(textile) A manufactured assembly of fibres and/or yarns that has substantial surface area in relation to its thickness and sufficient cohesion to give the assembly useful mechanical strength. Note: Fabrics are most commonly woven or knitted, but the term includes assemblies produced by felting, lace-making, net-making, nonwoven processes, and tufting.

(technical textiles) A region of fabric in an air-supported or tension-membrane structure surrounded by ridge cables or boundary cables. It usually consists of more than one strip of fabric welded, sewn or glued together.

Unless otherwise specified, the usable length of a piece between any truth marks, piece-ends or numbering when the fabric is measured laid flat on a table in the absence of tension.

(Sewing) The non-uniform passage of one or two plies of fabric past the needle whilst stitching. Slippage is attributable to the frictional properties of the fabric or to the machining conditions.(Wear) Movement of fabric in a garment against another garment or over the skin of a wearer.Fabric slippage should not be confused with seam slippage or yarn slippage.

Unless otherwise specified, the distance from edge to edge of a fabric when laid flat on a table without tension. In the case of commercial dispute the measurement should be made after the fabric has been conditioned in a standard atmosphere for testing. When buying and selling fabric it is normal to specify the basis on which the width is to be assessed, e.g., overall, within limits, or usable width.

(textile) A manufactured assembly of fibres and/or yarns that has substantial surface area in relation to its thickness and sufficient cohesion to give the assembly useful mechanical strength. Note: Fabrics are most commonly woven or knitted, but the term includes assemblies produced by felting, lace-making, net-making, nonwoven processes, and tufting.

(fabric) The side of a fabric which is intended to be the use surface or which is to be visible in an end product.

A knitted loop meshed through the previous loop towards the front of the fabric (towards the viewer).(sub Category of Knitted Loop)

Fash·ion (fàsh¹en) noun The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior: out of fashion. Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode: Her dress is the latest fashion. The style characteristic of the social elite: a man of fashion. a. Manner or mode; way: Set the table in this fashion. b. A personal, often idiosyncratic manner: played the violin in his own curious fashion. Kind or variety; sort: people of all fashions.

Shape or form; configuration.Synonyms: fashion, style, mode, vogue. These nouns refer to a prevailing or preferred manner of dress, adornment, behavior, or way of life at a given time. Fashion, the broadest term, usually refers to what accords with conventions adopted by polite society or set by those in the forefront of the artistic or intellectual sphere: wears clothes in the height of fashion; a time when pop art was very much in fashion. Style is sometimes used interchangeably with fashion (a gown that is out of style), but style, like mode, often stresses adherence to standards of elegance: The couple travels in style. Miniskirts were the mode in the late sixties. Vogue is applied to fashion that prevails widely (the voluptuous figure in vogue at the time of Rubens); the term often suggests enthusiastic but short-lived acceptance (a game that enjoyed a vogue).

Felts are a class of fabrics or fibrous structures obtained through the interlocking of wool, fur, or some hair fibres under conditions of heat, moisture, and pressure. Other fibres will not felt alone but can be mixed with wool, which acts as a carrier. Three separate industries manufacture goods through the use of these properties. The goods produced are wool felt, in rolls and sheets; hats, both fur and wool; and woven felts, ranging from thin billiard tablecloths to heavy industrial fabrics used for dewatering in the manufacture of paper. Felts of the nonwoven class are considered to be the first textile goods produced, and many references may be found to felts and their uses in the histories of ancient civilizations. The nomadic tribes of north central Asia still produce felts for clothing and shelter, utilizing the primitive methods handed down from antiquity.

A fabric container used for transporting and storing quantities (approximately 1 to 5 tonnes) of bulk commodities, such as powders and granular materials.Note: The containers are characterised by webbing or fabric lifting loops that enable them to be handled mechanically by crane or fork-lift. They may be made from coated or uncoated woven fabric and may be fitted with an inner liner made of polymer film and filling and emptying tubes. Uncoated fabrics are normally constructed from tape yarns woven at high sett to give a fabric of low permeability. FIBCs may be designed to be single trip or multiple trip.

Flax grows under a wide range of temperature and moisture conditions, but conditions of high temperatures and high precipitation are unfavorable. Fiber flax is harvested by uprooting the plants, which then are piled to dry. The seed is removed and the straw is retted, a process that promotes partial decomposition of the stem to permit separation of the fiber from the woody portions. In retting, the straw is spread on the ground in order to subject it to the actions of nature, or, in water-retting, it is immersed in ponds, streams, or special tanks.

The retted stems are crushed and broken, and the fiber is separated from the woody fragments. This process yields relatively long and straight fibers, known as line fibers, and short, damaged or tangled fibers, called tow. Line fibers are used in the manufacture of various threads employed in the bookbinding and shoe industries and in such products as twine, fishnets, and laces. Flax tow is used primarily in upholstery.

(fì¹ber-glàs´) noun A material consisting of extremely fine glass fibers, used in making various products, such as yarns, fabrics, insulators, and structural objects or parts. Also called spun glass

(fì¹bràn´) noun A linenlike fabric made of spun-rayon yarn.

In textile production, basic unit of raw material having suitable length, pliability, and strength for conversion into yarns and fabrics. A fibre of extreme length is a filament. Fibres can occur...also spelled FIBER, in textile production, basic unit of raw material having suitable length, pliability, and strength for conversion into yarns and fabrics. A fibre of extreme length is a filament. Fibres can occur naturally or can be produced artificially. See Man-Made Fibres; natural fibre.