| A | B |
|---|
| Yarns | Fibers twisted together or laid side by side. |
| Staple fibers | Short fibers that are measured in inches or centimeters. |
| Filament fibers | Long, continouos fibers that are measured in yards or meters. |
| Blends | Different fibers are combined into one yard. |
| Weaving | Interlacing two sets of yarns at right angles to each other. |
| Knitting | Looping yarns together. |
| Warp Yarns | Yarns that run the length of the fabric. |
| Filling Yarns | Crosswise yarns. |
| Selvage | Self-edge formed by the filling yarns when it turns back to go in the other direction. |
| Pile | A raised surface of loops or yarn ends. |
