Types of Woven Fabrics

 

Following are some of the kinds/types of woven cotton fabric, cloth, material, textile:

 

Basket Weave:

A cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket.

 

Calico:

Coarse cloth with a bright print.

 

Cambric:

A finely woven white linen.

 

Canvas, Canvass:

Heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents).

 

Challis:

A soft lightweight fabric (usually printed).

 

Chambray:

A lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp.

 

Chino, Chino Cloth:

A coarse twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms.

 

Chintz:

A brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric.

 

Cotton, Cotton Cloth:

Fabric woven from cotton fibers.

 

Damask:

A fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it.

 

Dimity:

A strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains.

 

Drapery:

Cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds.

 

Duck:

A heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents.

 

Elastic:

An elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material.

 

Fustian:

A strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap.

 

Gabardine:

A firm durable fabric with a twill weave.

 

Herringbone:

A twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern.

 

Hop sacking, Hop sack:

A loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing.

 

Khaki:

A sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms.

 

Linen:

A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant.

 

Madras:

A light patterned cotton cloth.

 

Marseille:

Strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads.

 

Moreen:

A heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used especially in upholstery.

 

Muslin:

Plain-woven cotton fabric.

 

Percale:

A fine closely woven cotton fabric.

 

Pique:

Tightly woven fabric with raised cords.

 

Poplin:

A ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery.

 

Print:

A fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers).

 

Quilting:

A material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric.

 

Sackcloth:

A coarse cloth resembling sacking.

 

Sailcloth:

A strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents.

 

Sateen:

A cotton fabric with a satiny finish.

 

Satin:

A smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back.

 

Seersucker:

A light puckered fabric (usually striped).

 

Sheeting:

Fabric from which bed sheets are made.

 

Shirting:

Any of various fabrics used to make men’s shirts.

 

Shirttail:

Fabric forming the tail of a shirt.

 

Silesia:

A sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings.

 

Spandex:

An elastic synthetic fabric.

 

Tammy:

Plain-Woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains.

 

Tapestry, Tapis:

A heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery.

 

Terry, Terrycloth:

A pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes.

 

Twill:

A cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs.

 

Upholstery material:

The fabric used in upholstering.

 

Wash-and-Wear, Wash-and-Wear Fabric:

A fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing.