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Habutai: Soft smooth plain weave silk originally handwoven in Japan.
Hand-Spun: Is a term used for yarns which are spun by hand or fabrics which are made from such yarns.
Hand-Woven &Hand-Loomed: Is the term used for fabrics which are woven on either the hand or foot power loom. Cloth produced in this way creates a true original look.
Harness: Is the frame upon which the heddles used in weaving fabric are placed. They form the shed of the loom so that the shuttle combines with the yarn wound on it may pass through this shed, raised an d lowered in accordance with the pattern plan.
Harris Tweed: The well known trademark for an imported tweed made of virgin wool from the highlands of Scotland. It is spun, dyed and handwoven by the islanders in Harris. This exclusive trademark has been in place since 1912.
Herringbone Twill: A type of twill weave to give a zigzag effect created by alternating the direction of the twill. The structure of the design resembles the back of a herring. A true herringbone should have the same number of yarns in each direction.
High-Bulk Yarns: Are spun yarns made by blending high shrinkage staple fibres with low shrinkage staple fibres.
High Pile: This is a pile in the fabric which is more than one eith of an inch in height.
Hopsacking: A design for woollen and worsted suiting cloth made from a two and two or a three and three basket weave.
Houndstooth: Is a medium sized broken check effect. The weave incorporated is a four-end twill based on a herringbone weave with four ends to the right, follwed by four ends to the left. The colour is surrounded by white yarn, the check is the star. It is also referred to as a two-up and two-down basic design which is commonly used in the fabric trade and fashion world.
