tie belt
A type of belt that is fastened around the waist with a knot.
Textile production
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tie-belted
adjectiveTextile production
Designed or adorned with a tie belt.
tight-assed
Fitting tightly in the area covering the buttocks.
turn in
To reverse the ends of threads and insert them back into the piece being woven so they do not protrude and eventually unravel.
undercollar
Part of a garment that goes under the collar.
underspun
adjectiveTextile production
Too lightly or loosely spun.
underwrap
The portion of a garment that is overlapped by another portion, such as the hidden part of a wrap skirt or the edge that holds buttons which is hidden when a garment is buttoned up.
upper garment
A piece of clothing that covers at least the chest of a human being and is worn as the top layer, for example a shirt or sweater.
Vandyke collar
A wide, ornate collar made of lace and linen, featuring deeply indented edges formed into scallops or sharp V-shaped points.
warp beam
The roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.
water repellent
A chemical used to make fabric water-repellent.
water twist
A kind of cotton twist, first made by the water frame.
waterfall skirt
A skirt that is longer on one side than the other.
Welsh plain
A type of coarse woolen fabric produced in Wales between the 17th and 19th centuries.
whip stitch
A simple embroidery or hand sewing stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.
whole cloth
A newly made textile which has not yet been cut.
woof
The thread or yarn used to form the weft of woven fabric; the fill, the weft.
worsted
Yarn made from long strands of wool.
wrong side
The side of a fabric, often with a less visible color or pattern, that is not intended to be seen on a finished project.
wyib
prep phraseTextile production
Initialism of with yarn in back.
wyif
prep phraseTextile production
Abbreviation of with yarn in front.
XL
Initialism of extra large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
XLT
Initialism of extra large tall (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
XS
Initialism of extra small (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
XXL
Initialism of extra extra large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
XXS
Initialism of extra extra small (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
XXXL
Initialism of extra extra extra large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
XXXS
Initialism of extra extra extra small (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
XXXXL
Initialism of extra extra extra extra large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
yarn-beam
A large, horizontal spool that holds warp yarn for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
yo-yo
A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
Zagora
A variety of Egyptian cotton.