APPAREL DICTIONARY - D -

Delrin Zipper
A heavy nylon zipper with large teeth, often left exposed for style.

Denier
1. Weight per unit-length of a piece of yarn.
2. A unit of fineness for silk, rayon or nylon yarn based on a standard of 50 milligrams per 450 meters of yarn. Lower numbers represent the finer sizes and the higher numbers, the heavier yarns.

Denim
A basic cotton or blended fabric with right-or-left-hand twill constructions. The warp is usually dyed blue with a white filling.

Digitizing
(Embroidery) Method of recreating an embroidery design through information entered into a computer. Instead of a physical act of punching paper tape, digitizing involves numerical calculations fed through an automatic machine to determine the points of embroidery stitches in a design.

Dobby
When weaving fabric: geometric shapes are woven into the weaving pattern.

Double Knit
A knit fabric of double thickness.

Double Needle Hem
Double row of stitching at seam.

Double Needle Stitched
A finish used on a sleeve and/or bottom hem that uses two needles to create parallel rows of visible stitching. It gives the garment a cleaner, more finished look and adds durability.

Double Sided Fleece
Fuzzy on both sides for maximum durability.

Drapability
A fabric’s ability to hang gracefully in a finished product.

Drop-Tail Hem
Style of hem where the back panel of the shirt drops lower than the front.

Duck Cloth
Tightly woven fabric that provides wind and snag resistance.

Dry-Fiber
A high activity sportswear fabric that absorbs wicks and dries faster than average golf wear.

DryPoint
A modified basket weave of 100% Nylon coated with Ether – based Poly Urethane.

Dyeing
The process of applying color to fiber stock, yarn or fabric. There may or may not be thorough penetration of the colorant into the fibers or yarns. There are many methods of dyeing.