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A4 terms

• Acrylic
  Acrylic is a synthetic fiber made mainly from acrylonitrile, and is a…
• Antibacterial DeodorizingAntibacterial deodorant
  Antibacterial deodorizing is a function or finishing that suppresses …
• Antique Finish
  Antique finish is a finish that gives the surface of metal press fast…
• Antistatic Lining
  An antistatic lining is a lining used on the inside of garments that …

B14 terms

• Back BrushedBrushed back fleece
  Back brushed is the term used for a textile or finishing process in w…
• Bemberg
  Bemberg is the trademark name for Cupro, a regenerated cellulose fibe…
• Bias
  Bias refers to the direction cut and laid out diagonally to the warp …
• Bias Tape
  Bias tape is a narrow tape made by cutting woven fabric on the bias, …
• Black Mother Of PearlBlack-lip pearl oyster shell
  Black mother of pearl is a shell button material made from the nacre …
• Body Lining
  Body lining is the lining attached to the inside of the bodice of gar…
• Bottom Stop
  A bottom stop is a component on the lower end of a closed-end zipper …
• Braid
  A braid is a narrow apparel material made by weaving, knitting, braid…
• Braided ElasticCorded elastic
  Braided elastic is a stretchable elastic material finished in a narro…
• Brass
  Brass is an alloy whose main components are copper and zinc, and it i…
• Broadcloth
  Broadcloth is a lightweight to medium-lightweight woven fabric made b…
• Bubbling
  Bubbling is an adhesion defect and appearance defect in which partial…
• Button AttachmentButton sewing
  Button attachment is the sewing operation of attaching buttons used f…
• Buttonhole
  A buttonhole is the reinforced opening in a textile used to pass a bu…

C31 terms

• Canvas
  Canvas is a thick plain-woven fabric made by densely weaving relative…
• Cap And Close PostRivet
  A cap and close post is a fastening item for reinforcement or decorat…
• Carded Yarn
  Carded yarn is a spun yarn that is made by loosening short fibers in …
• Care Label
  Care label is a label that shows the proper handling methods for wash…
• Casein Button
  A casein button is a button molded from casein, a milk-derived protei…
• Cashmere
  Cashmere is an animal fiber made from the fine, soft wool of cashmere…
• Center Bar BucklesProng buckle
  Center bar buckles are buckles used to fasten a belt or tape by passi…
• ChainContinuous zipper chain
  A chain is a long zipper with continuous elements, cut to the require…
• Chambray
  Chambray is a woven fabric made mainly with differently colored warp …
• Chiffon
  Chiffon is a woven fabric made with tightly twisted threads and woven…
• Chinese ButtonChinese knot button
  A Chinese button is a decorative fastening with a Chinese-style desig…
• Chino Cloth
  Chino cloth is a woven fabric made mainly from cotton thread in a twi…
• Circular Interlock KnittingInterlock
  Circular interlock knitting is a representative weft-knit double-knit…
• Circular RibRib knit
  Circular rib is a type of weft knit that alternates knit and purl sti…
• Circular RingO-ring
  A circular ring is a clothing accessory used by threading tape, cord,…
• Closed-end Zipper
  A closed-end zipper is a zipper with the lower end secured by a botto…
• Cloth ButtonCovered button
  A cloth button is a button finished by covering a metal or resin core…
• Coil Zipper
  A coil zipper is a lightweight, flexible zipper made by sewing spiral…
• Collar Hook
  A collar hook is a small fastener used to close the collar area or up…
• Collar Interlining
  Collar interlining is a interfacing used inside the collar of shirts,…
• Color Fastness
  Color fastness is an indicator used to evaluate how resistant the col…
• Combed ThreadCombed yarn
  Combed thread is a thread spun by removing short cotton fibers and im…
• Combination Button
  A combination button is a decorative, three-dimensional button made b…
• Concealed ZipperInvisible zipper
  A concealed zipper is a closed-type zipper designed so that, when clo…
• Cord End
  A cord end is an accessory hardware piece attached to the end of a co…
• Cord StopperCord lock
  A cord stopper is a hardware accessory that holds a cord or string at…
• Corduroy
  Corduroy is a woven fabric made by weaving pile yarns into the ground…
• Cotton
  Cotton is a natural fiber made from the fibers that grow around the s…
• Covered Snap ButtonCovered snap
  A covered snap button is an accessory that wraps the surface of a sna…
• Crest Button
  A crest button is a decorative button with designs such as shields, c…
• Cupro
  Cupro is a type of regenerated cellulose fiber made from cotton linte…

