Fabrics and Their Pronunciations
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Name |
Pronunciation |
Type |
| Cotton: |
Cot-in |
Natural fabric from cotton plants |
| Wool: |
Wuhl |
Natural fabric from Sheep and other animal fleece |
| Rayon: |
Ray-on |
Synthetic fabric from cellulose fibers |
| Polyester: |
Polly-ester |
Synthetic fabric from polymerized ester fibers |
| Silk: |
Silk |
Natural fabric from silkworm cocoon fibers |
| Nylon: |
Ni-lawn |
Synthetic fabric from nylon fibers |
| Acrylic: |
A-krill-ic |
Synthetic fabric from resins and plastics |
| Vinyl: |
Vi-null |
Synthetic—Plastic |
| Linen: |
Linn-in |
Natural fabric from flax fibers |
| Tricot: |
Tree-Ko |
Knit Nylon Slip/Lingerie fabric |
| Challis: |
Shall-ee |
Woven Rayon |
| Crepe: |
Krape |
Woven Silk or Polyester |
| Eyelet: |
I-lit |
Woven Cotton or Cot/Poly w/ embroidery detail |
| Embroidery: |
Em-broy-der-ee |
Stitching done close together to form a raised design on fabric, by machine or by hand |
| Faille: |
Fail |
Woven Rayon or Poly or Mylar/Nylon (metallic) |
| Tulle: |
Tool |
Woven Nylon Netting |
| Chambray: |
Sham-bray |
Woven Cotton/Poly Lightweight denim-look |
| Batiste: |
Ba-teest |
Woven cotton very lightweight |
| Chiffon: |
Shif-on |
Woven Silk or Poly or Nylon—Sheer |
| Vinyl: |
Vi-null |
Plastic |
| Shantung: |
Shan-tung |
Woven silk or Poly |
| Seersucker: |
Sear-sucker |
Woven Cotton or Cotton/poly with ripple design |
| Pique: |
Pee-kay |
Woven cotton or cot/poly with waffle design |
Plisse: |
Pliss-ay |
Woven cotton or cot/poly lightweight w/ripples |
| Madras: |
Ma-dris |
Woven cotton yarn-dyed, usually plaid |
| Jersey: |
Jer-zee |
Knit cotton or wool or poly |
| Tafetta: |
Taff-i-tuh |
Woven silk or rayon or poly, shiny |
| Gauze: |
Gozz |
Woven cotton or rayon, very loose weave |
| Pile: |
Pile |
Any fabric with a raised fiber like fur |
| Corduroy: |
Cor-der-roy |
Woven Cotton, low-pile fabric with rib design |
| Velvet: |
Vel-vit |
Woven poly, rayon or silk, shiny pile fabric |
| Velveteen: |
Vel-vit-een |
Woven cotton, low-pile fabric |
| Supplex: |
Sup-lex |
Nylon microfiber, holds shape and color well |
| Coolmax: |
Cool-max |
Polyester that keeps you cool and dry by channeling moisture to the fabric's surface |
| Spandex: |
Span-dex |
flexible fiber that snaps back into shape after up to 500% stretch |
| Washable Linen: |
Linn-in |
real linen engineered into a easy-care fabric, often mixed with cotton |
| Fleece: |
Fleese |
Synthetic brushed fabric; soft, warm, and lightweight
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