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- Taffeta
- Alustrous,mediumweight,plainweavefabricwithaslightribbedappearanceinthefilling(crosswise)direction.Forformalwear,taffetaisafavoritechoice.Itprovidesacrisphand,withlotsofbody.Silktaffetagivestheultimaterustle,butotherfibersarealsogoodchoices.
- Tapestry
- Aheavy,oftenhand-woven,ribbedfabric,featuringanelaboratedesigndepictingahistoricalorcurrentpictorialdisplay.Theweft-facedfabricdesignismadebyusingcoloredfillingyarns,onlyinareaswhereneeded,thatareworkedbackandforthoverspunwarpyarns,whicharevisibleontheback.End-usesincludewallhangingsandupholstery.
- TensionControlWeave
- Atypeofdecorativeweave,characterizedbyapuckeredeffectwhichoccursbecausethetensioninthewarpyarnsisintentionallyvariedbeforethefillingyarnsareplacedinthefabric.
- TerryCloth
- Atypicaluncutpileweavefabric.Thisfabricisformedbyusingtwosetsofwarpyarns.Onesetofwarpyarnsisunderverylittletension;whenthefillingyarnsarepackedintoplace,theselooseyarnsarepushedbackwardalongwiththefillingyarns,andloopsareformed.Typicalusesincludetowels,robes,andapparel.
- TerryVelour
- Apileweavecottonfabricwithanuncutpileononesideandacutpileonthereverseside.Terryvelourisvaluedforitssoft,luxurioushand.Typicalusesincludetowels,robes,andapparel.
- Ticking
- Atightlywoven,verydurablefabric,usuallymadeofcotton,andusedforcoveringmattresses,boxsprings,pillows,andworkclothes.Thefabriccanbemadebyusingaplain,satin,ortwillweaveconstruction.
- Triacetate
- Amanufacturedfiber,whichlikeacetate,ismadebymodifyingcellulose.However,evenmoreacetategroupshavebeenaddedtocreatethisfiber.Triacetateislessabsorbentandlesssensitivetohightemperaturesthanacetate.Itcanbehandormachinewashedandtumbledried,withrelativelygoodwrinklerecovery.
- TricotKnit
- Awarpknitfabricinwhichthefabricisformedbyinterloopingadjacentparallelyarns.Thewarpbeamholdsthousandsofyardsofyarnsinaparallelarrangement,andtheseyarnsarefedintotheknittingareasimultaneously.Sufficientyarnstoproducethefinalfabricwidthandlengthareonthebeam.Tricotknitsarefrequentlyusedinwomen’slingerieitemssuchasslips,bras,panties,andnightgowns.
- Tulle
- Alightweight,extremelyfine,machine-madenetting,usuallywithahexagonshapedmesheffect.End-usesincludedancecostumesandveils.
- Tweed
- Amediumtoheavyweight,fluffy,woolen,twillweavefabriccontainingcoloredslubbedyarns.Commonend-usesincludecoatsandsuits.
- TwillWeave
- Abasicweaveinwhichthefabricsareconstructedbyinterlacingwarpandfillingyarnsinaprogressivealternationwhichcreatesadiagonaleffectontheface,orrightside,ofthefabric.Insometwillweavefabrics,thediagonaleffectmayalsobeseenclearlyonthebacksideofthefabric.
- Twist
- Atermthatappliestothenumberofturnsandthedirectionthattwoyarnsareturnedduringthemanufacturingprocess.Theyarntwistbringsthefibersclosetogetherandmakesthemcompact.Ithelpsthefibersadheretooneanother,increasingyarnstrength.Thedirectionandamountofyarntwisthelpsdetermineappearance,performance,durabilityofbothyarnsandthesubsequentfabricortextileproduct.Singleyarnsmaybetwistedtotheright(Stwist)ortotheleft(Ztwist).Generally,woolenandworstedyarnsareS-twist,whilecottonandflaxyarnsaretypicallyZ-twist.Twistisgenerallyexpressedasturnsperinch(tpi),turnspermeter(tpm),orturnspercentimeter(tpc).
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- Velour
- Amediumweight,closelywovenfabricwithathickpile.Itcanbemadeusingeitheraplainweaveorasatinweaveconstruction.Itresemblesvelvet,buthasalowercutpile.Endusesincludeapparel,upholstery,anddrapes.
- Velvet
- Amediumweightcut-pileconstructedfabricinwhichthecutpilestandsupverystraight.Itiswovenusingtwosetsofwarpyarns;theextrasetcreatesthepile.Velvet,aluxuriousfabric,iscommonlymadewithafilamentfiberforhighlusterandsmoothhand.
- Velveteen
- Acottoncut-pileweavefabric,utilizingextrafillyarnconstruction,witheitheratwilloraplainweaveback.Thefabriciswovenwithtwosetsoffillingyarns;theextrasetcreatesthepile.
- Viscose
- Themostcommontypeofrayon.Itisproducedinmuchgreaterquantitythancuprammoniumrayon,theothercommercialtype.
- Voile
- Acrisp,lightweight,plainweavecotton-likefabric,madewithhightwistyarnsinahighyarncountconstruction.Similarinappearancetoorgandyandorganza.Usedinblousesdressesandcurtains.
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- Warp
- Inwovenfabric,theyarnsthatrunlengthwiseandisinterwovenwiththefill(weft)yarns.
- WarpKnit
- Atypeofknittedfabricconstructioninwhichtheyarnsareformedintostitchesinalengthwisemanner.Warpknitsaregenerallylesselasticthanweftknits.Commonexamplesofwarpknitsaretricotknitsandraschelknits.
- Waterproof
- Atermappliedtofabricswhoseporeshavebeenclosed,andtherefore,willnotallowwaterorairtopassthroughthem.
- WaterRepellent
- Atermappliedtofabricsthathavebeentreatedwithafinishwhichcausesthemtoshedwater,butarestillair-permeable.
- Weft
- Inwovenfabric,thefillingyarnsthatrunperpendiculartothewarpyarns.
- WeftKnit
- Atypeofknittedfabricinwhichyarnsareformedintostitchesinwidthwisemanner.Commonexamplesofweftknitsarecircularknitsandflatknits.
- Wickability
- Theabilityofafiberorafabrictodispersemoistureandallowittopassthroughtothesurfaceofthefabric,sothatevaporationcantakeplace.
- Wool
- Usuallyassociatedwithfiberorfabricmadefromthefleeceofsheeporlamb.However,theterm"wool"canalsoapplytoallanimalhairfibers,includingthehairoftheCashmereorAngoragoatorthespecialtyhairfibersofthecamel,alpaca,llama,orvicuna.
- WorstedFabric
- Atightlywovenfabricmadebyusingonlylongstaple,combedwoolorwool-blendyarns.Thefabrichasahard,smoothsurface.Gabardineisanexampleofaworstedfabric.Acommonenduseismen’stailoredsuits.
- WovenFabric
- Fabricscomposedoftwosetsofyarns.Onesetofyarns,thewarp,runsalongthelengthofthefabric.Theothersetofyarns,thefillorweft,isperpendiculartothewarp.Wovenfabricsareheldtogetherbyweavingthewarpandthefillyarnsoverandundereachother.
- WrinkleRecovery
- Similartoresiliency.Itistheabilityofafabrictobouncebackafterithasbeentwisted,wrinkled,ordistortedinanyway.
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- Yarn
- Acontinuousstrandoftextilefiberscreatedwhenaclusterofindividualfibersaretwistedtogether.Theselongyarnsareusedtocreatefabrics,eitherbyknittingorweaving.
