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list of textiles

The following is a list of textiles, fibres, and fabrics ordered alphabetically.

  • azlon
  • bombazine
  • brocade
  • calico
  • cambric
  • camel hair
  • canvas
  • cashmere
  • cheviot
  • chiffon
  • chintz
  • corduroy
  • cotton
  • crash
  • crepe
  • crepe de Chine
  • cretonne
  • damask
  • delaine
  • denim
  • dimity
  • duck
  • flannel
  • flax
  • foulard
  • fustian
  • gabardine
  • gauze
  • gingham
  • hemp
  • holland
  • horsehair
  • jamdani
  • jute
  • khaki
  • kimkhwāb
  • lace
    • Alençon lace
    • Angleterre lace
    • application lace
    • Argentan lace
    • Arras lace
    • bobbin lace
    • Brussels lace
    • Buckinghamshire lace
    • Burano lace
    • Carrickmacross lace
    • Chantilly lace
    • cluny guipure
    • craft lace
    • duchesse lace
    • filet lace
    • Genoese lace
    • Honiton lace
    • Irish needle lace
    • Lille lace
    • Limerick lace
    • Maltese lace
    • nanduti
    • needle lace
    • point Colbert
    • point de France
    • point de gaze
    • point de Paris
    • punto a groppo
    • punto in aria
    • pusher lace
    • Spanish lace
    • tape lace
    • Tondern lace
    • Torchon lace
    • Valenciennes lace
    • Venetian needle lace
  • linen
  • mohair
  • muslin
  • nankeen
  • poplin
  • rabbit hair
  • rayon
  • reticella
  • satin
  • serge
  • silk
  • taffeta
  • toile de Jouy
  • tweed
  • twill
  • velvet
  • velveteen
  • wool
  • yarn
    • worsted knitting yarn
This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.
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Article Title: list of textiles
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 31 August 2016
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Access Date: May 21, 2025