A variety of fabric.  From the left: evenweave cotton, velvet, printed cotton, calico, felt, satin, silk, hessian, polycotton.
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Fabric

Cloth or fabric is a flexible artificial material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres (thread or yarn) formed by weaving or knitting (textiles), or pressed into felt. more...

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The words fabric and material are commonly used in the textile assembly trades such as tailoring and dressmaking, as synonyms for cloth. They are however, words with much more general meanings.

Uses

Cloth is most often used in the manufacture of clothing, household furnishings, and art such as tapestry. Before the advent of woven cloth, the functions of textiles were fulfilled by furs and skins.

Sources

In the past, all cloth was made from natural fibres, including plant sources such as cotton, flax, and hemp, and animal sources such as wool, hair, and silk. In the 20th century, these were supplemented by artificial fibres such as polyester and rayon.

Treatments

Cloth is most often but not always dyed, with fabrics available in every color. Coloured designs in fabric can be created by weaving strands of different colours (plaid) and adding coloured stitches to finished fabric (embroidery), but also by using various printing processes on finished fabric. The hobby of machine embroidery has become popular in the last few years, thanks to less expensive home embroidery machines.

Since the 1990s, finishing agents have been used to strengthen fabrics and make them wrinkle free.

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Chenille, Fabric, Textiles, Linens
Cotton, Fabric, Textiles, Linens
Damask, Fabric, Textiles, Linens
Linen, Fabric, Textiles, Linens
Other Fabric, Fabric, Textiles, Linens
Silk, Fabric, Textiles, Linens
Velvet, Fabric, Textiles, Linens
Wool, Fabric, Textiles, Linens

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