A Short Jacket, Often Richly Embroidered, Worn Mostly In Kutch And Saurashtra, In Combination With An Embroidered Pyjama (q.v.).

Term Applied To The Resist-dye Process In Which Designs Are Reserved In Warp Or Weft Yarns By Tying Off Small Bundles Of Yarn With Palm-leaf Strips Or Similar Material To Prevent Penetration Of Dye. From The Indonesian Mengikat, 'to Tie' Or 'to Bind'.

A Method Of Tie Dyeing Yarn Prior To Weaving. May Be In Warp Only (warp Ikat), Weft Only (weft Ikat), Or Both Warp & Weft (double Ikat) .results In A Blurred Pattern Effect.

A Woven Fabric With Various Colored Stripes In The Warp Often Separated By Gold Thread. Used In Upholstery, Drapery.

Cotton In Which The Thickening Of The Fibre Wall Is Appreciably Less Than Usual., Note. If Growth Conditions Are Not Favourable, Possibly As A Result Of Attack By Disease Or Through Plant Senility, Or Occasionally Because Of The Genetic Nature Of The Variety, The Secondary-wall Thickening May First Be Delayed And Then Proceed At A Reduced Rate Or Wall Development May Cease Prematurely: The Ripened Boil Will Contain A High Proportion Of Developed Immature Fibres

In The 17th And 18th Centuries The Name Given To All Eastern Painted And Printed Cloths, Whatever Their Country Of Origin.

A Type Of Blue Dyestuff Originally Obtained From The Indigo Plant But Now Produced Synthetically. Used For Denim.

Refers To Yarn Dyed Fabrics Using A Combinations Of Indigo Dyed Yarns And Yarns Of Other Colors Together In The Design.

The Transference Of Yam From A Package Creel Onto A Swift From Which It Is Subsequently Wound Onto A Beam.

Descriptive Of A Filament Yarn Composed Of Filaments Of Different Colours, The Ingrain Effect Being Produced By The Random Exposure Of The Differently Coloured Filaments At The Yarn Surface.

Yarn Spun From A Mixture Of Fibres Of Different Colours, Where The Mixing Of Coloured Fibres Is Carried , Out At An Early Stage., See Also Worsted Yarns, Colour Terms

(1) Weft-knitted Plain, Rib, Or Purl Fabrics Containing Designs In Two Or More Colours. Each Area Of Colour Is Knitted From A Separate Yam, Which Is Contained Entirely Within That Area., (2) A Motif Design In Stitch And/or Colour

A Knit Fabric With An Inlaid Pattern In Contrasting Color, Usually Geometric. The Design Appears On One Part Of The Fabric Rather Than All Over As A Jacquard. It Is Generally Engineered To Fall On A Certain Area Of The Garment.

Any One Of A Wide Variety Of Fabrics Used Between The Inner And Outer Layers Of A Garment To Improve Shape Retention, Strength, Warmth Or Bulk. Interlining May Be Of Woven, Knitted, Or Nonwoven Material And May Be Produced With Or Without A Fusible Adhesive Coating.

A Double-faced Rib-based Structure Consisting Of Two 1 X I Rib Fabrics Joined By Interlock Loops. It Is Made On Machines Equipped With Two Sets Of Opposed Needles, From Various Materials For A Variety Of Purposes, Including Outerwear.

A Multifilament Yarn In Which Cohesion Is Imparted To The Filament Bundle By Entwining The Filaments Instead Of, Or In Addition To, Twisting. The Effect Is Usually Achieved By Passing Under Light Tension Through The Turbulent Zone Of An Air-jet., Note 1: Some Manufacturers Describe Such A Product As An Interlaced Yarn., Note2. Intermingling Should Be Distinguished From Air-texturing (see Textured Yam ) In Which A Much Higher Level Of Entanglement Is Achieved With The Objective Of Producing Texture Or Bulk.

An Air-operated Device Used As An Ancillary To Some Processes Of Yam Extrusion, Of Drawing And Texturing To Induce Intermingling

A Fabric With A Changeable Color Effect Depending On The Angle Of View And Lighting. It Is Usually The Result Of Weaving With One Color In The Warp And Another In The Weft.

A Poplin Made From A Dyed Pure Silk Organzine Warp And A Three-fold Genapped Fine Worsted Weft. It Is A Silk-face And -back Fabric, The Weft Being Completely Covered By The Warp. The Fabric Is Usually Handwoven And Is Frequently Given A Moiré Finish.