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2. Voile - Wikipedia

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   Voile (/ ˈ v ɔɪ l /; [1] French for veil [2]) is a soft, sheer fabric, usually made of 99% cotton or cotton blended with linen or polyester. Named for its light weight, the fabric is mostly used in soft furnishing. In tropical climates, voile is used for window treatments and mosquito nets.

3. Sheer fabric - Wikipedia

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   Sheer fabric comes in a wide variety of colors, but for curtains, white and shades of white, such as cream, winter white, eggshell, and ivory are popular. In some cases, sheer fabric is embellished with embroidered patterns or designs. Sheer curtains Sheer pantyhose made from nylon. A common use for sheer fabric is in curtains, which allows for ...

4. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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   Fabrics in this list include fabrics that are woven, ... Pleated linen; ... History of clothing and textiles References ...

5. Dimity - Wikipedia

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   In the Finale of Act I of The Pirates of Penzance, the Pirates sing, "Pray observe the magnanimity we display to lace and dimity".; In the conclusion of Paul Selver's translation of The Insect Play by brothers Karel and Josef Čapek, a group of school children sing: "As I went down to Shrewsbury Town, / I saw my love in a dimity gown: / And all so gay I gave it away, / I gave it away—my ...

6. Plain weave - Wikipedia

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   Plain weave (also called tabby weave, linen weave or taffeta weave) is the most basic of three fundamental types of textile weaves (along with satin weave and twill). [1] It is strong and hard-wearing, and is used for fashion and furnishing fabrics. Fabrics with a plain weave are generally strong, durable, and have a smooth surface.

7. Linen - Wikipedia

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   Approximately 70% of linen production in the 1990s was for apparel textiles, whereas in the 1970s only about 5% was used for fashion fabrics. [45] Linen uses range across bed and bath fabrics (tablecloths, bath towels, dish towels, bed sheets); home and commercial furnishing items (wallpaper/wall coverings, upholstery, window treatments ...

8. Lawn cloth - Wikipedia

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   Lawn is a lightweight, sheer cloth, crisper than voile but not as crisp as organza. [5] Lawn is known for its semi-transparency, which can range from gauzy or sheer to an almost opaque effect, known as lining or utility lawn. [citation needed] The finish used on lawn ranges from soft to semi-crisp to crisp, but the fabric is never completely ...

9. Muslin - Wikipedia

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   When sewing clothing, a dressmaker may test the fit of a garment by using muslin fabric to make a test-model before cutting pieces from more expensive fabric to make the final product, thereby avoiding potential costly mistakes. In the United States, these test-models are themselves sometimes referred to as "muslins," the process is called ...