Fabric Nomenclature A - F.
Countless names have been given to the various fabrics, in particular to the plain fabrics. Difficult to find oneself, especially since many are commercial names or have fallen into disuse, or are simply no longer manufactured, victim of generalized global standardization in all fields. Find here your happiness ...

ABROTANELLE: Taffeta, light and not very lustrous, similar to that produced at Lyons, and which is called wormwood.

ACCA: Rich embroidered fabric used for the manufacture of liturgical and royal garments.

ADATAIS: Mousseline or fine cotton linen that came from the East Indies, especially from Bengal.

AEROPHANE: Fine silk gauze for milliners. Also used for making dresses.

AGNELLAT: Woolen curly fabric imitating lambskin. Serves as a lining or as a topping.

AIDA: Fabric with a special appearance obtained by weave 4/4. The 4 small angular points of each small block, both in effect chain and in effect weft, have been removed and worked in the opposite effect. This fabric is much used for embroidering (table cloth, etc ...)

ALBATROS: Fine, soft and light woolen fabric in good quality combed. This fabric is characterized by a crumpled surface. Used for the manufacture of children's clothing.

ALEOUTIAN: 100% silk, 100% silk fabric, taffeta armor or 3 lie 1. This fabric is made from a fine chain and a baked doubling weave of about 200 dtex. Used in the manufacture of blouses and dresses.

ALEPINE :Shoot its name from Aleppo, city of Syria. A sort of very expensive cloth which was once fashionable for the manufacture of men's clothing.

ALGERIAN: Heavy woolen fabric with multicolored stripes in the weft direction, for tents and umbrellas.

ALPAGA: Fabric made of alpaca wool (large goat of the family of llamas), either pure or mixed. Formerly made with wool or cotton fibers and alpaca hair, it is today made of silk and wool or viscose and hair. It is used to make clothes, coats and linings.

AMAZONE: Very fine wool-blend serge in warp and carded in weft. The fabric is used in the making of women's dresses or coats.

AMIENS: Fine crossed sheet in combed with overturned threads dyed with dark colors.

ANCELIA: Armored fabric, linen or cotton chain, wool weave.

ANDRINOPLE: Name that comes from the Greek city of Adrianople. Cotton fabric, satin base bright red (red of Adrianople or Red Adrianople). Used in the manufacture of draperies and linings for upholstery.

ANGORA: Thread made from the hair of the Angora rabbit. It is glossy, very soft and very warm. The fabric is made of a cotton warp, while mohair wool or angora wool is used for weaving. It has high calorific properties.
ANGORATINE: Soft and silky fabric made in Savoy from angora yarns. Finds its main use in knitwear.

ARGENTINA: Light cotton canvas, similar to tarlatane. She is starched and frozen on one side to give stiffness. It should be noted that this primer goes to washing.

ARMOISIN: Taffetas thin and dull, fashioned in Italy in the sixteenth century, then in Lyon, and whose weft comprises from three to six threads.

SPRINGS: Carded woolen fabric whose fluffy appearance is obtained by "woolen", that is to say scratching on the "wool" surface. Used to make overcoats and coats. Soft and solid fabric.

ASTICOTINE: Lightly felted woolen fabric with elasticity in both directions. It is dyed in pieces and is used to make dresses.

BAGDAD: Tulle very light and transparent with small brown patterns.

SATIN BAG: Stripe made in satin weave, which gives it a gloss opposing the matt aspect of the fabric. The wand can be either of the same color or a different color from the bottom of the fabric.

BASTA: Very fine cotton canvas.

BASTINGUE: Quilted canvas of Provencal origin.

BATAVIA: Very fine twill cross twill fabric. Made of natural silk, rayon, cotton and fibranne.

BATISTE: Very fine, very lightweight and shiny fabric fabric with canvas weave. Originally made with linen threads, it is now also woven with cotton threads. Used in handkerchiefs, women's lingerie, duvets and duvets. Must be named after the inventor Baptiste Chambray who lived in Cambrai in the 13th century.

SILK BATISTE: Only the beautiful quality is made of natural silk. There is a good imitation, made with a fabric of cotton with a light shine, obtained by mercerissage. It differs from the crystalline batiste by its contest. It is more supplied. Suitable for women's lingerie.

BAYADERE: Effect of wide multi-colored stripes in the direction of the length. The drawing is obtained either by weaving or by printing. Of common use for the manufacture of blankets and bedspreads.

BENGALINE: Silk or semi-silk fabric with fine transverse ribs, strongly resembling poplin. Bengaline is used for the manufacture of women's lingerie, clothing and upholstery.

CABECA: Indonesian silk of fine quality.

CASHMERE: Very soft and slightly shiny fabric with a twill cross. Made of combed wool, natural silk, silk-wool or rayon and sometimes even with cotton yarns. The real cashmere is native to the Kashmir Valley. The finest qualities are made of silk. Used for making women's clothing.

CAFFART or CAFFARD: Fabric of the nature of the damask, realized entirely in silk or screened wire or silk.

CALICOT: From the name of the city of Calicut in India. Rough cotton canvas imitating canvas. The calico is executed in ecru and is then bleached, dyed or printed in pieces. Common use in the manufacture of bed sheets, pillowcases and pillows.

CAMBRESINE: Origin: France. Cotton or linen fabric similar to "cambric".

