- Safflower Dyeing
Safflower dyeing is a natural dyeing method that uses pigments obtain…
- SaganishikiSaga nishiki brocade
Saganishiki is a handwoven brocade from Saga Prefecture that uses war…
- Salt Shrink Finish
Salt shrink finish is a post-processing technique that uses differenc…
- Sample RollSample yardage
A sample roll is fabric or cut fabric ordered in a fixed length for m…
- Sandwashed Surface WeaveGranite (crepe) weave
Sandwashed surface weave is a woven structure that gives the surface …
- Sashiko
Sashiko refers to a woven fabric or expression that originates from d…
- Satin
Satin refers to a woven fabric, or more broadly the fabric itself, ba…
- Satin Weave
Satin weave is one of the three basic weave structures, created by fl…
- Saxony
Saxony is a wool woven fabric used for autumn and winter suit fabrics…
- SayagataSayagata pattern
Sayagata is a geometric repeating pattern made by joining manji shape…
- Scale PatternUroko (scale pattern)
A scale pattern is a geometric motif formed by continuously arranging…
- ScouringScouring (degumming)
Scouring is a pretreatment that removes impurities such as oils, waxe…
- Screen Plate MakingScreen making
Screen plate making is the process of forming the design areas that a…
- Screen Printing
Screen printing is a printing process in which dye, pigment, ink, and…
- Scroop
Scroop refers to the distinctive squeaking sound and crisp hand that …
- Sea Island Cotton
Sea Island Cotton is a type of extra-long staple cotton, mainly origi…
- Sea-island FiberIslands-in-the-sea fiber
Sea-island fiber is a composite fiber in which many island components…
- Seamless KnitSeamless knitting
Seamless knit is a knitting method in which the body, sleeves, and ot…
- Seersucker
Seersucker is a woven fabric in which flat sections and puckered sect…
- SeigaihaSeigaiha (wave pattern)
Seigaiha is a traditional Japanese geometric pattern that represents …
- SEK Mark
The SEK Mark is a voluntary certification system that evaluates the a…
- Selvage
Selvage is the part formed at both edges when weaving fabric, which h…
- Selvage DistortionTight selvage
Selvage distortion is a quality phenomenon in woven fabric where the …
- Selvedge Denim
Selvedge denim is denim fabric woven on old-style looms and has self-…
- Selvedge NameSelvage mark
A selvedge name is an identifying mark printed in text on the selvedg…
- Senshu
Senshu is a textile-producing region centered in the southwestern par…
- Serge
Serge is a woven fabric that uses a twill weave with diagonal ribs, a…
- Sericin And Fibroin
Sericin and fibroin are proteins that make up silk obtained from coco…
- ShaSha gauze
Sha is a type of leno weave that holds the weft in place while interl…
- Shadow Stripe
A shadow stripe is a subdued stripe pattern that creates a calm impre…
- Shaggy
Shaggy is a term for a material or finish that gives woven fabrics an…
- Shantung
Shantung is a woven fabric woven with slub threads, featuring irregul…
- Shape-retaining FinishWrinkle resistant finish
Shape-retaining finish is a treatment applied to fabrics and products…
- Shaped KnittingFully fashioned knitting
Shaped knitting is a flat knitting method in which each part, such as…
- Sharkskin
Sharkskin is a woven fabric reminiscent of shark skin, characterized …
- SharryChallis
Sharry is a general term for woven fabrics made with fine yarns that …
- ShearingShearing (pile cropping)
Shearing is a finishing process that uses blades to trim the fuzz and…
- ShedShed (weaving)
A shed is the opening formed on a loom by separating the warp yarns i…
- SheernessSheerness (see-through)
Sheerness is the visual property of how much skin, layered clothing u…
- Sheeting
Sheeting is a relatively coarse plain weave textile made mainly from …
- Shepherd's CheckShepherd check
Shepherd’s check is a traditional check pattern made by arranging lig…
- Shetland Wool
Shetland wool is wool obtained from Shetland sheep, native to the She…
- Shibori DyeingShibori
Shibori is a general term for resist dyeing techniques that suppress …
- Shikon DyeingShikon (gromwell root) dyeing
Shikon dyeing is a plant dyeing method that uses shikon, the root of …
- Shinshu Tsumugi
Shinshu Tsumugi is a general term for silk textiles passed down in Na…
- Shiozawa Tsumugi
Shiozawa Tsumugi is a general term for silk textiles handed down main…
- ShiozeShioze (ribbed silk)
Shioze is a high-density silk fabric, mainly made using thick weft ya…
- Shippo TsunagiShippo tsunagi pattern
Shippo Tsunagi is a traditional Japanese geometric pattern in which c…
- ShoddyRecycled wool fiber (shoddy)
Shoddy is the process of loosening clothing cutting waste and collect…
- Short LengthShort end (remnant length)
Short length is a trading term that refers to fabric remaining after …
- Shot FabricShot effect
Shot fabric is a woven expression created by using yarns of different…
- Shrink-proofingSanforizing
Shrink-proofing is a process that stabilizes shrinkage in advance to …
- Shrink-to-fitShrink-to-fit (denim)
Shrink-to-fit is the idea of washing unsanforized, unwashed denim to …
- Shrinkage Rate
Shrinkage rate is a quality control indicator that shows, as a percen…
- Shuttle Loom
A shuttle loom is a shuttle-type loom that makes woven fabric by movi…
- Shuttleless Loom
A shuttleless loom is a general term for looms that produce woven fab…
- Silk
Silk is a natural animal fiber obtained from silkworm cocoons, charac…
- Silk FacingsSilk facing
Silk facings are a general term for glossy, smooth silk fabrics used …
