Blanket

Fibre: Wool, worsted, cotton, blends, synthetics.

Weave: Plain or twill.

Characteristics: Soft, raised finish, "nap" obtained by passing the fabric over a series of rollers covered with fine wire or teasels. Heavily napped and fulled on both sides. Nap lose and may pill in laundering. Named in honour of Thomas Blanket (Blanquette), a Flemish weaver who lived in Bristol, England in the XIV century, and was the first to use this material for sleeping to keep warm. 
Uses: Bed covering, overcoats, robes.

Beaver cloth

It is a woolen fabric which is milled and raised. The fabric is made in different weight ranges using backed and double weaves. It is used as an over coating fabric.

Heavily fulled twill wool cotton that resembles the animal of that name. Has softer body and longer nap than kersey and melton. If term is used, it must be referred to as imitation beaver cloth to distinguish it from real beaver fur.

A High Quality, Heavy, Soft Wool Cloth With A Deep, Smooth Nap. Used In Overcoats.

Beaver cloth is a heavy woolen overcoating, napped and pressed down to resemble beaver fur. This fabric is also a plush fabric that is used for hats.

Alpaca and mohair

1. An animal somewhat like the Angora goat, but smaller, native to South America. 2. Name of a fabric originally made of this fibre. Similar to brilliantine and mohair. Smooth, wiry with cotton warp and worsted filling (alpaca, mohair or any lustrous wool slightly twisted). Wears well, sheds dust. Uses: linings, men's summer suits and office coats, women's dresses (when in vogue). . Rayon and cotton fabric called alpaca because of its wiry nature.

Grosgrain

Firm, stiff, closely woven, corded fabric. Ribs vary from 50 to 70 per inch. Filling may be of cotton, but usually weighted silk. Cords are heavier and closer than those in poplin, more round than those in faille. Wears well if not too heavily weighted. Uses: dresses, ribbons, coats. Weave—plain (corded).    Width, 27", 36".

Grosgrain =  Plain weave or Gros de Tours

Tricotine (Whipcord) and tricot weave

Worsted dress goods, resembling gabardine, but woven with a double twill. Wears well but grows shiny. Very fine tricotine appears to be knitted. Uses: suits and dresses. Weave—twill. Width, 54".

Rhadamès ou Radamès

Gabardine (Whipcord)

Name of Jewish mantle or cloak of the Middle Ages. Modern twilled fabric. I. Soft mercerized cotton gaberdine. Shows raised cord on right side, White and colors.    Uses: suits, skirts, vestings.    Weave twill. Width, 36". 2. Firm, worsted material, same as cotton gabardine. May have smooth, hard surface or soft dull one. Piece-dyed. Uses: dresses, suits, uniforms, riding habits.    Weave—twill.   Width, 54".

face side

reverse side

Face side

Reverse side

Baronette

Trade name for rayon fabric or rayon with cotton back. Uses: sports wear, costume slips, millinery.    Weave—satin.    Width, 40".

Simple Gauze

Dobby Gauze Gaze armurée

Marquisette (Gaze anglaise à regard)

Open loose fabric of leno construction. Often incorrectly applied to scrim and voile which have plain weave. Marquisettes may be woven from cotton usually mercerized, silk, rayon, wool. White, piece-dyed and printed.  Use:  curtains.  Weave—leno.  Width, 36", 50".

Satin tramé

Face side

reverse side

satin Duchesse

warp side

weft side

Moleskin

Heavy cotton, napped fabric used for foundation for some artificial leather and for lined sports coats

face side, weft 5-leaf satin 

Messaline

Named after Messalina, wife of the Roman Emperor  Claudius.    Light-weight  satin,  yarn-or piece-dyed. Wears well if pure silk yarns arc used and if relation of warp to filling is suitable.   Uses:   dresses, blouses, trimmings.   Weave—satin.   Width, 36".

Satin tramé

face side

reverse side