ear
The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist.
Textile production
250 entries in this trade.
Egyptian cotton
A variety of cotton of extralong staple.
entrelac
A knitting technique used to create a textured diamond pattern, comprising interconnected squares on two different orientations.
Eton collar
A broad, stiff, white collar, typically about twice the size of a standard man's shirt collar.
eyelash yarn
A type of novelty yarn consisting of a thread base, with several long strands spaced at even intervals that jut out at an angle from the main strand.
Fair Isle
A traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours.
fancy stitch
A stitch for decorative or detailing purposes only.
fat quarter
A square piece of fabric measuring 50 centimetres along each side.
felled seam
A seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which protects them from fraying, and may be secured with a topstitch or a whipstitch.
fiber
A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width.
filament
A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
flax cotton
Flax fibers reduced through steeping then prepared like cotton, through spinning and bleaching.
fleeceware
Apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.
flotation collar
A shirt collar construction method where the interlining is cut to match the collar shape and stitched around the edges to shirt fabric.
flounce
A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
flower crown
A crown made of brightly colored flowers.
French cut
adjectiveTextile production
Designed to reveal the thigh, usually of women's underpants.
French seam
A seam that is sewn by first stitching with wrong sides together, then stitching with right sides together so that the unfinished edges are contained within the seam.
frogging
The act of intentionally unravelling part of a work.
fussy cut
To cut pieces of fabric so that a particular part of the printed design is centered or featured.
g st
Abbreviation of garter stitch.
garter stitch
the most basic form of welting, produced in the round by knitting and purling alternate rows, or in the flat by knitting (or purling) every stitch
gatherer
An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
gauge
The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.
gimp
Of yarn, cord, thread, etc., to wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, creating 'gimped yarn', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See gimped.
godet
A piece of fabric inserted into a garment along a seam or cut to lengthen the free edge, and to make a garment roomier and to add a wavy edge cf. gusset.
goring
A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width.
grade
To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
grape smugglers
Tight or skimpy swimwear worn by men revealing details of the genitalia.
greige goods
Clothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed.
griff
An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
half-mast
An unfashionably short length of a pair of trousers.
harness
The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
helmet
A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
Holbein stitch
A simple, reversible line embroidery stitch commonly used in blackwork and Assisi embroidery.
honeycomb quilt
A quilt made of many hexagonal pieces of fabric to create a design based on the structure of a bee's honeycomb.
honeycomb stitch
A decorative stitch used in knitting and embroidery that creates a hexagonal pattern.
Hong Kong finish
A technique for finishing a seam where the raw edges of the fabric are bound with another fabric, usually with bias tape or silk; a bound seam.
hug-me-tight
A woman's short sleeveless close-fitting jacket, usually knitted or crocheted.
Italian cloth
A type of linen or cotton cloth with a satin finish, used primarily for linings.
jufti knot
A kind of knot in an Oriental rug, formed over four warps.
Kitchener stitch
A common method for the grafting of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in an end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.
knife pleat
A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.
knit cap
A soft, head-hugging cap usually without a specified front or back, barring those with designs or logos
knockoff
A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
L
Initialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
lab dip
A preproduction sample of fabric dyed in plain color.
lace machine
A device or implement that can produce lace.
ladder stitch
A stitch used to close seams, in which the thread runs through alternating lengths of both sides.
large
One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
lasting
In full lasting cloth: a durable, plain woven fabric formerly used for making clothes and for the uppers of women's shoes.
lazy daisy
A kind of chain stitch that can be used to form flower designs.
leakguard
On a diaper or menstrual pad, a tight barrier around the legs, usually a gusset made from firm waterproof or stay-dry materials, that prevents liquid from leaking through; a leg cuff.
leno
A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.
let down
To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem.
lettice cap
A high fashion cap worn in 16th-century England, typically made of white fur from the least weasel, or sometimes velvet.
Limerick lace
A kind of hybrid lace of embroidered needle lace or crocheted lace on a machine-made net base, originally made in Limerick, Ireland, and noted for its variety of delicate fillings.
little black dress
A simply cut and often quite short evening or cocktail dress.
lock off
To turn in the warp thread or strands of a piece of cloth when finished to stop strands unravelling.
locker loop
A small band on the back of a shirt, by which it can be hung up.