Greige goods are a type of textile fabric that are in their unfinished, undyed, and untreated state. They are made from natural fibers such as cotton, wool, or silk, and are typically produced on...
A pre-shrinkage process which involves the dampening with a sponge to woolen and worsted fabrics. The process is accomplished by rolling in moist muslin, or by steaming. This procedure is performed...
Furniture design that stressed simplicity of form, which was first employed by English furniture maker Charles L. Eastlake in 1868. An Eastlake chair usually has rounded front legs on casters,...
Natural Vegetable Fibers: The Cradle of Textile ManufacturingThe Origins and History of Natural Vegetable FibersNatural vegetable fibers, a pivotal material in textile manufacturing, have a history...
Two or more lengths of fabric that are woven side by side and subsequently separated from each other by cutting along lines formed by leaving one or more dents.
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Fraying at the cut edges may...