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APPAREL DICTIONARY


In this dictionary you will find the most popular terms used in the apparel industry today. Click on any of the header links below for a definition of the terms.

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1x1 Rib Knit
2x2 Rib Knit
2-Way Zipper
4-Needle Stitched
50/50 Blend
- A -
Abrasion Resistance
Acrylic
Air Jet Spinning
All Weather Micro Fiber
Allen Solly Placket
Anti-Pill
Antron Nylon
Argyle
- B -
Baby Pique
Back Pleats
Back Yoke
Backing Yarn
Banded
Banded Self Collar
Bartacked
Basket Weave
Baseball Shirt
Berber
Binder
Binding
Bird's Eye
Bi-Swing Back
Blanket Stitch
Bleach Wash
Blend
Blends
Boatneck
Bonded Fleece
Bound Side Seam
Box Pleat
Brim
Broadcloth
Brushed Cotton
Brushed Napping
Brushing
Buckram Backing
Burguntal Cloth
Butterfly Collar
Buttons
- Dyed-To-Match Buttons
- Etched Tone Buttons
- Horn Tone Buttons
- Iridescent Buttons
- Mother of Pearl Buttons
- Pearlized Buttons
- Pewter Buttons
- Wood Tone Buttons
Button Through Sleeve Placket
Byron Collar
- C -
Canvas
Cami Strap
Cap Button
Cap Sleeve
Carding
Carded Cotton
Cargo Pockets
Casual Micro-Fiber
Cavalry Twill
Center Line/Center Crease
Chambray
Chamios Twill
Chevron
Cire Nylon
Clean Finished Placket
Clean Finished Self-Shell
Clean Finished Vents
Closures
Coating
Collaret
Color Blocking
Colorfastness
Combed Cotton
Compacting
Constructed
Cool Max
Cool Mesh
Cool Weave
Cord Locks
Cordura®
Corduroy
Core Vents
Cotton
Course
Cove
Cover Seaming/Cover Stitching
Cover Stitched Armhole Seam
Crepe
Crew Collar
Crocking
Crop Top
Cross Stitch Buttons
Cross Winds
Crown
Cuff
Cut
- D -
Delrin Zipper
Denier
Denim
Digitizing
Dobby
Double Knit
Double Needle Hem
Double Needle Stitched
Double Sided Fleece
Drapability
Drop-Tail Hem
Duck Cloth
Dry-Fiber
DryPoint™
Dyeing
- E -
EcoSpun
Elasticity
End On End
Engineered
Enzyme Wash
Epaulet
Extended Tail
Eyelets
- F -
Face
Face Yarn
Fastness
Feeder Stripe
Fiber-Reactive Dyes
Filament
Finish
Finishing
Flannel
Fleece
Football Jersey
Four Needle Stitching
Front Panel
Full Cut
Full-Fashioned
Fully Taped Neck Seam
- G -
Garment Dyed
Garment Washed
Glen Plaid
Graded Collar
Greige (Gray) Goods
Grommet
Gussett
- H -
Hand
Heather
Henley
Herringbone
High Crew
High Profile
Hyvent Micro Faille Weave
Hollofil
Hound's-Tooth
- I -
Interlock
Insulation
Intarsia
- J -
Jacquard
Jersey Knit
Johnny Collar
- K -
Kangaroo Pocket
Kasha Lining
Knapping
Knits
Knit Fabric
Kodel
- L -
Lamborder
Lamination
Lap Shirt
Lisle (Yarn)
Locker Loop
Locker Patch
Low Profile
Lyocell
Lycra
- M -
MCR (Champion Bras)
Man Made Fibers
Marled Yarn
Matte Taslan
Medium Weight
Melange
Melton Wool
Mercerization
Mesh
Micro-Fleece
Micro-Fiber
Micro-Cord
Micro-Stripe
Mid Profile
Mock Turtleneck
Mullens
- N -
Nail Head Design
Nap
Nappa
Neck Tape
Needle-Up Pique
Neoprene
Non-Woven Fibers
Nylon Oxford Weave
Nylon Zipper
NuBlend™
- O -
Omni Dry™
Open End Spinning
Open End Yarn
Optical Brightener
Ounces Per Square Yard
Overdyed
Oxford
Oxford Weave
- P -
Patch Pocket
Peach Wash Finish
PFD
Pig Split Leather
Pigment Dye
Piece Dyed
Pile Fabric
Pill
Pill Free®
Pilling
Pima Cotton
Pin Point Pique™
Pinwale
Pique
Pique Knit
Placket
- Allen Solley Placket
- French Placket
- Inset/Set-In Placket
- "J" Placket
- Reinforced Placket (X-Box)
- Reverse Placket
Placket Shirt
Plain Weave
Plied Yarn
Ply
Pointelle
Poly-Filled
Polyester
Polyester Thread Construction
Polynostic
Popcorn Pique
Poplin
Print Pro™
Printed Fabric
Private Label
Pullover
PVC
- Q -
Quarter Turning
Quilted (Jacket)
- R -
Raglan
Raglan Sleeves
Rapid Dry
Reactive Dyes
Reactive Printed Fabric
Recovery
Resign
Rib Knit
Ring Spun
Ringer
Ripstop
Running Stitch
- S -
Saddle Shoulder
Safety Stitched
Sailcloth
Sand Wash
Scoop Neck
Scouring
Sculpted Hem
Seamless Collar
Seam Sealing
Self Collar
Self Fabric Collar
Self Trim
Serge Stitch
Set-in Sleeves
Set-on Placket
Sheeting
Shepra
Shirt-Tail Bottom
Shoulder-To-Shoulder Taping
Shrinkage
Shrinkage Rate
Side Vents
Silicone Washed
Single Knit
Single Needle Stitched
Singles
Sitka
Slash Pockets
Soft Shell
Space Dye
Spandex Fiber
Sport Fleece
Sportex
Spun Yarn
Stand-Up Collar/Mandarin
Staple
Staple Fibers
Stone Washed
Storm Flap
Structured
Sueded Cotton
Sueded Nylon
Supplex
Sweatband
Sweep
- T -
Tactel®
Taffeta
Tape
Taped Neck
Taped Seams
Taping
Taslan
Teflon Coating
Talkeetna
Teklon
Tencel®
Terra-Tek™
Terrain Cloth
Terry Velour
Texturing
Three End Fleece
Tie In Yarn
Tie Dye
Tipped Collar
Toddler Sizes
Tone-on-Tone
Top Stitching
Tricot Lining
Tubular Collar
Tubular Garments
Tubular Knit
Tuck-In Tails
Tuck Stitch
Twill
Twill Tape Placket Lining
- U -
Unconstructed
Underarm Grommets
Under Layer
Under Visor
Unstructured
Urethane Coated
- V -
V-Notch
V-Patch
Velcro®
Vents
Visor (Peak)
- W -
Waffle
Wales
Warp
Washer Nylon
Water Repellent
Waterproof
Weathered Twill
Weight
Welt
Welt-Knit
Welted Sleeve Cuffs
Wicking
Windproof
Woven
- X -
- Y -
Yarn
Yarn Dyeing
Yarn Dye Jacquard
Yarn Size
Yoke
- Z -

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