Fabric/Material Terms Glossary

Want to speak the lingo of fabrics and materials? Here's a good place to start! 

A

Air Permeability - (insert text)

ASTM - (insert text)

B

Bias - (insert text)

C

Calendar - (insert text)

CFM - (insert text)

Cire - (insert text)

D

Downproof - (insert text)

Denier - (insert text)

E

Extrude - (insert text)

F

Fiber - (insert text)

FR (Fire Retardant) - (insert text)

G

Greige - (insert text)

H

High-Tenacity - (insert text)

Hydrostatic Head (HH) - (insert text)

I

IDFL - (insert text)

J

Jacquard - (insert text)

K

L

M

MVTR - (insert text)

N

Nylon - (insert text)

Nylon 6 - (insert text)

Nylon 6.6 - (insert text)

O

P

Plain Weave - (insert text)

Polyester - (insert text)

PU (polyurethane) coating - (insert text)

Q

R

Recycled Yarn - (insert text)

S

Silicone Coating - (insert text)

T

Taffeta - (insert text)

Thread Count - (insert text)

Thread Slippage - (insert text)

U

UHMWPE - (insert text)

V

W

Warp - (insert text)

Weft - (insert text)

X

Y

Yarn - (insert text)

Z