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cotton or cotton blend cloth printed with small flower designs. Origin India.
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fine hair from Bactrian camel (two humps). Makes soft, fine, luxurious but not durable cloth. Used in coats, blazers and suits.
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soft hair from cashmere goat originally found in Kashmir, a mountainous area on the Indian and Pakistani border.
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fuzzy faced fabric with cotton warp and pile filling. It has a fuzzy caterpillar appearance.
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sheer fabric of hard twisted yarns of silk, polyester etc.
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fine soft silk usually used as a lining for silk or woolen cloth -ing.
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firmly woven plain or twill weave cotton used for men’s summer wear trousers or shorts.
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soft full pile weave fabric with lengthwise rib effect called wales. Width varies from narrow, to pin to very wide wales. Used in casual trousers and jackets.
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when there is a centre yarn or fibre wrapped with another one, e.g. when spandex is wrapped with nylon or cotton.
the most commonly used natural fibre, which is taken from the seed pod of the cotton plant . The length of the fibre, or staple, varies from ? inch to 2 inches. The longer, the better.
] twill weave woollen menswear fabric.
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fabric of a crinkled pebbly appearance, made of yarns with a very high twist.
]soft, lightweight fabric with a crinkled effect.
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highly sized cotton fabric used for stiffening.
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fabric formed by creating a series of interlocking loops. Crochet is a way of either copying the look of lace or creating a kind of heavy knit.