D9 terms

• D RingD-ring
  A D ring is a garment accessory hardware piece used for length adjust…
• Denier
  Denier is a unit mainly used for chemical fiber filament thread and t…
• Denim
  Denim is a thick twill fabric generally woven with dyed warp threads …
• DensityFabric density
  Density is an indicator of the number of warp and weft threads, or st…
• Die Casting
  Die casting is a casting method in which molten alloy is injected int…
• Dobby
  Dobby is a fabric, or a weaving method, that uses a dobby mechanism t…
• Double Slider
  A double slider is a zipper with two sliders on a single zipper, allo…
• Double Weave
  Double weave is a fabric made by partially joining the two layers of …
• Double-dotDouble-dot coating
  Double-dot is a coating method that forms two layers of adhesive resi…

E4 terms

• EaseLining ease pleat
  Kise is a tailoring technique that gives a slight amount of ease to t…
• Elastic WebbingFlat elastic
  Elastic webbing is a stretchable rubber tape made in a flat, band-lik…
• EXCELLAEXCELLA zipper
  EXCELLA is a premium metal zipper used for clothing, bags, and other …
• Eyelet WasherEyelet
  An eyelet washer is a ring-shaped accessory used to reinforce the are…

F12 terms

• Fabric Width
  Fabric width is a specification that indicates the width of a textile…
• Filament Thread And Spun ThreadFilament and spun yarn
  Filament thread and spun thread are collective terms for thread made …
• Flannel
  Flannel is a textile made by applying a fuzzy finish to woven fabric …
• Flat Cord
  Flat cord is a cord-like trim with a flat, wide cross section, used f…
• FleeceFrench terry
  Fleece is a knit fabric with a neatly knitted jersey-like surface on …
• Fleece
  Fleece is a mainly polyester fabric that is fuzzy on the surface of k…
• Four-hole Button
  A four-hole button is a flat button with four thread-through holes on…
• Fringe
  Fringe is a decorative trim made by continuously hanging threads, cor…
• Full Lining
  Full lining is a construction in which the inside of a garment, such …
• Fusible Interlining
  Fusible interlining is a one-sided interlining with heat-melt adhesiv…
• Fusing Conditions
  Fusing conditions are the temperature, pressure, time, cooling, and o…
• FuzzyBrushing
  Fuzzy is a finishing process that uses needles, brushes, or similar t…

G8 terms

• Gabardine
  Gabardine is a high-density twill fabric with fine diagonal twill lin…
• Gauze
  Gauze is a woven fabric characterized by a light, soft hand, made by …
• Georgette
  Georgette is a lightweight woven fabric made with strongly twisted th…
• Gingham
  Gingham is generally a plain woven fabric, or the check pattern itsel…
• Glass Button
  A glass button is a button made by molding glass, an apparel material…
• Glen Check
  Glen check is a traditional check pattern often seen in yarn-dyed wov…
• GrainlineGrain
  Grain refers to the fixed direction of the threads or knit structure …
• Grosgrain Ribbon
  Grosgrain ribbon is a woven ribbon characterized by a woven structure…

H10 terms

• Haircloth InterliningHair canvas
  Haircloth interlining is a woven interlining made from animal hair an…
• Hand Feel
  Hand feel is a term that refers to the texture and characteristics un…
• Hand Press
  A hand press is a manual attachment tool that is operated by hand wit…
• Head-to-head / Tail-to-tailHead-to-head and tail-to-tail
  Head-to-head / tail-to-tail refers to a specification in which two sl…
• Herringbone
  Herringbone is a woven structure or pattern in which the diagonal rib…
• High-twist YarnHard twist yarn
  High-twist yarn is a thread made by applying more twist than usual to…
• Hook And Eye ClosureTrouser hook and bar
  A hook and eye closure is a metal fastening made by combining a hook-…
• Hook And LoopHook-and-loop fastener
  Hook and loop is a tape-style fastener that can be repeatedly opened …
• Horsehair Canvas
  Horsehair canvas is a woven haircloth interlining made using horse ta…
• Houndstooth
  Houndstooth is a classic type of check pattern, usually created mainl…

I1 term

• Industry WeightFabric weight
  Industry weight is a value that indicates the weight per unit area of…

J3 terms

• Jacquard
  Jacquard is a fabric and weaving method that expresses complex patter…
• Jersey
  Jersey is a basic weft-knitted textile with V-shaped stitches on the …
• Jumper HookHeavy-duty snap
  A Jumper Hook is a type of press fastener made of multiple metal part…

