APPAREL DICTIONARY - F -

Fastness
The quality of not

Fiber-Reactive Dyes
A class of dye used on 100 percent cotton or rayon. One of the most expensive dyes, however it has superior fastness and brightness and is more conducive for mixing custom colors than other dyes.

Fleece
A fabric with pile or napped surface sometimes of a unit construction; commonly used in sweats.

Football Jersey
(Style) A jersey shirt with a slight V-neck, stitched yoke and one-half to three-quarter length sleeves.

Front Panel
(Cap) The front section of a cap or hat to which an imprint or emblem is applied.

Fully Taped Neck Seam
As the collar is attached, a strip of body fabric is folded and sewn in the collar seam. The strip of body fabric is then folded down and single needle stitched to the body. This reinforces the neck or collar seam and gives a smooth, flat finish to go against the neck. fading.