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Sheer fabric for clothing offers very little in the way of warmth for the wearer, and for this reason is commonly worn in hot weather. It offers relatively low sun protection . Though sheer stockings have been popular since the 1920s, and have been used in women's nightwear for some time, [ 1 ] the use of sheer fabrics in other clothing has ...
The "front" of a piece of fabric having a distinct front and back; same as right side. facing A facing is fabric used to finish the raw edges of a garment such as at neckline and armhole. Shaped facings are cut to match the edge they will face, and bias facings are strips of fabric cut on the bias or cross-grain and shaped to fit edge.
Crepe is a silk fabric of a gauzy texture, having a peculiar crisp or crimpy appearance. crazy quilt Crazy quilting is the textile art of patchworking. crinoline Crinoline was originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830. cross-stitch
Organza is a thin, plain weave, sheer fabric traditionally made from silk. Many modern organzas are woven with synthetic filament fibers such as polyester or nylon. Silk organza is woven by a number of mills along the Yangtze River and in the province of Zhejiang in China. A coarser silk organza is woven in the Bangalore area of India.
Textile fibres or textile fibers (see spelling differences) can be created from many natural sources (animal hair or fur, cocoons as with silk worm cocoons), as well as semisynthetic methods that use naturally occurring polymers, and synthetic methods that use polymer-based materials, and even minerals such as metals to make foils and wires.
Gauze veil Tutu Gauze swab Gauze balls. Gauze is a thin, translucent fabric with a loose open weave.In technical terms, "gauze" is a weave structure in which the weft yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each warp yarn, keeping the weft firmly in place. [1]
a cabinet or wardrobe, as for utensils or apparel; in the latter case oftenest built-in; hence e.g. walk-in closet, linen closet, and skeleton in the closet *(UK also: in the cupboard) * coach: bus with a higher standard of comfort, usually chartered or used for longer journeys* tutor, usu. private, who prepares pupils for examinations*
An illustration of how to darn linen, from the Encyclopedia of Needlework (1884) by Thérèse de Dillmont. A French armoire with home linens arranged in a traditional manner, with embroidered dust covers over the shelves. The earliest known household linens were made from thin yarn spun from flax fibres to make linen cloth.