(gàb¹er-dên´, gàb´er-dên¹) nou A sturdy, tightly woven fabric of cotton, wool, or rayon twill. Also called gaberdine.

A firmly woven, clear-finished, warp-faced fabric in which the end density considerably exceeds the pick density, the twill line thus being produced at a steep angle. It is usually woven in 2/1 and 2/2 twills and largely used for raincoats and sportswear.

(lace machines) The distance between the centres of adjacent comb blades. A meisure of the distance over which a thread is moved, e.g., 'two gaits' means across two comb spaces.

(weaving)A full repeat of the draft in the healds, or in the case of acquard, in one complete row of the harness.

(flax) A large handful of loose, pulled flax, stood up on end in a cone form to dry.

General terms used to describe the positioning of the warp, healds. and reed in a loom, in readiness for weaving. Where drop wires are mounted on the warp during warp preparation, gaiting also includes the positioning of the drop wires.

(weaving)General terms used to describe the positioning of the warp, healds. and reed in a loom, in readiness for weaving. Where drop wires are mounted on the warp during warp preparation, gaiting also includes the positioning of the drop wires.

General terms used to describe the positioning of the warp, healds. and reed in a loom, in readiness for weaving. Where drop wires are mounted on the warp during warp preparation, gaiting also includes the positioning of the drop wires.

gal·lein (gàl¹ê-în, gàl¹ên´) noun. A brown or metallic green dye, C20H12O7, used as a pH indicator and in dyeing textiles.

(lace) Lace having both edges scalloped.

(narrow fabric)Ribbon used as a band on men's hats and as a binding on ladies' court shoes originally with 2/2 warp rib weave with a plain weave binder separating the selvedge and known as double shot. A plain woven construction using thicker weft is often substituted. Any woven narrow fabric used for trimming.

(gär¹ment) noun An article of clothing.

A knitting machine built for the production of individual garment panels in series, rather than for the continuous production of fabric. The term is most commonly used to specify this type of circular weft-knitting machine.

The French word for embossing or stamping a pattern on cloth by means of heated rollers. Mostly done on velvet for upholstery. Avoid steam as the flattened design may disappear.

Gauze weaving is an open weave made by twisting adjacent warps together. It is usually made by the leno, or doup, weaving process, in which a doup attachment, a thin hairpin-like needle attached to two healds, or doup, weaving process, in which a doup attachment, a thin hairpin-like needle attached to two healds, each weft in place, gauze weaves are often used for sheer fabrics made of smooth fine yarns. Although gauze weaving, with its multitude of variations, has been adapted to modern production, it is an ancient technique.