This section covers some terms that you’ll come across during conversations with fabric suppliers.
Bias Grain
Cutting the fabric at a 45-degree angle across the fabric surface.
Bonded
Putting two fabrics together using heat or a binding agent.
Converter
A textile mill that will convert undyed fabric into a finished fabric that has been dyed or printed.
Crocking
When a fabric looses it’s colour from a rubbing action.
Embossing
Adding indentations to the surface of a fabric by applying heat and pressure.
Fibre
Small hair like strands which can be made from a variety of sources, including both natural and manufactured.