Garment Care
This cleaner can be used in all types of water but requires a large amount to do its job
Detergent
Textile finishes are applied to this type of fabric, specifically meaning "unfinished" or "untreated".
Greige fabric
This type of print utilizes a fine mesh and print paste to apply design to fabric/a garment.
Screen Print
Although not technically considered a textile, this material made from meshed collagen fibres is often used in garment and accessory design.
Leather
This is the name for stitches that run crosswise on a knit fabric.
Courses
This law states that a garment must include information on fibre content and country of origin, among a few other details.
Textile Labelling Act
This type of finish affects the performance qualities of a textile and/or a garment.
Functional finish
The acronym "PFD" stand for this.
Prepared for dyeing
This technique employs decorative stitching to create a design on a textile/garment.
Embroidery
This measurement describes the closeness of knit stitches.
Gauge
This fibre type can become felted when exposed to heat and movement, say in a dryer.
Wool
The process to pretreat woolen fabrics and prepare them for the finishing process.
Scouring
This colour was the first synthetically produced dye, discovered in a lab accident.
Mauve
This type of non-woven is often used in disposable items like tea bags, and more durable items like blankets.
Fibreweb
The reverse of a knit stitch.
Purl stitch.
Instead of detergent, dry cleaning uses this substance in water to clean clothes.
Solvent
Pumice stones are soaked in bleach and tumble dried with fabric to produce this effect.
Acid wash/frosting/ice washing
This type of colouring agent does not create a chemical bond with fibres, instead requiring a binding agent and heat to adhere to fibres.
Pigments
This type of compound fabric is created using a sketched out design embroidered under laid out thread.
Needlepoint lace
The process uses one yarn to complete an entire garment without the use of traditional cut and sew techniques.
Seamless knitting
Wool and viscose rayon are subject to this process when laundered over time.
Progressive shrinkage
This finish leaves a wood grain pattern on the face side of the fabric.
Moiré Calendering
This type of print, originating in Indonesia, uses wax to resist dye in certain areas resulting in a print.
Batik
This type of compound fabric is created by joining a face fabric and backing fabric with the use of an adhesive.
Laminated/Bonded fabric
This warp knit has lengthwise ribs along its face and crosswise knits along its back.
Tricot knit