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| Bias | The diagonal grain of a fabric |
| Bleaching | Chemical process that removes color impurities, or spots from fibers. |
| Blend | A combination of two or more fibers that maximizes the best feature of each fiber. |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design- computer system sotfware used for designing textilesm fashion, apparel, and other products |
| Cellulosic fibers | Fibers derived from the plants |
| Chemical Finishes | Finishes that become part of the fabric through chemical reactions. |
| Cotton | The soft, white, downy fiber(boll) attached to the seed of a cotton plant. |
| Denier | Thickness or diameter of a fiber |
| Dyeing | A method of giving color to a fiber, yarn, fabric or garment. |
| Fabric finishing | aoolying colors, designs, or surface treatments that change the look, feel, or performance of fabrics. |
| Fabric | any material that is made by weaving, knitting, braiding, knowtting, laminating, felting or chemical bonding. |
| Fiber | The smalest unit in a textile fabric. |
| Filament Fiber | Long, continuous fibers with high quality |
| Flax | The fiber that comes from the stem of a flax plant. |
| Fur | The soft, hairy coat of an animal |
| Gauge | The number of stitches, or loops, per inchin a knitted fabric |
| Grain | The direction of the lengthwise and crosswise yarns or threads in a woven fabric. |
| Hand | The way a fabric feels to touch. |
| Knitting | Constructing fabric by loopin yarns together. |
| Letaher | A tough, flexible material made by preserving animal hides through a process called tanning. |
