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Back warp: When the back of cloth is formed by the warp in double, tripe or quadruple settings.
Barrathea: Traditionally used for evening wear dress garments. The fabric is closely woven to give a raised & textured effect.
Basket Weave: This involves two or more warp ends combining with picks which are woven in a plain weave construction to resemble a basket. The surface characteristics do not enable friction & abrasion well for wearing purposes.
Beaver Cloth: Heavy twill wool cloth which resembles its name, beaver. It has a soft body and long nap.
Bedford Cord: The term can be referred to for cotton, wool, rayon, silk & blended fabrics. Always a heavy strong ribbed weave with raised lines identical to that of corduroy. Originates from New Beford, Massachusetts, USA.
Bengaline: Originates from Bengal, India. A strong warp faced fabric with emphasised crosswire ribs creating a pronounced coarse fabric of plied yarns. Mainly used for coatings.
Birdseye: Woven on a dobby loom, easily identifiable due to the small geometric pattern with a centre dot, similar to that of a bird’s eye.
Bleeding: When colour runs from a wet dyed material into a material next to it, causing the running of colours together.
Blends: Mixing more than one type of fabric or staple fibres into one yarn to achieve mixed colour variations or unusual dyeing or better fabric performance.
Boucle: Fabric that is knitted or woven with the characteristically knotted surface to resemble a spongy effect.
Brocade: A rich jacquard woven fabric with all over interwoven design of raised figures and motifs. This produces a an embossed appearance through contrasting surfaces, colours, threads and background design details. This is used for decorative fabrics and is derived from the French term ‘ornament’.
Brushing: This is a finishing process for knit and woven fabrics which creates a raised nap on fabrics to create a soft texture.
