Fabric

A planar textile structure produces by interlacing yarns fibers or filaments.

Fabric (textile)

A manufactured assembly of fibres and/or yarns that has substantial surface area in relation to its thickness and sufficient cohesion to give the assembly useful mechanical strength.
Note: Fabrics are most commonly woven or knitted, but the term includes assemblies produced by felting, lace-making, net-making, nonwoven processes, and tufting.

Fabric Construction

The details of structure of fabric. Includes such information as style width type of knit of weave threads per inch in warp and fill and weight of goods.

Fabric Crimp

The angulation induced between a yarn and woven fabric via the weaving or braiding process.

Fabric Crimp Angle

The maximum acute angle of a single weaving yarn’s direction measured from a plane parallel to the surface of the fabric.

Fabric field (technical textiles)

A region of fabric in an air-supported or tension-membrane structure surrounded by ridge cables or boundary cables. It usually consists of more than one strip of fabric welded, sewn or glued together.

Fabric length

Unless otherwise specified, the usable length of a piece between any truth marks, piece-ends or numbering when the fabric is measured laid flat on a table in the absence of tension.

Fabric Sett

The number of warp threads per inch or other convenient unit.

Fabric slippage

1.(Sewing) The non-uniform passage of one or two plies of fabric past the needle whilst stitching. Slippage is attributable to the frictional properties of the fabric or to the machining conditions.
2. (Wear) Movement of fabric in a garment against another garment or over the skin of a wearer.
Note: Fabric slippage should not be confused with seam slippage or yarn slippage.

Fabric Stabilizer

Resin or latex treatment for scrims used in coated fabric manufacture to stabilize the scrim for further processing.

Fabric width

Unless otherwise specified, the distance from edge to edge of a fabric when laid flat on a table without tension. In the case of commercial dispute the measurement should be made after the fabric has been conditioned in a standard atmosphere for testing. When buying and selling fabric it is normal to specify the basis on which the width is to be assessed, e.g., overall, within limits, or usable width.

Face

The correct or better-looking side of a fabric.

Face (fabric)

The side of a fabric which is intended to be the use surface or which is to be visible in an end product.

Face loop

A knitted loop meshed through the previous loop towards the front of the fabric (towards the viewer).(sub Category of Knitted Loop)

Face loop (weft knitting)

A knitted loop meshed through the previous loop towards the front of the fabric (towards the viewer).