A doublet is a man's snug-fitting buttoned jacket that was worn in medieval and Tudor times. Originally it was a mere stitched and quilted lining ("doubling"), worn under a hauberk or cuirass to...
In a woven fabric, the yarn running from selvage to selvage at right angles to the warp. Each crosswise length is called a pick. In the weaving process, the filling yarn is carried by the shuttle or...
A pile fabric with a clipped nap. Before clipping, the nap is a loop as found in frieze or boucle. Velvet was introduced during the Renaissance in Italy and Spain and later moved to France. Designs...
The term "grin through or grinning" refers to a phenomenon that occurs in textiles, particularly in upholstery fabrics, where the backing material or foam used underneath the fabric becomes visible...
A substrate refers to the underlying material or fabric on which various processes, treatments, or coatings are applied. It serves as the foundation or base upon which the desired functional or...