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Carding is a mechanical process that disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibers to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing.

Fulling is the process of increasing the thickness and compactness of woolen fabrics by moisture, heat, and pressure, often to create felt.

Single Jersey is a light to medium weight knit fabric with one smooth side and one piled side, often used in T-shirts and lightweight garments.

In weaving, warp refers to the set of lengthwise yarns that are held in tension on a loom.

Nonwoven fabrics are engineered fabrics that may not be woven or knitted, typically produced by bonding or felting fibers together.

Wicking refers to the ability of a fabric to draw moisture away from the body through capillary action, keeping the wearer dry.

Combing is the process of straightening and refining fibers in textile production, resulting in a smoother and finer yarn.

Denier measures the thickness of the individual threads used in the creation of textiles and is expressed as the mass in grams per 9000 meters of the thread.

Jacquard looms use interchangeable punch cards to control the pattern being woven, allowing for complex designs and virtually limitless patterns.

Moire is a fabric with a wavelike pattern resulting from two layers of textiles pressed together that reflect light differently due to their slightly misaligned surfaces.

GSM stands for grams per square meter, which is a measurement of a fabric's weight.

Piqué is a weaving style, normally used with cotton yarn, that features raised parallel cords or fine ribbing, giving the material a subtle texture.

A bolt is a unit of measurement used in the fabric industry, referring to a large roll of fabric, typically around 100 yards, that is the standard quantity for shipping.

Muslin is a plain-weave, cotton fabric of varied weight, known for its versatility and use in clothing, drapery, and pattern-making.

Shot fabric is made with colored threads in the warp and a different color in the weft, resulting in a fabric that seems to change color from different angles.

Kentucky Denim is a heavy, twill-weave textile made of cotton and named for its origin in Kentucky, commonly used for durable work clothing and jeans.

Crochet is a process of creating textiles by interlocking loops of yarn or thread with a crochet hook, known for its versatility and lace-like patterns.

The selvedge is the tightly woven edge of a fabric. It prevents the fabric from unravelling or fraying.

Twill weave is a type of weave with a diagonal rib or twill line, giving it a distinctive pattern and making it more durable and less prone to wrinkles.

In corduroy, the whale describes the distinctive raised 'cords' or wales that run down the length of the fabric.

The nap is the layer of raised fibers on the surface of a textile, giving it a particular texture, such as the velvety feel on the surface of flannel.

The yarn count is a number that expresses the fineness or coarseness of a yarn, determined by the number of length units in one weight unit.

Pilling is the formation of little balls of fiber on the surface of a fabric as a result of wear or friction.

Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth, resulting in patterned designs that are typical of Southeast Asian textiles.

Woolen refers to a type of yarn made from carded wool where fibers are only partially aligned, resulting in a warm, fuzzy textile with a soft hand.

Weft or woof is the term for the thread or yarn which is drawn through the warp yarns to create cloth.

A dobby loom is a type of loom that controls all the warp threads using a dobby mechanism, allowing the weaving of complex patterns.

Mercerization is the textile finishing treatment that increases the dye uptake, luster, and strength of cotton fibers by treating them with sodium hydroxide.

Greige goods are fabrics that have not yet been bleached, dyed, or finished after coming off the loom.