ANTIQUE SATIN: a drapery fabric with horizontal slubs which imitate spun

BATIK: cloth opaqued with wax before the fabric is dyed.

BROCADE: jacquared weave with weft woven into the fabric to give embroidered effect.

CALICO: cotton similar to broadcloth and usually printed in small multi-colored floral prints

CANVAS:  medium to heavy weight cottton in plain or twill weave

CASHMERE:  from Tibet and India, it's soft, long-wearing, and often used with wool.

CHAMBRAY: lightweight cotton blend in balanced weave, often slightly slubbed

CHEVRON: a pattern formed by regular and repeated zigzap weave

CREWEL: basket weave base of cotton, linen, or wool, with hand machine embroidery of worsted wool

DAMASK: formal satin based jacquard pattern typically a large floral or Renaissance pattern

DENIM: cotton or polyester twill that is practical and sturdy

FLANNEL: any fabric that is woven then brushed to achieve a soft nap

FLOCK: reducing textile fibers to fragments by cutting or grinding

FRIEZE: upholstery weight looped pile fabric of nylon

HERRINGBONE: a complex twill with regular zigzag patterns

HOUNDSTOOTH: medium to heavy-weight fabric with woven twill pattern that resembles squares with projecting "tooth-like" corners

LISSERIE: a fine jacquard woven stripe imitating silk and embroidery

MATELESSE: heavy upholstery-weight textile made up of two sets of warps and wefts to create a cushion

MOHAIR: from the Angora goat, the variations combine wools, cotton, and various other fibers

MOIRE: formal ribbed fabric embossed with a waterpark pattern

PLAID: printed design consisting of stripes in several directions or intervals

SATIN: a basic weave which threads float over up to eight weft threads

SCRIM: sheer open weave cotton fabric

SHANTUGN DUPIONI: a spun silk that may be of natural or synthetic fibers

SUEDECLOTH: a light to medium weight artificial knit or woven textile

TAPESTRY: weave technique used to produce complex pictorial designs

TICKING: woven striped fabric used to make "ticks"

TOILE: cotton or linen similar to muslin used to imitate scenes, buildings, animals, and florals

TOILE DE JOUY: toile fabrics printed in one color; usually black, navy, and burgundy

TWEED: upholstery weight textile in plain balanced or variation weave

VELOUR: a pile fabric with soft, velvet-like texture

VELVET: woven pile fabric with soft, sturdy face; may consist of one or more fibers and types include antique, brocade, crushed, and embossed

VOILE: sheer transparent fabric in plain weave or tightly twisted yarns