Brocadeisathickheavyfabricintowhichraisedpatternshavebeenwoven
Buckskinissoft,pliableleathertraditionallymadefromthehideofdeerorelk;modern"buckskin"maybemadeofsheepskintannedanddyedtoresemblebuckskin.
Burlapisastrong,coarse,loosely-wovenclothmadeoffibersofjute,flax,orhemp.Burlapisusedtomakebags,toreinforcelinoleum,andininteriordecoration-also,afinervarietyofsimilarmaterial,usedforcurtains,etc.Itisusuallyunbleached,withanaturallightbrowncolour.
BurlapisalsocalledHessianclothorsimplyHessian.
Calicoisafabricmadefromunbleached,andoftennotfullyprocessed,cotton.Itmaycontainunseparatedhuskparts,forexample.Thefabricislesscoarseandthickthancanvasordenim,butowingtoitsunfinishedandundyedappearance,itisstillverycheap
Cambricisalightweightcottonclothusedasfabricforlaceandneedlework.CambricwasfirstusedinCambrai,France,whichgavethefabricitsname,asearlyas1595.Itisacloselywoven,firmfabricwithaslightglossysurfaceproducedbycalendering.ModerncambricismadefromEgyptianorAmericancottonandsometimeflax.
Canvasisanextremelyheavy-dutyfabricusedformakingsails,tents,marquees,andotherfunctionswheresturdinessisrequired.
Chinoclothisakindoftwillfabric,usuallymadeprimarilyfromcotton.OriginallyusedinBritishandFrenchmilitaryuniformsinthemid-1800s,todayitisalsousedtomakecivilianclothing.Thereisevenastyleofpants,"chinos",namedafterthefabric,thoughsometimestheyarereferredtoas"khakis",especiallyintheUS.
Cordisafabricmadewithribs.Thetermisalsousedforgarmentsmadeofcordfabric,particularlytrousers.
Downisthefineundercoatofbirdsunderthefeathers,andisoftenusedasinsulationinclothing.Mammalshaveanundercoatcalleddownhair.
Drillisastrong,durablecottonfabricwithastrongbias(diagonal)intheweave.Itcanbeusedunbleached,althoughitismoreoftenbleachedordyed.
Thelighterweightsareusedinsuchclothingitemsasshirts,safarijackets,blouses,playwear,andmartialartswear.
Khakidrillismadeintouniforms;boatsaildrillismadeintosailsforsailingcraftandisunbleached;drillisalsomadeintopocketlinings.
Feltisaclothmadewithoutweaving(anon-woven)whichisproducedbymatting,condensingandpressingfibers.LodenisatypeoffeltoriginallywornintheAlpineregions,whichhasrecentlygainedworldwideacceptanceasatextileforfineanddurableclothing
Inthefieldoftextiles,fishnetisamaterialwithanopen,diamondshapedknit.Fishnetismostoftenusedasamaterialforstockings,tightsorbodystockings.Fishnetisavailableinamultitudeofcolors,thoughmostoftensportedintraditionalmatteblack.Fishnetiscommonlywornonthelegsandarmsbypractitionersofgothandpunkfashion.
Nottobeconfusedwith:fishingnet
Ginghamisafabricmadefromdyedcottonyarn.
ThenameisMalayinorigin,comingintotheEnglishlanguageviaDutch.Whenoriginallyimported(inthe17thcentury),itwasastripedfabric,butfromthemid18thcentury,whenitwasbeingproducedinthemillsofManchester,ithadbecomewovenintocheckedorplaidpatterns(oftenblueandwhite).
Interfacingisacommontermforavarietyofmaterialsusedontheunseenor"wrong"sideoffabricsinsewing.Interfacingscanbeusedtostiffenoraddbodytofabric,suchastheinterfacingusedinshirtcollars;tostrengthenacertainareaofthefabric,forinstancewherebuttonholeswillbesewn;ortokeepfabrics,particularlyknitfabrics,fromstretchingoutofshape.Interfacingscomeinavarietyofweightsandstiffnessestosuitdifferentpurposes.Mostmoderninterfacingsaremadetobeironedinplace,thoughsomemuststillbesewnbyhandormachine.