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| Blend | A combination of two or more fibers that maximizes the best features of each fiber |
| CAD | Computer system software used for designing textiles, fashion, apparel, and other products. |
| Cellulosic fibers | Fibers derived from plants. |
| Cotton | The soft, white, downy fiber (boll) attached to the seed of a cotton plant |
| Denier | Thickness or diameter of a fiber. |
| Fbric | Any material that is made by weaving, knitting, braiding, knotting, laminating, felting, or chemical bonding. |
| Fiber | The smallest unit in a textile fabric |
| Flax | The fiber that comes from the stem of a flax plant |
| Fur | The soft, hairy coat of an animal |
| Hand | The way a fabric feels to the touch |
| Leather | A tough, flexible material made by preserving animal hides through a process called tanning |
| Manufactured fibers | Fibers that are man-made (synthetic) and begin as thick liquids. |
| Microfibers | Ultra fine, soft, luxurious fibers possessing the same desirable qualities as expensive natural fibers but costing less and requiring less special care. |
| Natural fibers | Fibers from plants or animal sources |
| Plain weave | The simplest weave in which the weft (crosswise) yarn is passed over then under each warp (lengthwise) yarn. |
| Protein fibers | Fibers derived from animals or insects. |
| Satin weave | A weave that produces a smooth, shiny-surfaced fabric resulting from passing the weft yarn over and under numerous warp yarns to create long floats. |
| Silk | The fine, lustrous fiber that comes from a cocoon spun by a silkworm |
| Sued | Leather with a napped surface on the flesh side. |
| Twill weave | A weave in which the weft yarn is passed over and under one, two, or three warp yarns beginning one warp yarn back on each new row. |
| Weaving | The process of interlacing one or more sets of yarns at right angles on a loom |
| Wool | The fiber that forms the coat of sheep. |
| Yarn | A group of fibers twisted together to form a continuous strand. |
