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Fabric glossary

This is a collection of terms related to textile, including types of woven fabrics and knits, fibers, thread, standards, processing, and quality.

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  • Gabardine
    Gabardine is a high-density twill fabric with fine diagonal twill lin…
  • Garment Length
    Garment Length is a trade and planning unit that indicates the amount…
  • Gas FadingGas fading (NOx)
    Gas fading is a phenomenon in which the color of dyed fibers or produ…
  • Gassed Yarn
    Gas yarn is mainly a cotton spun yarn that has been passed through a …
  • Gauze
    Gauze is a woven fabric characterized by a light, soft hand, made by …
  • Geometric Pattern
    A geometric pattern is a pattern expressed by combining geometric ele…
  • Georgette
    Georgette is a lightweight woven fabric made with strongly twisted th…
  • Gingham
    Gingham is generally a plain weave fabric or a check pattern created …
  • Giza CottonGiza cotton (Egyptian)
    Giza cotton is cotton made from Giza-line cotton grown in Egypt, and …
  • Glazing
    Glazing is a glossy appearance caused by the fabric surface strongly …
  • Glen Check
    Glen check is a traditional check pattern often seen in yarn-dyed wov…
  • Gobelins WeaveGobelin
    Gobelins Weave is a general term for a thick, substantial figured fab…
  • Gold And Silver YarnGold and silver thread
    Gold and silver yarn is a general term for decorative yarn used in wo…
  • Gold BrocadeBrocade
    Kinran is a figured textile woven with gold yarn, gold-and-silver yar…
  • Gosen Knit
    Gosen Knit refers to the knit production area centered in Gosen City,…
  • GOTSGlobal Organic Textile Standard
    GOTS is an international certification standard that sets environment…
  • Gradation
    A gradation is a pattern composed of two or more colors or tones that…
  • GrainlineGrain
    Grain refers to the fixed direction of the threads or knit structure …
  • Greenwashing
    Greenwashing is the practice of making claims or appeals that appear …
  • Greige Fabric
    Greige fabric refers to fabric in the state after weaving or knitting…
  • GrenadineGrenadine (tie fabric)
    Grenadine is a richly textured fabric mainly used for ties, character…
  • Grey ScaleGrey scale (fastness rating)
    Grey Scale is a scale used to rate, by comparing with standard sample…
  • GRSGlobal Recycled Standard
    GRS is a voluntary international certification standard for products …
  • Gun Club Check
    Gun Club Check is a traditional, layered check pattern that combines …

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  • Vat Dye
    Vat dye is a dye for cellulose fibers such as cotton, in which a dye …
  • Velour
    Velour is a fabric with short, dense nap or pile raised on the surfac…
  • Velvet
    Velvet is a pile fabric, or a knitted fabric with the same texture, m…
  • Velveteen
    Velveteen is a woven fabric similar to velvet, made mainly from cotto…
  • Venetian
    Venetian is a woven fabric that is woven with a high density based on…
  • Vertical Fading
    Vertical fading refers to the appearance mainly seen in indigo-dyed d…
  • Vicuña
    Vicuña is a luxury material made from the wool of a camelid native to…
  • VinylonVinylon (PVA fiber)
    Vinylon is a synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl alcohol, and is used…
  • Viyella
    Viyella is generally a textile, mainly used for shirting, that is mad…
  • Voile
    Voile is a lightweight woven fabric made mainly with strongly twisted…
  • Vortex Spun YarnVortex-spun yarn
    Vortex spun yarn is a spun yarn made by using air vortices to spin fi…
  • VP FinishingVapor-phase finishing (VP)
    VP finishing is a finishing process that mainly reacts cellulose fibe…

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  • YagasuriYagasuri (arrow feather pattern)
    Yagasuri is a continuous pattern stylized from arrow feathers, a Japa…
  • YakYak wool
    Yak is an animal fiber made from the wool of the yak, a bovine animal…
  • Yard
    A yard is a unit of length mainly used in English-speaking countries …
  • Yarn Count
    Yarn count is a general term for units and notation methods used to i…
  • Yarn Dyed
    Yarn dyed refers to a dyeing method in which yarn is dyed before bein…
  • Yarn Unevenness
    Yarn unevenness is a quality characteristic in which a yarn’s thickne…
  • Yonezawa TextilesYonezawa-ori
    Yonezawa textiles are a general term for woven fabrics mainly produce…
  • Yoryu (Wrinkle Crepe)Yoryu crepe
    Yoryu is a woven fabric characterized by a dry touch and breathabilit…
  • Yuki Tsumugi
    Yuki Tsumugi is a representative tsumugi textile woven in the Kinugaw…
  • YukiwaYukiwa (snow ring) pattern
    Yukiwa is a traditional Japanese pattern with a cool, seasonal feel, …
  • Yuzen
    Yuzen is a representative dyeing technique and its dyed fabrics, in w…

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  • ZDHC
    ZDHC is an international industry collaboration program aimed at prop…
  • Zimbabwe Cotton
    Zimbabwe Cotton is cotton made from cotton grown in Zimbabwe, and is …

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