CAMBRIC: Originally from the French town of Cambrai. Lightweight fabric and fine mesh fabric. It is made in ecru then bleached, dyed in pieces and sometimes slightly primed. The best qualities are used for the manufacture of handkerchiefs and constitute the embroidery fabrics.

CAMELINE: Widely used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Cloth imitating camel hair.

CAMELEON: Taffeta or wholesale Tours of changing effect. Uses a special shuttle so that the two weft threads remain rigorously parallel.

CAMOCAS: Very beautiful silk fabric often streaked with gold and silver. Always rich, even united, she had a satiny background, crafted like linen. Especially used in the 14th and 15th centuries.

CANCANIAS :Striped satin fabric.

CANEQUIN: White cotton canvas from India.

CANVAS: Clear, up-to-date canvas used as a backdrop for needlework. Originally, the canvas was a silk sheet.

CANNELE: Lightly ribbed fabric. Used in the manufacture of men's and women's clothing.

CASIMIR: Name coming from the contraction of two English words: Kerseymere and Kashmir.Woolen fabric made according to the armor of the crusader, mostly in warp and twisted weft. Used to make waistcoats of the same name.

CAVIAR: Designates a small geometric pattern reminiscent of a diamond.

CAYENNE: Origin: France. Unbleached fabric with low texture.

CENDAL: Silk fabric close to taffeta. It was made of different qualities, sometimes referred to as a luxurious fabric, sometimes as a lining for a small price. Very used throughout the Middle Ages to become only doublure in the XVIIth century.

CHAGRIN: - Light fabric of speckled taffeta.
- Grained leather used to cover books, boxes, etc.

CHALON: Made of pure wool, once made in Amiens.

CHALY: - Originally, thin and light fabric made with silk warp and combed weft. Woven in Norwich (England).- Designates several kinds of wool, fibron, cotton or blends

DAMAS DE LYON: Fabric made from dyed yarn obtained as opposed to satin warp and twill 3 lee 1 weft. Furnishing and women's clothing.

DAMASQUIN: Kind of brocatelle or damascus multicolored, with flowers of gold or silver.

DAMASK: Denomination from the city of Damascus. Originally, natural silk fabrics with Jacquard patterns giving an effect opposite to the bottom. Use: household linen, upholstery, etc.

DAMASK OF SILK: Obtained most often by combinations of armor: canvas, crossed, twill, satin. The patterns stand out against a background of different armor and shine. Often in white for women's lingerie.

DENIM: From the name of the city of Nimes. Very robust cotton fabric with twill weave, the chain is indigo blue and the weft is ecru or bleached. With the same frame, it is also done on black chain.

DENTELLE DE LYON: Tulle fashioned with large opaque patterns on a transparent background.

DIAGONALE: All fabrics made with diagonal weave. These fabrics are made of natural silk, wool, cotton or fibron. For the making of garments (woolen fabrics), and for other qualities in linings of coats.

DIAMANTINE: Cotton fabric with plain weave. Tight weaving, very regular, fine threads. Called diamantine because of its silky shine, due to the quality of the cotton used. Glittering reflections exalted by mercerising. Employment in beautiful lingerie.

DIAPRE or DIASPRE: In the Middle Ages, precious stuff used for church ornaments and clothing of the rich classes.

DOUBLE SIDED : An assembly formed of two fabrics assembled by a binding yarn or a binder, each face of the assembly having a different appearance.

LINING: Fabric covering the interior of a garment and certain other articles. The word appears in 1376, from the Latin "duplare" (doubler).

DOUPION: yarn and fabricSilk in taffeta weave. The thread is double, irregular, and is not separated in spinning. By extension, the name is also called fabrics which are not of silk but which imitate, in another material, the appearance of irregular surface. Jobs: robes, taileurs, blouses.

DRAP: Woven fabric of wool or mixed wool, of plain or twill weave, with a tight and felted appearance. By felting, the thickness of the fabric is increased and it is given a soft feel. It finds its use in the masculine and feminine clothing.

DRAP DE LYON: Plain silk fabric, dyed in thread.

DRAP DE SOIE: Chain and silk reed fabric, matt and silky.

DRAP DE VIENNE: Renaissance wool fabric.

EOLIENNE: Brilliant silk with fine transverse ribs. Used in the manufacture of blouses, dresses, evening gowns, linings, etc.

EPINGLE: Fabric made at the base of a splinted chain weave. For most fabrics, we will notice on the background of Jacquard patterns. The pinned is woven in wool, silk, silk-wool, cotton or fibron. Use for clothing or upholstery.

ETAMINE: - Lightweight, transparent cotton fabric in plain weave.- Soft and light woolen fabric.

FACONNE: Fabric with small patterns. All raw materials can be used in the manufacture of these fabrics. Used to make clothes, blouses, ties, etc.

FAILLE FRANCAISE: Natural silk fabric with fine transverse ribs. Manufacture of women's clothing.

FAILLE MIRAGE: Denomination for a kind of moiré fault. The chain is composed of viscose while in wire we meet wires or lamé. Given its particular and changing appearance, this item is used for making evening gowns.

FAUSSE GAZE: Combination of armor making it possible to imitate the open structure characterizing the gauze fabrics. The false gauze is used for the manufacture of light clothing (shirts, summer dresses ...).

FAUX REPS: Canvas with the appearance of the reps, made using a very fine thread and a very thick thread.

FAUX UNI: Armored fabric, often printed with small patterns but with a smooth appearance.

FERRANDINE: Silk fabric, linen fabric, taffeta weave.