K5 terms

• Keyhole Buttonhole
  A keyhole buttonhole is a buttonhole with one end of a straight slit …
• Kissing Buttons
  Kissing buttons are a construction detail in which multiple buttons a…
• Knee Lining
  Knee lining is a partial lining mainly attached to the inside of the …
• Knit InterfacingKnitted interlining
  Knit interfacing is an interfacing made with a knitted base fabric, u…
• Knit Lining
  Knit lining is a lining used on the inside of garments to improve com…

L10 terms

• Lace
  Lace is a general term for highly decorative fabrics that use thread …
• Laminate BondingLaminate and bonding
  Laminate bonding is a process that adheres and integrates multiple la…
• Lawn
  Lawn is a lightweight plain weave textile made with fine thread at a …
• Leather Button
  Leather buttons are buttons that use genuine leather on the surface o…
• Ligne
  Ligne is a traditional unit used mainly to indicate the outer diamete…
• Linen
  Linen is a natural fiber made from bast fibers harvested from the ste…
• Locking Slider
  A locking slider is a slider that, through an operation such as lower…
• LoomstateSheeting
  Loomstate is a relatively coarse plain weave fabric made mainly from …
• Lot-to-lot VariationLot difference
  Lot-to-lot variation refers to differences in color, hand, width, thi…
• Lyocell
  Lyocell is a type of regenerated cellulose fiber made mainly from woo…

M8 terms

• Magnetic Snap
  A magnetic snap is a hook-like fastener that opens and closes with th…
• Melton
  Melton is a textile made by fulling a thick woven fabric, mainly usin…
• Mercerization
  Mercerization is a process that primarily treats cotton with an alkal…
• Metal Button
  A metal button is a button made from metal or a metal-look material, …
• Metal Zipper
  A metal zipper is a zipper that has metal teeth attached to the left …
• Mohair
  Mohair is an animal fiber made from Angora goat wool, and it has lust…
• Moisture-wicking And Quick-dryingMoisture wicking
  Moisture-wicking and quick-drying is a function that absorbs sweat an…
• Moss StitchPique knit
  Moss stitch refers to a knitted fabric with a continuous surface of s…

N7 terms

• Needle Detector CompatibleNeedle-detector safe
  Needle detector compatible refers to the specifications for press fas…
• Nickel Silver
  Nickel silver is a silvery-white alloy whose main components are copp…
• Nickel-free
  Nickel-free is a specification intended to limit the use or release o…
• Non-slip Elastic BandNon-slip elastic
  A non-slip elastic band is an accessory material that has non-slip si…
• Nonwoven InterliningNon-woven interlining
  Nonwoven interlining is an interlining made by bonding fibers into a …
• Nut ButtonCorozo nut button
  A nut button is a button made by carving the endosperm of the tagua p…
• Nylon
  Nylon is a synthetic fiber whose main component is polyamide, and it …

O4 terms

• Open-end ZipperSeparating zipper
  An open-end zipper is a zipper that can completely separate the left …
• Organic Cotton
  Organic cotton refers to cotton grown using methods that minimize the…
• OrganzaOrgandy
  Organza is a thin woven fabric made in plain weave with fine threads,…
• Oxford
  Oxford is a woven fabric made with a basket-weave-like structure, wov…

P20 terms

• Peel Strength
  Peel strength is an indicator of adhesive performance that shows how …
• Picot Tape
  Picot tape is a narrow tape used for edging clothing and accessories,…
• Piece Dyed
  Piece dyed is a method of dyeing woven or knitted textile after it ha…
• PilePile fabric
  Pile is a general term for textiles in which threads are formed into …
• Pilling
  Pilling is a phenomenon in which surface fuzz on a textile becomes ta…
• Pin And BoxBox and pin
  A pin and box is a zipper component made up of a box and a pin that a…
• Piping
  Piping is a narrow decorative material used to wrap a cord core with …
• Pique
  Pique is a woven fabric with a three-dimensional feel and moderate th…
• Plain Weave
  Plain weave is the most basic weave structure, made by alternately pa…
• Plastic Snap ButtonPlastic snap
  A plastic snap button is a lightweight, rust-resistant press-fit fast…
• Plating
  Plating is a surface treatment that coats the surface of metal press …
• Polyester
  Polyester is a type of synthetic fiber made mainly from petroleum-der…
• Polyester Button
  A polyester button is a button made by molding and processing polyest…
• Polypropylene Webbing
  PP tape is a narrow woven tape made from threads whose main raw mater…
• Polyurethane
  Polyurethane is a synthetic fiber with elasticity that stretches and …
• Ponte
  Ponte is a type of double knit with a smooth front and back and incon…
• Poplin
  Poplin is a plain-weave fabric that often uses fine warp threads and …
• Press FastenerSnap button
  A press fastener is a fastening device that is fastened and unfastene…
• Print
  Printing is a process of expressing patterns, motifs, and text on the…
• Pull TabZipper puller
  A pull tab is an operating part attached to a zipper slider and pinch…

