Felt Felt is the name of a special textile fabric made of a random fibrous material that is classified according to a type of manufacture. Matted fibres of wool, hold together by stitching, a chemical binder, or by the action of heat or moisture. Milling felt (wool and hair felt): In accordance with DIN 61 [...]

Flannel is a brushed, pliable fabric of twill, wool, worsted, cotton or rayon made in tightly woven twill or plain weave and finished with a light napping. Flannel originated in Wales and has a soft, napped surface that partially cancels the weave. Read more..

Hopsacking Hopsacking is a course, open, basket-weave fabric. The name comes from the plain-weave hemp and jute fabric used for sacking in which hops are gathered. It can be made from cotton, wool, linen, rayon, silk, hemp, or jute, it has a rather rough texture and is quite durable and often bulky. See basket weave, [...]

Indigo – the primary use for indigo is as a dye for cotton yarn, which is mainly for the production of denim cloth for blue jeans. On average, a pair of blue jean trousers requires 3 – 12 g of indigo. Small amounts are used for dyeing wool and silk. Read more..

Moisture regain Moisture regained is a  measurement term used to describe the weight of moisture in a material expressed as a percentage of the oven-dry weight; moisture regains is an important element in whether or not a fibre, yarn or fabric is likely to static electricity, which causes a fabric to cling; high regain and [...]

Other fibres can be found on the composition label of fabrics containing recycled materials. Many of the fabrics produced in the Italian area of Prato are made using yarns spun from blends of reclaimed wool and, of course, other fibres,

The perennial stalk producing ramie plant has been cultivated in eastern Asia for fibre since prehistoric times. Growing 3-8 feet high, with heart-shaped leaves, the plant’s fibre was used in fabric in ancient Egypt and was known in Europe during the middle Ages. Read more..

Spinning is the process by which cotton, wool, flax, and other short fiber twisted together to produce a yarn or thread suitable for weaving into cloth, winding into rope or cable, or used in sewing. Long, continuous fibres, such as silk, are not spun. Read more..

Short lengths of fibres, normally measured in inches or fraction of inches, like those naturally found in cotton and wool. Silk, however, is the only natural fibre that does not come in staple lengths but instead in filament lengths.

Sulphur is a type of dyestuff used frequently on blacks, and neutrals khaki’s while economic, has only moderate fastness to washing and light.

Textile waste can be classified as either pre-consumer or post-consumer textile waste. Pre-consumer textile waste is the leftovers or by-products from textile, fibre- or cotton industries. Post-consumer textile waste is the waste of fleece, flannel, corduroy, cotton, nylon, denim, wool, and linen.. Read more..

Fibres never made into fabric before, primarily used for wool fibres (virgin wool), to differentiate between these and reclaimed, reprocessed, and reused fibres.