FIL A FIL: A denomination which refers to fabrics having a symmetrical alternation in warp and in weft, of two threads, one clear and the other dark. The armor is generally a canvas, but in principle the armor is not determined. Percale, Popeline, Zephyr, Vihy fabrics can be thread to thread.

FLAMENGA: Primitively, silk with fine ribs with small embroidered patterns. Currently, this item can be compared to a kind of Moroccan crepe featuring a little fancy chain. Fabrics made of natural silk or semi-silk, and viscose. Manufacture of women's clothing.

FLAMME: Fabric made with a flamed yarn (fancy yarn obtained by twisting a wick yarn with one or two other yarns and having a bulge giving it a characteristic appearance). Effect sought especially in certain summer fabrics for dresses and tailors.

FLANELLE: From the word "Gwalen" (Wales) which is the Welsh term for "wool")- Wool : soft and soft fabric covered with a light down obtained by crushing.- Cotton : denomination of scratched fabrics on one or two sides, soft and soft touch.

FLORENCE: Silk fabric used by milliners in the manufacture of ladies' hats. Poplin of Florence: thin poplin of silky aspect.

FLORENTINE: From the city of Florence. Silk in plain weave. Manufacture of women's clothing.

FOULARD: Lightweight and irregular fabric, soft to the touch, plain weave, twill or satin, made of silk. At present, they are made of fine imitation viscose. For women's clothing, scarves, ties, linings etc.

FUTAINE: Cotton fabric or cotton weft with hemp or linen. Originally made in the suburb of Fustat, in Cairo, it was made of under garments and linings. The name has sometimes applied to a bottom garment made in Futaine.

GABARDINE: A wool or cotton fabric characterized by the presence of a diagonally diagonally oriented rib on the site. Very good wear. Widely used in sportswear, raincoats, uniforms, etc.

GAZE ANGLAISE: It's a classic gauze. The genuine English gauze requires the use of a specific remiss.

GAZE DE SOIE: Armor canvas, but each warp thread is lined with an additional thread. Very loose, lightweight, transparent fabric. Often primed. It is suitable for light ornaments.

GLORIA: Fabric very supplied in natural or silk silk, canvas, twill or satin. Is commonly used as fabric for umbrellas.

GRANITE: Tissue with granulated or sandblasted effect, without regularity in the arrangement of relief effects. Women's clothing and furnishings.

GRATTE: A fabric having one of the faces or both faces having a hairy appearance obtained by the scratching operation.

GRENADINE: Light and transparent silk made with a plain weave. Use of grenadine silk. Manufacture of women's clothing, veils, scarves.

GRENAT: Kind of damask cloth.

GROS : Fabric very provided and with fine transverse ribs, executed with canvas or plain canvas. The number of warp threads is higher than that of the weft threads, the effect can be accentuated by taking larger weft yarns.

GROS DE NAPLES: See reps.

GROS DE TOURS: Term of silk designating a fabric very provided and with fine transverse ribs. Primitively made of silk, it is now made of other materials. Found its use mainly in furnishing.

HAITIENNE: Taffeta with fine ribs, natural silk or viscose, plain weave. Women's clothing.

IMPERIALE: Fine wool twill.

INDIENNE: Generic name for printed cotton fabrics.

JACQUARD: All fabrics made using Jacquard mechanics. They have important motifs or drawings that can not be obtained by another system.

JAPON: Silk fine and light in canvas crossing. Used for the manufacture of dresses and shirts or linings.

JASPE: Cotton fabric in twill. For the construction of dust covers and in general for all work clothes.

JAVANAISE: Taffeta weave fabric, viscose chain in continuous filament and viscose weave in staple fiber.

JOUY (Canvas): From the name of the manufacture of Jouy-en-Josas. Cotton or linen fabric printed with modern reproductions from the 18th century.

LAINE RENAISSANCE: It is a recovery wool.

LAME: Fabric enriched with metal or metallic ornamental threads. Currently used for evening dresses.

LAMPAS : Fabric very supplied in natural silk, entirely covered with artistic motifs hand painted by the inhabitants of India. Currently, it is well imitated in our regions. It looks like damask fabrics with threads of colors. Used as upholstery fabric.

LANCE: This fabric is made by the simultaneous use of several colors. Women's clothing, ties.

LEVANTINE: Silk, very woven, woven with twill weave. Certain qualities are manufactured as striped or checked fabrics. This article is used for the manufacture of women's clothing and linings.

LIBERTY: Very bright printed fabric in natural silk, viscose or semi-silk, with satin weave. Manufacture of dresses, blouses, fancy fabrics.

LINON: The origin of the name comes from linen. Fine, lightweight and transparent cotton canvas. The same type but less tight than the cambric. Primitively made with linen yarns, linen is currently made of combed cotton yarn. Manufacture of layette, women's lingerie.

LUSTRINE: Lightweight, high-gloss material in natural silk or viscose according to quality, plain weave. Manufacture of blouses.

MADRAS: From the name of the city of Madras in India. Cotton fabric with brightly colored threads forming tiles or stripes. It is suitable for the manufacture of shirts, blouses, dresses, handkerchiefs, etc.

MARABOUT: Organsin very fine, having received a very strong twist. Cloth formed in this way.

MARCELINE: Primitively, light silk in plain weave. Natural silk is replaced by viscose. This fabric has a high gloss and is used for making dresses and linings.

MARCELLA: Light silk fabric, thin and transparent for feminine lingerie and linings of dresses.