Q1 term

• Quilt BattingWadding
  Quilt batting is a secondary material made by processing fibers into …

R9 terms

• Rayon
  Rayon is a regenerated cellulose fiber made from materials such as wo…
• Real Buffalo Horn ButtonHorn button
  A real buffalo horn button is a natural-material button made by proce…
• Rectangle Ring
  A rectangle ring is a square or rectangular frame-shaped hardware com…
• Recycled Polyester
  Recycled polyester is a polyester fiber made by reusing used products…
• Ring ShankLoop shank
  A ring shank is a shank button foot shape in which a ring-shaped foot…
• Ripstop
  Ripstop is a woven fabric, or weaving method, in which thick reinforc…
• RollBolt (tan)
  A roll is a distribution and trading unit for textile with a fixed wi…
• Round Cord
  Round cord is a cord-like auxiliary material with a circular or nearl…
• Round Elastic BandRound elastic
  A round elastic band is a narrow elastic cord with a round cross-sect…

S35 terms

• Satin
  Satin refers to a woven fabric, or more broadly the fabric itself, ba…
• Satin Ribbon
  A satin ribbon is a narrow woven ribbon characterized by a smooth, lu…
• Satin Weave
  Satin weave is one of the three basic weave structures, created by fl…
• Seam Slippage
  Seam slippage is a quality issue in which, when force is applied to a…
• See Through Prevention LiningAnti-see-through lining
  See-through prevention lining is a lining used on the inside of light…
• Seersucker
  Seersucker is a woven fabric in which flat sections and puckered sect…
• Selvage
  Selvage is the part formed at both edges when weaving fabric, which h…
• Setting Tool
  A setting tool is a specialized tool used with a hand press or settin…
• Sew-on Snap ButtonSew-on snap
  A sew-on snap button is a sewing fastener with a male and female part…
• Shank Button
  A shank button is a button attached by passing thread through the sha…
• Shank WrappingThread shank
  Shank wrapping is a button-sewing method in which a thread shank is m…
• Shape-retaining FinishWrinkle resistant finish
  Shape-retaining finish is a treatment applied to textiles and product…
• Shell Button
  A shell button is a button made by processing shell, and it is a garm…
• Shirring Elastic BandShirring elastic
  A shirring elastic band is a narrow elastic tape used to gather texti…
• Shirt InterfacingShirt interlining
  Shirt interfacing is a type of interfacing used in shirt and blouse c…
• Shrink-proofingSanforizing
  Shrink-proofing is a process that stabilizes shrinkage in advance to …
• Shrinkage Rate
  Shrinkage rate is a quality control indicator that shows, as a percen…
• Side StripleTuxedo stripe
  Side striple refers to a narrow decorative tape sewn along the side s…
• Side-release Buckle
  A side-release buckle is a detachable buckle mainly used on tape or b…
• Silk
  Silk is a natural animal fiber obtained from silkworm cocoons, charac…
• Single Yarn And Two-ply YarnSingle and plied yarn
  Single yarn and two-ply yarn are thread structures that affect the ap…
• Skew
  Skew is a phenomenon in which the direction of the warp and weft thre…
• Sleeve Lining
  Sleeve lining is a textile attached to the inside of the sleeves of j…
• SliderZipper slider
  A slider is the component that moves to engage or separate the left a…
• Slubbed ThreadSlub yarn
  Slubbed thread is a thread with intentional uneven thick-and-thin var…
• Snap Hook
  A snap hook is a hook-shaped fitting with a spring-loaded movable par…
• Spring HookHook and eye
  A spring hook is a sew-on metal hook-and-eye closure that combines a …
• Spring HookSpring snap
  A spring hook is a type of metal press fastener used on apparel and a…
• Straight Buttonhole
  A straight buttonhole is a straight buttonhole reinforced at the edge…
• Stretch
  Stretch refers to the property of textile or a product to stretch in …
• Stretch Lining
  Stretch lining is a lining used to follow the movement of stretch out…
• Stretch Tape
  Stretch Tape is a narrow tape-like auxiliary material made with elast…
• Strike-through
  Strike-through is an adhesive defect in which the adhesive on fusible…
• Surgeon's CuffsWorking cuffs
  Surgeon's cuffs are a tailoring detail in which actual functional but…
• Swivel
  A swivel is a connecting fitting with a central rotating section that…

