TextileGlossary.com

(patch) A pocket attached to the outside of the garment and constructed of self-fabric. Pocket (quarter)- The angle from the side seam.

(slash) - A pocket that must be entered through a slash on the garment. The pocket pouch is suspended from and attached to the slash.

(swing) - The pocket pouch is suspended from and attached to the pocket opening.

(quarter) - The angle from the side seam.

(stitched/topstitched) - The same as stitch and turn pocket, except with an added row of stitching along the folded edges.

(rule) - A patch pocket attached on the outseam, halfway betweeen the hip and the knee of the garment; usually found on coveralls.

(patch) - A pocket attached to the outside of the garment and constructed of self-fabric.

Facing - A piece of shell (outer) material super-imposed on the top of the pocket material at its opening to conceal the lining.

(serged) - A pocket formed by joining two pieces of fabric and joining the edges with safety-stitching.

(stitch and turn) - Formed when two pieces of fabric are joined along the edges and turned so that the raw seam margin is inside of the finished pocket.

A method of printing resulting in short fibers, rather than color, being applied in a design to the surface of the fabric. The fabric may be printed with an adhesive and the fiber dusted onto it, or...

a) An edging or border of loose threads, tassels or loops. NOTE: The edging or border may be produced by the constituent threads or by threads added to a fabric after weaving or knitting. b) A...

A combination or association of molecules that may be of one compound or two or more compounds that react, simultaneously or consecutively, to form a regular system of molecules (usually of high...

A process of producing a type of regenerated rayon fiber. In this process, the wood pulp or cotton liners are dissolved in an ammoniac copper oxide solution. Bemberg rayon is a type of Cuprammonium...

Two different items of traditional Islamic women's clothing are known as a burka, burqa or burqua. One is a kind of veil which is tied on the head, over a headscarf, and covers the face except for a...