [4] Under a magnifying glass, chiffon resembles a fine net or mesh, which gives it some transparency. Chiffon can be produced out of natural or synthetic fibres. [1]