T14 terms

• Tack Button
  A tack button is a mainly metal button that secures fabric by sandwic…
• Taffeta
  Taffeta is a woven fabric that is densely plain woven with fine threa…
• Textile DefectsFabric defect
  Textile defects are a general term for defects that occur during proc…
• Tie Interlining
  Tie interlining is an interlining inserted between the outer fabric a…
• Toggle Button
  A toggle button is a button with a long, slender bar-shaped body that…
• Top Stop
  A top stop is a stop component attached to both tapes at the upper en…
• Tricot
  Tricot is a representative warp-knit fabric made by knitting multiple…
• Trochus Shell
  Trochus shell is a material for shell buttons made by processing the …
• Tunnel Shank
  A tunnel shank is a button shank shape with a tubular or bridge-like …
• Tweed
  Tweed is a general term for woven fabrics made mainly with spun wool …
• Twill
  Twill is a woven structure in which the intersections of the warp and…
• Twill Weave
  Twill weave is one of the three basic weaves, in which warp and weft …
• Two Way Separator ZipperTwo-way separating zipper
  A two way separator zipper is an open-type zipper that can be separat…
• Two-hole Button
  A two-hole button is a flat button without a shank, sewn on by passin…

U3 terms

• UnderbuttonBacking button
  An underbutton is a small button attached behind the position where t…
• Unlined BackHalf lining
  Unlined back refers to a construction mainly used in jackets where th…
• Urea Button
  A urea button is a button made by molding urea resin, and it is easy …

V4 terms

• Velvet
  Velvet is a pile fabric, or a knitted fabric with the same texture, m…
• Velvet Ribbon
  Velvet ribbon is a narrow decorative ribbon with a short pile on the …
• Vislon ZipperMolded plastic zipper
  A Vislon zipper is a zipper that uses molded plastic teeth attached t…
• Voile
  Voile is a lightweight woven fabric made mainly with strongly twisted…

W14 terms

• Waffle Knit
  Waffle knit is a knit textile with a raised lattice pattern created b…
• Waist Adjuster
  A waist adjuster is a metal fitting or resin hardware used to thread …
• Waist InterliningWaistband interlining
  Waist interlining is a interfacing inserted into the waistbelt area o…
• Warp And Weft
  Warp and weft are the two directions of thread that make up a woven f…
• WasherEyelet washer
  A washer is a ring-shaped backing part used together with a tubular m…
• Water Repellent ZipperWater-repellent zipper
  A water repellent zipper is a zipper that is treated so water is less…
• Water-repellent FinishWater repellent finish
  Water-repellent finishing is a treatment that makes the surface of th…
• Waterproof And BreathableWaterproof breathable
  Waterproof and breathable refers to a material or processing that has…
• Wax CordWaxed cord
  A wax cord is a cord made by twisting, braiding, or weaving thread, t…
• White Mother Of Pearl ShellWhite-lip pearl oyster shell
  White mother of pearl shell is a natural material made from the nacre…
• Wood ButtonWooden button
  A wood button is a button made by processing wood, and it is an acces…
• Wool
  Wool is an animal fiber made primarily from sheep's wool, with excell…
• Woven Herringbone TapeHerringbone tape
  Woven herringbone tape is a flat tape with a woven pattern resembling…
• Woven InterfacingWoven interlining
  Woven interfacing is an interlining made by weaving warp and weft thr…

Y2 terms

• Yarn Count
  Yarn count is a general term for units and notation methods used to i…
• Yarn Dyed
  Yarn dyed is a dyeing method in which thread is dyed at the thread st…

Z4 terms

• Zipper Length
  The length of a zipper is generally a dimensional specification that …
• Zipper Size
  Zipper size is a size number indicated based on the width of the inte…
• Zipper Tape
  Zipper tape is the woven or knitted strip on either side of a zipper,…
• Zipper Teeth
  Zipper teeth are the toothed components that are attached continuousl…