MARQUISETTE : Light fabric, gauze weave and open structure, for curtains. First made of cotton, it is now found in many pure or mixed chemical fibers.

MARRAMAS or ARRAMAS: Sheet of gold of Oriental origin also made in Lucca, from where it came in the XIVth century. It was used mainly for church ornaments.
MERVEILLEUX: Silk very provided, very beautiful shiny, special armor, especially satin. Used as linings for clothing, hats, etc.

MESSALINE: Silk soft and fine to high gloss, satin weave. For women's clothing or linings and draperies.

METIS: Fabric with pure cotton chain, pure linen weft. The percentage of flax must be at least 40%. Making of tablecloths, napkins, etc.

MEXICAINE: Fabrics with strips of different colors and varied.

MIGNONETTE: Satin or taffeta with longitudinal stripes on a light background, usually in viscose. Used as jacket sleeve lining.

MILENAISE: Cotton canvas close to the Baptist but of lower quality. Used for the manufacture of handkerchiefs and linen.

MILLEPOINT: An article composed of a color chain and a bleached yarn in weft or vice versa. Made of very delicate fabric, this article is used for the production of shirts, blouses.

MOIRE: Fabric with fine ribs in transverse silk or viscose characterized by wavy and corrugated reflections. Manufacture of dresses and other women's clothing.

MOIRE GAUFREE: Imitation of moire by simple embossing on cloth without grain.

MOUCHOIR : Very fine and light fabric in purfil. Flax is now almost replaced by cotton yarn.

MOUSSELINE: Denomination from the Persian town of Mossul. Generic term for lightweight, open fabrics, plain weave or plain gauze. In cotton, it is the clearest of the transparent cotton fabrics. Use: woman and child. Very high risk of tearing.

NATTE: Fabric whose armor, derived from the cloth weave, produces a small checkerboard effect. Men's and women's clothing.

NID D'ABEILLE: A sculpted fabric whose relief pattern recalls the appearance of wax alveoli made by bees. The pattern is square and can be embellished with colored threads. Made of cotton, it is mainly used for making towels. Wool or mixed wool can be used for furnishings and clothing.

NINON: Lightweight, smooth, shiny with a stiff feel. Made of natural silk, we now use viscose. For making blouses, scarves, etc.

OMBRE : General description for fabrics with a shaded effect on the surface. A pattern is said to be shaded when it is surrounded by a more or less wide embroidery made of degraded colors. Usually shades light tones to dark shades of a color.- Shaded tile: shaded, shaded check- Shaded stripe: shaded, shaded stripe

ORGANDI: Originally, India's transparent fabric. Fine, light, transparent and stiff fabric in cotton, silk, chemical fibers. It is made in white, dyed in a piece, printed or embroidered to make curtains, trimmings of dresses, ... Very big risk of tearing especially for the sails cotton, to avoid for tight articles or with strong constraint.

ORGANSIN: threadMilled silk used in warp and sometimes in weft.

ORGANZA: Generally very light silk fabric, very fine but woven very tight, resembling the organdi but not having the transparency. Formerly made of cotton, it can now be made with just about every fiber.

ORLEANS: Woven, wear-resistant fabric with a shiny surface. Looks like alpaca. Used to make clothes, coats and is also used as a lining.
OTTOMAN: Cross-ribbed fabric with variable width. Ottomans are made of pure wool, silk or chemical fibers, cotton, all these materials being used pure or mixed. For clothing and furnishings.

PANAMA : Open, ventilated fabric, made of cotton, wool or other fibers. Male and female clothing.

PANNE : Fabric of silk or chemical materials, like velvet, coated and very bright. The length of the hairs and middle, intermediate between that of the velvet itself and that of the plush.

PEKIN: Comes from the name of the city of Beijing. Fabric with vertical stripes. Primitively made of silk, is now made of all textiles. Used mainly in furniture.

PERCALE: From "parkala" (Iran) term designating a fine canvas. Cotton fabric, thin, light and tight, canvas weave. Employed in lingerie, blouses, dresses ...

PERCALINE: Cotton canvas of the same type as percale, but less tight. Finds its use as lining, book binding, etc.

PIED DE POULE: Woven or printed design recalling the footprints of a hen. Crossed weave fabric, of which two threads of different colors in chains and wefts form a regular pattern. This fabric was originally made of wool, but it exists in mixture or other materials. Use: clothing for men, women, children, pants, coats, jackets.

PILOU: Brushed cotton fabric, most often on both sides thus giving the item more bulky. Its soft and warm side predestines it to the manufacture of bathrobes and dressing gowns. It is fairly easily flammable.

PIQUE: Fabric characterized by the relief of its drawings. Mainly cotton, it can also be made in many other materials. Ribs with variable width and relief are the most common design, but also diamond-shaped designs, honeycombs, etc. It is used as garnish (collar, cuff, embroidery), as clothes (dress, blouse ...) or even for summer hats.

PLISSE: Fabric with a series of regular plies with variable spacing. Some pleated have a particular like "pleated sun" or "pleated accordion". The folds, and consequently the folds, may or may not be permanent. Jobs: skirts, women's blouses, children's dresses.

PLUMETIS: Embroidered, embroidered or flocked fine fabric with embossed patterns that are both small and spaced (often peas). The fabric can be of any material. For blouses, dresses for children, curtains, etc.

