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  2. Glass cloth - Wikipedia

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    Glass cloth is also a term for a type of tea towel suited for polishing glass. The cloth is usually woven with the plain weave, and may be patterned in various ways, though checked cloths are the most common. The original cloth was made from linen, but a large quantity is made with cotton warp and tow weft, and in some cases they are composed ...

  3. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Gingham is a fabric made from dyed cotton yarn. glass fiber Fiberglass is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. It is widely used in the manufacture of insulation and textiles. gossamer A gossamer is a very light, sheer, gauze-like fabric, popular for white wedding dresses and decorations. [15] grogram

  4. List of garments having different names in American and ...

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    Long leg bottoms made out of any fabric with elastic at the bottom joggers, [21] jogging bottoms, tracksuit bottoms [22] joggers, [24] pants Long leg bottoms

  5. Clothing material - Wikipedia

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    Many clothing materials have been used to make garments throughout history. Grasses, furs and much more complex and exotic materials have been used. Cultures near the Arctic Circle, make their wardrobes out of processed furs and skins. [1] Different cultures have added cloth to leather and skins as a way to replace real leather.

  6. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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    The Bloomer Costume was a type of women's clothing introduced in the Antebellum period, that changed the style from dresses to a more male-type style, which was devised by Amelia Bloomer. The Wellington boot was a cavalry boot devised by the Duke of Wellington, originally made from leather, but now normally rubber.

  7. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    tailor-made (from the second half of the twentieth century usually simplified to tailored) refers to clothing made by or in the style of clothes made by a tailor, characterized by simplicity of cut and trim and fine (often hand) finishing; as a women's clothing style tailored is opposed to dressmaker. thread Thread is a fine type of yarn. thimble

  8. California Just Passed the Country's First Clothing Recycling ...

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    California is tackling the problem of textile and fashion waste with the country’s first law that requires clothing companies to implement a recycling system for the garments they sell.

  9. Textile - Wikipedia

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    The Banton Burial Cloth, the oldest existing example of warp ikat in Southeast Asia, is displayed at the National Museum of the Philippines. The cloth was most likely made by the native Asian people of northwest Romblon. The first clothes, worn at least 70,000 years ago and perhaps much earlier, were probably made of animal skins and helped ...