- Silk FlossSilk floss (mawata)
Silk floss is a silk, cotton-like material made by refining cocoons t…
- Singeing
Singeing is a finishing process that burns off the surface fuzz on fa…
- Single Twist / Multiple TwistSingle twist and ply twist
Single twist and multiple twist are terms that refer to yarn twisting…
- Single Yarn And Two-ply YarnSingle and plied yarn
Single yarn and plied yarn are yarn structures: single yarn consists …
- Single-filament FinenessFilament fineness (dpf)
Single-filament fineness is an index that indicates the thickness of …
- SinkerSinker (knitting)
Sinker is a name used for a generally lightweight to medium-weight we…
- Sinker Pile
Sinker pile is a knit fabric made by forming looped pile on one side …
- Sirospun YarnSiro-spun yarn
Sirospun yarn is a spun yarn made by adding twist while drawing toget…
- SizingSizing (warp)
Sizing is a warp preparation process in which a sizing agent is appli…
- Skein DyeingHank dyeing
Skein dyeing is a yarn-dyeing method in which yarn wound into skeins …
- Skew
Skew is a phenomenon in which the direction of the warp and weft thre…
- Skip NumberMove number (counter)
Skip number is the numerical value that indicates the interval at whi…
- Slasher DyeingSlasher (sheet) dyeing
Slasher dyeing is a warp dyeing method in which warped warp yarns are…
- Slick FeelSlick (smooth) hand
Slick feel is a texture that gives the impression of a finely texture…
- Sliver
Sliver refers to a semi-finished product in which fibers are aligned …
- SlubSlubs and knots in yarn
A slub is a part of a yarn that becomes thicker or appears knot-like,…
- Slub Yarn
Slub yarn is a yarn with intentionally irregular thick and thin secti…
- Small Repeating PatternKomon
Komon is a pattern that repeats relatively small motifs at regular in…
- SnagSnagging
Snagging is a phenomenon in which threads or stitches in a fabric cat…
- SnarlSnarl (yarn defect)
Snarl is the phenomenon in which yarn twists and tangles into loops, …
- Snow WashSnow wash (denim)
Snow wash is a washing process that mainly applies an uneven bleached…
- Snowflake ShiboriSekka shibori
Snowflake shibori is a shibori dyeing technique in which fabric is fo…
- Soaping
Soaping is a process in which fabric is washed with a cleaning agent …
- Softening Finish
Softening finish is a finishing process applied to fabric to give it …
- Spacer Knit
What is spacer knit? It is a raised knit fabric with volume and firmn…
- Spinning
Spinning is the process of loosening and aligning short fibers such a…
- Split Fiber YarnSplittable conjugate fiber
Split fiber yarn is a composite fiber made by spinning multiple compo…
- Spun Silk Yarn
Spun silk yarn is a soft-textured silk spun yarn made by collecting s…
- Spunbond
Spunbond is a nonwoven fabric made by forming continuous long fibers …
- SpunlaceSpunlace (hydroentangled)
Spunlace is a nonwoven fabric made by applying high-pressure water je…
- Stain-resistant Finish
A stain-resistant finish is a functional finish applied to fabric to …
- Static-control YarnAntistatic (conductive) yarn
Static-control yarn is a yarn used to give textiles and yarns conduct…
- Steam FinishingYunoshi (steam finishing)
Steam finishing is a finishing process that primarily treats silk fab…
- Steep Twill And Shallow TwillSteep twill and reclining twill
Steep twill and shallow twill are terms used to describe the angle of…
- Stencil DyeingKatazome
Stencil dyeing is a dyeing technique in which a carved stencil is use…
- Stitch DensityStitch length (loop length)
Stitch density is a knitting setting that describes the size and tigh…
- Stitch Transfer
Stitch transfer is a knitting technique in flat knitting that moves s…
- StockholdingStock program
Stockholding is a system in which a fabric supplier or seller holds a…
- Stone Wash
Stone wash is a washing process that adds friction-induced color fadi…
- Stretch
Stretch refers to the property of fabric or a product to stretch in r…
- Strike-off
A strike-off is a sample fabric made before mass production using the…
- Stripe
A stripe is a striped pattern made by arranging lines or bands of two…
- Sublimation FastnessColorfastness to sublimation
Sublimation fastness is a quality characteristic that indicates resis…
- Sublimation Transfer PrintingSublimation print
Sublimation transfer printing is a printing process that vaporizes di…
- Suede
Suede is a material made primarily by finely raising the back side of…
- SukumoSukumo (composted indigo)
Sukumo is a natural indigo dye material made by fermenting and drying…
- Sulfur Bottom / Sulfur TopSulfur bottom and sulfur top (denim)
Sulfur Bottom / Sulfur Top is a dyeing method in which denim warp yar…
- Sulfur Dyeing
Sulfur dyeing is a dyeing method that mainly colors cellulosic fibers…
- Super NumberSuper S number (wool)
Super number is a customary indication used mainly for worsted wool t…
- Suvin Cotton
Suvin Cotton is a type of extra-long staple cotton grown in India, a …
- Swatch
A swatch is a small fabric sample used to check the actual color, pat…
- Swatch BookSwatch bunch
A swatch book is a booklet that compiles multiple fabric samples for …
- Sweat FastnessColorfastness to perspiration
Sweat fastness is a fastness rating that evaluates how little a fabri…
- Synthetic Fiber
Synthetic fiber is a general term for fibers made from polymers chemi…
- Synthetic Leather
Synthetic leather is a sheet-like material made by coating and lamina…
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