POLONAISE : Silk fabric, twill weave. The string is of raw silk, the weft will have a cotton or combed wool yarn. Women's clothing.
PONGE or PONGEE: Soft lightweight fabric with irregular appearance. Fabric originally made of wild silk. Nowadays, the term also applies to fabrics of similar weight and appearance, but made of yarn other than silk. Used to make dresses, blouses, lining ...

PRINCE DE GALLES : A large complex tile formed at each corner of small tiles with a houndstooth weave, these small tiles being interconnected by vertical and transverse stripes effects. Originally made of wool, it is now available in all fibers, natural or chemical. Jobs: tailors, suits, jackets, skirts ...

PYRENEE: Soft and supple fabric in wool, half wool or cotton. With a twill weave it will be woven on both sides after weaving. For the making of dressing gowns.

REGATE: Striped and very strong fabrics in mixed or twill weave cotton with a shiny appearance. Used to make boys' blouses, uniforms and liveries ...

REGENCE: Fabric used for the manufacture of ties. Soft to the touch, it has a chain effect with a silky very rich appearance. It has an attenuated chevron stripe effect.

REGINA:Fabric used in the manufacture of dresses. Fine and light, it is constructed by twill weave with very fine combed cotton yarns.

REPS: Fabric with ribs perpendicular to the selvedges. It is part of the popeline family, but with a broader and more accentuated coastline. Can be made of any material. Jobs: mainly in furnishing.

RIBOULDINGUE: Fabric provided in wool, natural silk or viscose, with a furrowed and undulating surface. Executed with crepe or fancy armor. For making ladies' dresses and blouses.

ROYALE: Fabric with a special grain, natural silk, viscose or wool. Special grain is a small strip of a transverse cut side. Used for women's clothing and upholstery.

SAMIT: Silk fabric closer to the cendal but richer and stronger.

SATIN: - Satin armor is one of the three basic armor.- Smooth, smooth, characteristic shiny fabric. Originally made of silk, it is now found in all materials, both natural and chemical. Used in women's clothing, lining, upholstery.

SATINADE: Very light striped satin fabric. Used to manufacture women's clothing.

SATIN BARONETTE: Syn. : Satin georgette.

SATIN BONJEAN: Satin for the manufacture of trousers, all combed wool, very crowded.

SATIN BRILLANT: Soierie very furnished with a beautiful brilliance, executed in satin. Used to make women's clothing, draperies ...

SATIN CHANGEANT: Satin, the weft of which is of a different color than the chain or satin, the weft of which is of two colors. These satins produce color effects along the axis by which they are viewed.

SATIN D'ALSACE: Satin weave fabric used in the manufacture of dresses.

SATIN DE CHINE: Very shiny, smooth and very strong fabric, satin weave. Primitively made of silk, currently generally in viscose. Used as a lining.

SATIN DE GENES: Heavy silk fabric made of natural silk, rayon or in silk. Executed with satin weave chain effect. It is used in furnishings, draperies, etc.

SATIN GRENADINE: Satin in silk chain and weft of worsted or mercerized cotton. Thick, supple, beautifully faded fabric, with matte place (in silk or synthetic fibers).

SATIN IRREGULIER: This satin does not follow the general rule of satins formation. The binding points are scattered in order to avoid the diagonals as well as possible, the uncoupling is interrupted on one of the wires.

SATIN DE LYON: Silk executed with twill weave. Made of silk or viscose. Manufacture of ladies' dresses and blouses. The fabric is satin on both sides.

SATIN DE LYON CREPE: Contexture identical to that of satin of Lyon. The fine ribs will be rather undulating. Manufacture of ladies' dresses and blouses.

SATIN DOUBLE FACE: Double sided fabric featuring a satin effect chain effect. Manufacture of clothing and coats.

SATIN DOUILLET: Shiny and silky fabric on the side (viscose) and scratched on the reverse (cotton), to bring softness, warmth and comfort (cotton / viscose mixture). Use: lingerie, nightdress.

SATIN DUCHESSE: Heavy and thick fabric in natural silk or viscose, in satin weave. Jobs: dresses, ladies' blouses.

SATIN FERMIERE: Printed cotton satin, as worn by women farmers.

SATIN FEUTRE: This is a semi-silk item in satin, often slightly laced up. Jobs: women's clothing.

SATIN GAUFRE: Fabric of good quality based on saint which presents embossed patterns realized by embossing. Used in women's clothing.

SATIN LIBERTY: Fabric supplied and shiny, slightly brushed on the reverse, in natural silk, viscose or semi-silk, with satin satin. Jobs: women's clothing, lining and upholstery.

SATIN MOLLESKINE: A commonly used cotton fabric for making work clothes.

SATIN PANNE: Satin fabric characterized by a very large unusual chandelier that is obtained by the application of a high pressure roller when finishing. The satin is made of silk or a manufactured fiber.

SATIN RAJAH: Cotton satin at side weft for women.

SATIN REGENCE: Very rich silk satin with weft effect.

SATIN SULTAN: Fabric for dresses, worsted wool, similar to bengaline but with a satin side.

SATIN TURC: Fabric satin weave, warp and weft of different colors, cotton or silk. For furnishing and women's clothing.

SATINETTE: Cotton fabric with the shiny appearance of satin. Originally made of silk and cotton, this fabric is currently a cotton item. Occupation: ameublement.

SEDAN: Fine and plain sheet, usually black, made in Sedan.

SEERSUCKER: Blistered fabric with scratches. It is easy to maintain and does not require ironing. Jobs: shirts, blouses, summer clothes.

