Woven Fabrics - Fairchild Books

Ninon: Lightweight, plain-weave, sheer, open-construction
fabric with high-twist filament yarns that
give the fabric a crisp hand. Heavier than chiffon.
Warp yarns grouped in twos. Used for curtains and
evening wear.
Organdy: Lightweight, plain-weave, cotton-type
open-construction fabric with fine-spun yarns and
a stiff finish. Used for blouses and curtains.
Organza: Similar to organdy, except made of silk or
manufactured filament fiber. Used for dresses and
trimmings.
Osnaberg: Medium- to heavyweight, coarse, durable,
plain-weave, cotton-type fabric that is unfinished.
Used for industrial purposes.
Ottoman: Heavy, lustrous fabric with large horizontal
ribs covered by the warp yarns. Similar to
bengaline but heavier. Used for upholstery, draperies,
and evening dresses.
Oxford: Lightweight, soft, cottonlike fabric with
small 2 × 1 basket weave (rib weave) repeats. Fine
warp and coarse filling yarns, with smooth surface.
Used for shirts.
Panné velvet: Velvet fabric in which the surface
pile is flattened in one direction. See velvet.
Paper taffeta: Lightweight taffeta with a crisp finish.
See taffeta.
Peau de soie: Heavy, twill-weave, satin-effect, luxurious,
soft, silklike fabric. Used for evening gowns.
Percale: Lightweight, plain-weave, fine-yarn, combed
cotton-type fabric. Used for sheets (up to 200 yarns
per square inch), dresses, and blouses.
Piqué: Medium-weight, crisp, cotton-type fabric
with raised dobby design. Some patterns used
are cords, waffle, and bird’s eye. Used for women’s
and children’s wear, collars and cuffs, and infants’
bonnets.
Plissé: Lightweight, plain-weave, puckered-striped,
cotton-type fabric. Slightly resembles seersucker.
Used for dresses and summer pajamas.
Pongee: Lightweight, plain-weave, silklike fabric with
slight-slub filling yarns. Used for blouses and dresses.
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Poplin: Medium-weight, cotton-type fabric with
fine horizontal ribs. Usually a solid color. Used for
golf jackets and raincoats.
Repp: Medium-weight, spun-yarn, coarse fabric
with distinct horizontal ribs. Similar to poplin, but
with more obvious ribs. Used for neckties, upholstery,
and sportswear.
Sailcloth: Medium- to heavyweight, plain-weave,
durable, cotton-type fabric. Slightly lighter than
duck. Used for jackets, shorts, and boat sails.
Sateen: Medium-weight, cotton-type fabric with
satin weave and semi-lustrous surface. Used for
slacks, work uniforms, and shoe uppers.
Satin: Medium-weight fabric of filament yarns. Satin
weave has fine, closely woven warp yarns. Highly lustrous,
smooth face and dull, rougher back. Used for
fancy dresses. Varieties include antique satin, crepeback
satin, duchess satin, and slipper satin.
Scrim: Very lightweight, sheer, open-construction,
plain-weave, cotton-type fabric. Similar to slightly
stiff cheesecloth. Used for curtains and as support
for nonwoven fabrics.
Seersucker: Lightweight, cotton-type, color-striped
fabric. Also with permanent, length-wise, alternating,
puckered-striped and flat-striped sections. Used
for dresses and sport jackets.
Serge: Heavy, worsted-type, durable, solid-colored,
smooth-surface fabric with twill weave. Yarns that
have a higher-than-normal twist and are closely
woven result in fabric becoming shiny after wear.
Used for suits.
Shantung: Medium-weight, plain-weave, silklike fabric
with pronounced-slub filling yarns. Heavier and
more textured surface than pongee. Used for dresses.
Sharkskin: Medium-weight, semilustrous hardfinish,
twill-weave, worsted or synthetic-type fabric.
The surface resembles the skin of a shark. Used for
suits and skirts.
Surah: Lightweight, silklike, lustrous, fine fabric with
twill weave. Frequently printed. Used for dresses and
blouses.
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