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  2. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Ikat is a style of weaving that uses a tie-dye process on either the warp or weft before the threads are woven to create a pattern or design. A double ikat is when both the warp and the weft are tie-dyed before weaving. imberline Imberline is a woven fabric with various colored stripes in the warp, often separated by gold thread. The fabric is ...

  3. Woven fabric - Wikipedia

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    Woven fabrics, often created on a loom, are made of many threads woven in a warp and weft. Technically, a woven fabric is any fabric made by interlacing two or more threads at right angles to one another. [1] Woven fabrics can be made of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or a mixture of both, such as cotton and polyester. Woven fabrics are used ...

  4. Embroidery thread - Wikipedia

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    It can be cut into short lengths and worked like a large bead, and is not pulled through the fabric. [2]: 227, 230 Gimp is similar to passing thread, but is of a heavier weight. [2]: 227 Lurex thread is an imitation metal thread available in a wide range of colours and finishes. It is soft and easier to work with than real metal thread.

  5. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    To baste is to join fabric together with long removable stitches. bias Bias The bias direction of a piece of woven fabric, usually referred to simply as "the bias", is at 45 degrees to its warp and weft threads. Every piece of woven fabric has two biases, perpendicular to each other. Non-woven fabrics such as felt or interfacing do not have a ...

  6. Plain weave - Wikipedia

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    Balanced plain weaves are fabrics in which the warp and weft are made of threads of the same weight (size) and the same number of ends per inch as picks per inch. [ 3 ] Basketweave is a variation of plain weave in which two or more threads are bundled and then woven as one in the warp or weft, or both.

  7. Cut and sew - Wikipedia

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    A whole piece of any type of fabric is first placed on a cutting table or run through a cutting machine. A garment piece or shape is then cut out, which is next sent for sewing through the garment assembly. A cut and sewn garment can include any custom measurements and fabric. This is not a pre-made blank garment.

  8. Grain (textile) - Wikipedia

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    A close-up image of the grain of blue woven chambray fabric. For woven textiles, grain refers to the orientation of the weft and warp threads. The three named grains are straight grain, cross grain, and the bias grain. In sewing, a pattern piece can be cut from fabric in any orientation, and the chosen grain or orientation will affect the way ...

  9. Quilt - Wikipedia

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    A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly three layers are used with a filler material. These layers traditionally include a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back combined using the techniques of quilting.