SERGE: Woven fabric of wool or mixed wool of twill weave, diagonally having ribs and furrows of unequal width. The fabric is dry and tight. Jobs: pants, skirts, suits, suits.

SERGE COUVERTE: Serge having received a flannel treatment. The fabric is soft, has a soft feel.

SERGE CHANGEANT: Silk fabric with twill weave effect chain. The plain of the fabric changes under the rays of light. Jobs: dresses and ladies' blouses.

SERGE ROYALE: Fabric of linen and wool with surface. For clothing.

SERGETTE: Serge light. Small woolen serge with a light mix of silk. Made in Picardy and Flanders in the 17th and 18th centuries.

SHANGAI: Irregular canvas in raw silk. Jobs: ladies' blouses and dresses.

SHANTUNG: From the name of Chan Tung, Chinese province. Called in France also pongee. Naturally raw silk fabric with a dull appearance and irregular weft threads. Jobs: women's clothing, men's jackets.

SHETLAND: From the Shetland Islands, Scotland. - Fine wool, brilliant, relatively high price.- Woolen fabric with ribs diagonal, soft touch and soft. Nowadays, more exclusively made of Shetland wool, but also of similar wools having the same characteristics. Jobs: skirts, tailors, jackets ...

SIAMOISE: Multicolored striped fabric in wool, cotton or fibron, in plain weave, with a shiny appearance. Occupation: aprons.

SICILIENNE: Mid-silk fabric with ribbed sides and plain weave. Jobs: clothing, linings of bags, upholstery fabrics.

SILESIENNE: Silk, half-wool. Serves as linings or for the manufacture of umbrellas.

SILK: materialFabric made from silk threads from mulberry bombyx. Its essential characteristics are its softness to the touch, its suppleness, its luster, its comfort to wear. Jobs: scarves, blouses, shirts, dresses ...

SILK OF SPIDER: Some spiders living in Indochina, Congo, Madagascar, produce a very fine silk, very resistant but difficult to disentangle. This silk is used in the manufacture of native lace.

SILK OF BAGDAD: Luxury silk embroidered or embroidered interwoven with threads of gold and silver and often studded. Used for canopies, baldaquins, ceremonial costumes, court coats (also writes: baudekin, baldoquin, bodkin).

SOIE CHARGEE: Silk which has been treated by metal salts used in dyeing and finishing to increase its weight and improve its drape. Excess weight can cause deterioration of the tissue.

SOIE CRUE: Silk dyed whose sandstone has not been eliminated.

SILK CUITE: Silk dyed whose sandstone was removed.

SILK GREGE: Silk obtained as it is after unwinding the cocoon.

SOIE HUILEE: Silk fabric in vintage treated with linseed oil which oxidizes the surface and makes it become stiff, smooth and translucent and makes the fabric completely waterproof.

SOIE LAVEE (or SOIE VIEILLIE: Silk fabric (pongees, pancakes, satins, fabrics ...) have undergone a series of treatments that give them a specific soft feel and a more or less marked bleached appearance, normally normally uniform.

SOIE MARINE: Produced by a marine mollusk. Made from silky filaments secured by a gland that some molluscs possess in their foot. The fabrics are called "sea silk" which are rather collector pieces because of their rarity. No industrial exploitation. Used for the manufacture of gloves, scarves.

SOIE DE MYSORE: Fine silks from the Indies for dresses, plain, dyed or printed generally with flower motifs.

SOIE SAUVAGE: Also called tussah. Fabric made of silk thread produced by a variety of caterpillars living in the wild. Harder and thicker than silk. Used in the manufacture of shantung and other similar fabrics.

SCHAPPE DE SOIE: Silk obtained from silk waste.

SOIE SUEDINEE:This type of silk comes from a treatment on the wetted fabric, during manufacture. The appearance obtained gives a softness and a velvety (the fibers are treated on the surface) incomparable. Unlike a classical silk, a suede silk changes slightly in color if it is brushed in one direction or another.

SOIERIE: Silk fabric.

SOIERIE DE MACCLESFIELD: Fabric made of natural silk made in Macclesfield (Cheshire). It is washable. Long-striped fabric used mainly to make dresses. Woven with the chain in organsin and the weft in grenadine.

SOLEIL : Fabric very supplied and very shiny in natural silk, viscose or combed wool, better known under the name of Satin Soleil. The armor is an alternate fluted. Jobs: women's coats.

SUEDINE: Cotton fabric imitating the skin (suede, calf ...). Thanks to a tight satin weave and short cut, the fabric surface is fluffy and the soft touch reminiscent of peach skin. Jobs: jackets, sports jackets ...

SUPER CENT: Fabric made from very fine wool fibers, light, soft, supple but rather expensive.

TAFFETAS: From "taftâ", a term originating in Persia.- Armor: the expression "armor taffeta", used in silk is synonymous with weave armor.- Fabric: Originally, silk fabric. Nowadays, is often made with chemical, artificial or synthetic yarns. It is made of fine and tight threads. Depending on the texture and finish, the fabric is soft, dry, crisp, and tends to cut. Jobs: robes, blouses, liners ...

TAFFETAS BARRE: Fabric with transverse stripes, ie having bars in width. Often called taffeta bayadère.

TAFFETAS BROCHE: Motifs realized on a plain background, obtained on stirrup leaf.

