When selecting the fabric for your clothes, accessories or home furnishing, you usually just go with terms like cotton, wool, knit, polyester, etc. As a layman, you may get confused on hearing more ...

Fashion refers to the styles of clothing that are currently popular – ‘currently’ being relative. It is always evolving and changing and going back. Every style and trend in fashion keeps coming back ...

Note: Did I miss your favourite? If you believe a different textile museum is more prominent for your country, please mention it in the comment section. Life is all about adjustments. You want a ...

The term for clothing designed for use outdoors. ; Also called overclothes. Includes all items ranging from Coats, Overcoats, Blazers, Capes, Jackets and Rainwear. They are mainly of these fabric ...

This is a list of fashion-related words that differentiate the fashion talk of the common man from the fashion elite. You can call it the fashion jargon tossed around by the designers and editors who ...

Learning how to sew is no rocket science (I wouldn’t have learned it otherwise ☺ ). It is not even as complicated as cooking. You may disagree on that, but for me cooking IS complicated. And Sewing is ...

Repairing clothes is not the happiest of all sewing jobs I know. But it is sometimes a necessary thing you ‘have’ to do, when you see holes in a favourite garment you do not want to lose yet. You ...

Textile fibers refer to filaments or threads which are woven, knitted, matted or bound to be used to make fabrics for different purposes. To put it in perspective, Fabric is made from yarns and yarn ...

What is velvet made of and how is it made? Velvet is a medium-weight, soft fabric made of different types of fibers. The pile of fabric is made by interlacing a secondary yarn through woven cloth, ...

The sound of Satin brings to mind glossiness, luxury, and softness. There is no end to beautiful things being made and sewn with Satin fabric. But do you know that a lot of different fabrics are ...

There are so many types of fabrics available, it is very easy to feel lost in a textile showroom. Usually, the color and patterns attract you first to a fabric. But that is only one element of the ...

This is an allover pattern of diamonds (Lozenges). Most of the time the diamond motifs will be overlapping. It is an often seen pattern in men’s sweaters and socks. This is an all over check pattern ...