TAFFETAS CAMELEON: Variant of iced taffeta. Taffeta changing 3 different colors, one in chain and two in frames juxtaposed in the coast.

TAFFETAS CHINE: Silk with a flamed and irregular effect obtained by the use of warp threads or a chain warped after warping.

TAFFETAS DAMIER: Fabric with small colored squares.

WOOL TAFFETAS: Chiffon with a smooth appearance reminiscent of silk taffeta.

TAFFETAS ECOSSAIS: Taffeta plaid.

TAFFETAS FACONNE: Armored patterns disintegrate on the bottom of the fabric.

TAFFETAS GLACE OR CHANGEANT: Fabric made with threads of different colors appearing alternately according to the light rays.

TAFFETAS IMPRIME: Fabric made in ecru and printed to the finish.

TAFFETAS OMBRE: Fabric with long stripes combined to gradually change from a light shade to dark colored yarns.

TAFFETAS PRISMATIC: Taffetas with stripes of which a calendering operation in hot gives a prism aspect.

TAFFETAS PRUSSIENNE: It is a taffeta with transverse stripes whose invention dates back to the 18th century.

TAFFETAS RAYE: Silk with fine longitudinal stripes. When the stripes are very thin, this gives a thousand-striped taffeta.

TAFFETAS UNI: Articles woven in ecru and dyed in pieces at finishing.

TAMISE : Woolen fabric or wool and silk blend. Women's clothing.

TAQUETE FACONNE: Antique fabric with twill base. Resembles taffeta, the color of which varies. This stuff has no back.

TAQUETE UNI: Antique fabric resembling the reps launched. Used mainly for the manufacture of ties.

TARLATANE: Very light, transparent and primed cotton fabric. Article of the same class as the singalette. Jobs: ornamental items, costumes.

TARTANELLE: Tartan plaid fabric made of wool and cotton or linen blend.

THIBAUDE: Coarse cowhide, hemp or jute fabric used to double the permanently attached foot mats.

TISSU DOUBLE: A fabric composed of two chains and two wefts, it comprises two distinct fabrics. Advantages: one can with the same aspect of place and back, get thicker and heavier fabrics. We can make all possible fabrics, chain effect and weft effect since each fabric has its own warp and weft.

PERFUME FABRIC: Still on the list of experimental fabrics, the perfumed fabrics are obtained thanks to microencapsulation techniques. Many applications are possible in the field of lingerie and in other related fields (accessories, curtains, decoration ...). It is possible to imagine a repertory of perfumes in use of the garment as shown by the research carried out by Shishedio for Kajima Corporation: a smell of lemon to facilitate the awakening of the employees, undergrowth at noon for the relaxation And floral notes in the afternoon to stimulate concentration ...

TOILE: - Armor. The simplest armor and the strongest.- Fabric made of plain weave.

TOILE DE BOHEME: Canvas for pillows. It was very tightly packed and imported from Czechoslovakia. Infinitely lighter than the bedding tick, it has like drawings of thin stripes of color on a white background or gingham effect using unbleached warp yarns and red or blue threads in weft, or else in ecru generally united with a red batten on the edge.

COTTON CANVAS: Ticking, Indian, mouseline, shirting, gingham, zephyr, calico, cretonne, percale.

TOILE DE HOLLANDE: Originally, fine linen made in Europe and especially in Holland for the manufacture of shirts. It is also a fine bleached or unbleached canvas used by tailors as a trim or passementerie.

TOILE D'IRLANDE: Coarse linen cloth woven in Ireland on handicrafts.

TOILE DE JOUY: Comes from Jouy, France. Name of fabrics printed on the copper plate and then on the roll. These canvases, still made today, usually represent pastoral scenes printed in single color on a white background. Use: furnishings, draperies, etc.

TOILE DE LAINE: A fabric in which the warp and weft yarns are of the same size and in equal numbers. It has a square grain like linen.

TOILE DE LIN : Batiste, cambrai, holland, linon.

TOILE METIS: Comprising a cotton sweater and a linen weft.

TOILE A RELIURE: Cotton fabric treated with pyroxylin or starch and clay, used for binding.

TOILE DE ROUEN (Roanne): French mestizo cloth to make bed sheets and pillowcases. Rouennerie is the ancient name of a colored cotton canvas.

TOILE RUSTIQUE: Thick, loose, weave fabric that takes its name from the plain weave of jute or hemp fabric. Used in the wrapping to condition the picked hops.

TOILE DE SOIE: Light but solid silk, plain weave. Jobs: women's clothing

TOILE POUR MARQUISE: Very strong and tight fabric, with stripes of colors, in linen or cotton, in plain weave. Jobs: marquises, parasols, etc.

TOILE DE TARARE: Lightweight cotton fabric, soft weave. Weaving of great regularity. Use of high quality cotton. Manufacture in Tarare. White and shades clear.


TOILINETTE: Solid fabric with fine texture, woven fabric, cotton or silk, and usually decorated with weaving with small, clean designs. Was once used for the manufacture of men's vests.

TRENTAINE: Antique fabric. Kind of cloth whose chain was composed of thirty times a hundred threads (3000 threads). Luxury fabric, it was used in the manufacture of ceremonial garments. It would be at the source of the expression oh so popular: "to put on his thirty-one".

TUBULAR: Woven or knitted fabric in the form of a tube.

TULLE: From the name of the town of Tulle. Lightweight, lightweight fabric with a network of generally hexagonal stitches. Can be cotton, silk, chemical material. Jobs: curtains, dresses ...

TURQUOISE: Long-sleeved fabric in natural silk or viscose. Occupation: ties.

TUSSAH: threadSee wild silk

TUSSOR or TUSSORE: Fabric made of wild silk (tussah) with irregular surface. Of weave armor, it is part of the same family as the shantung. Jobs: blouses, dresses, summer jackets for men.

TWEED: Carded wool fabric with buttons most often multicolored. Called "Donegal" in the Anglo-Saxon countries. Jobs: coats, tailors, skirts, sports jackets ...

TWILL: - In jute: twill weave fabric forming a raised rib. Occupation: canvas- In silk: soft fabric, of twill weave, with slender ribs. Jobs: blouses, dresses, shawls, ties, scarves ...

VEINÉ: Lightweight fabric made of natural silk, viscose, cotton or fibrone with a marbled or veined effect. Jobs: blouses, aprons.

VELOURS (Velvet): A surface effect fabric obtained by cutting the yarns forming the layer of bristles.

VELOURS AU SABRE: Very dense silk satin with binding chain, the floats of which are cut according to the desired pattern usually printed using a small trench saber and manually brushed. This velvet is used in Haute Couture and for decoration.

VELOURS CANNELE: Velours having alternate transverse bands.

VELOURS CHIFFON: Flexible fabric with a pleasant feel, made of natural silk or viscose. For dresses or shawls on gauze background.

VELOURS CHINE: Rather designed for upholstery, this velvet chain has a coat printed before weaving.

VELOURS CISELE: Velvet with ramage due to combinations of different velvet: velvet proper and velvet curly or shaved velvet.

VELOURS COUPE: Velours proper, the loops of which have been cut. The down is more or less tight, more or less silky, more or less beautiful according to the manufacture and beauty of silk.

VELOURS EPINGLE: Velvet whose hair loops are not cut. Synonym of curly velvet.

VELOURS FACONNE: Velvet with very varied patterns realized on Jacquard loom. Jobs: clothing, furnishings ...
VELOURS FLORENCE:Velvet with taffeta background.

VELOURS FLORENTIN:Term dating from the XIXth century and designating a velvet embossed and printed.

VELOURS FRAPPE: Velvet with small relief patterns obtained by hot pressing between two cylinders, one of which is engraved.

VELOURS FRIPPE: Velvet wrinkled.

VELOURS FRISE OU EPINGLE: Velvet whose loops are not cut.

VELOURS FROISSE: Velvet whose surface has been wrinkled under the effect of heat.

VELOURS DE GENES: Corduroy twill bottom.

VELOURS GRAIN D'ORGE: Velvet by weft, ribbed, with fantasy effects (small ribs distributed staggered on its surface).

VELOURS GREGOIRE: A process invented by Gaspard Grégoire at the end of the 18th century. The decoration painted before weaving on the velvet hair chain, had to undergo a deformation of about 6 times in the direction of the length, in order to predict the shrinkage of the decoration, caused by the formation of the loops of the pile chain.

VELOURS DE GUEUX: Term of the eighteenth century designating a velvet of cotton or linen and cotton. Is practically no longer used these days.

VELOURS DE LAINE: General denunciation of the various qualities of velvet made of wool. Drapery in plain weave of which one face, the place, received a primer of scratching. Lint effect, warm fabric.

VELOURS LISSE: Velvet without coast.
VELOURS DE LYON: Velvet quite stiff and crisp with a short and straight hair. At the oringine all silk. Today in viscose and often with cotton bottom. Used in the manufacture of fashion and clothing articles.

VELOURS MANCHESTER: Velvet cotton, synonymous with English velvet.

VELOURS MARTELE: See velvet hit.

VELOURS MINIATURE: Velvet to minuscule drawings dating from the seventeenth century and which is still used today.

VELOURS OTTOMAN :Old Turkish Velvet.

VELOURS PARTHENOS: Silk velvet (chain) and which was woven in the XIXth century in Lyon.

VELOURS PLEIN: Plain velvet, without figures or scratches and mechanically toned.

VELOURS D'UTRECHT:Long-pile velvet, used in upholstery and originally made in the Netherlands.

VELOURS DE VENISE: Velvet with satin bottom.

VELOUTINE: Cotton fabric of the family of flannels. A generally weave canvas, it is scratched to give it a fluffy appearance and a soft feel. Jobs: nightgowns, pajamas.

VELVET: Velvet of cotton thread.

VENITIENNE: Lining or fabric in satin weave or twill weave effect. Usually dyed in black.

VICHY: Cotton fabric generally checked, woven with yarns dyed of at least two colors. Jobs: blouses, dresses, aprons, curtains .... Also known as vichy canvas. It is a durable fabric and easy maintenance.

VIGOGNE: Fabric made of the hair of vicuña. Luxury fabric at high price.

VOILE : Very fine, lightweight and transparent fabric composed of fine and overcast wires. Jobs: furnishings and clothing.

VOILE DE LAINE: Armor canvas. Sail perfectly smooth, fine grain and well marked. Fine and flexible fabric. Can be gathered, draped, pleated in white, dyed or printed. Use of combed, fine and resistant wool.

VOILE DE SOIE: Sail in natural silk or viscose.

VOILE MI-SOIE: Silk and cotton voile.

VOILE NINON: Silk or viscose fabric, thin, light and transparent, woven canvas. Used as sheers or curtains. A little crisp and heavier than the rag, it can be used for evening dresses.