Textiles

right|thumbtime=12|thumb|300px| Weaving demonstration on an 1830 handloom in the Museum Het Leids Wevershuis|weaving museum in [[Leiden ]]

thumb|One of the Ardabil Carpets thumb|A small rug

thumb|upright=1.35|Typical curtains for a window thumb|upright=1.35|Theatre curtains on a small stage (Canberra Albert Hall, 2016) A curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water.

continuous strand formed of filament fiber or spun, twisted, and plied short fibers, used for sewing and needlework

thumb|Drawing of a baldachin over a throne, placed on a [[dais]] thumb|Marie Antoinette's bed, which has a baldachin, in the Petit Trianon (Versailles, France) thumb|Enthroned Virgin Mary with cloth of honour by [[Hans Memling]] thumb|State bed of Louis XIV of France, Chambre du Roi, Versailles A baldachin, or baldaquin (from ), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne. It had its beginnings as a cloth canopy, but in other cases it is a sturdy, permanent architectural feature, particularly over high altars in cathedrals, where such a structure is more correctly called a ci

thumb|right|An improvised tent using polytarp as a Fly (tent)|fly thumb|Abandoned homeless shelter using plastic tarp A tarpaulin ( , ) or tarp is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with polyurethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene. Tarpaulins often have reinforced grommets at the corners and along the sides to form attachment points for rope, allowing them to be tied down or suspended.

craft of making lace using thread wound on bone or wooden bobbins

thumb|right|Kaaba in [[Makkah (Mecca)]] thumb|right| as pictured on February 22, 2024.

man-made material that has similar properties and appearance to animal leather

lightweight and very fine netting

trademark of a synthetic fabric

thumb|450px|A mercery (mercer's shop) in Brussels Mercery (from French , meaning "haberdashery" or goods, or "haberdashery"—a shop trading in textiles and notions) initially referred to silk, linen and fustian textiles among various other piece goods imported to England in the 12th century. Eventually, the term evolved to refer to a merchant or trader of textile goods, especially imported textile goods, particularly in England. A merchant would be known as a mercer, and the profession as mercery.

thumb|Microfiber cloth suitable for cleaning sensitive surfaces thumb|Microscopic view of a microfiber cloth

thumb|A selection of woven and non-woven geotextile samples

thumb|From a copy of "Decorative Patterns of the Ancient world," by Sir Flinders Petrie.

study of fashion and clothing by period in time

thumb|right|A New England easy chair with its upholstery sectioned Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. The word also refers to the materials used to upholster something.

textile in which the warp and weft yarns are looped or knotted at their intersections

woven fabric with a raised rib, often in a diamond or honeycomb pattern, usually of cotton

thumb|Traditional fabric shop in Nara, Nara|Nara with in front of the entrance

thumb| red, blue and black nylon webbing as used in [[auto racing harnesses]]

method of reusing or reprocessing used clothing, fibrous material and rags

thumb|right|A piece of curtain fabric showing its selvedge, i.e. the self-finished edge in the foreground

finishing process that uses rollers to produce a surface effect on fabric, paper, or plastic film

upright loops, tufts, or strands of yarn extending from the ground of a fabric

natural or regenerated fibers containing cellulose

textile product valued for its functional characteristics

Traditional fabric from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

textile made from fibres of the bamboo plant, mostly in the form of viscose

labour-intensive textile

Duvetyne, or duvetyn, (also known as Molton and Rokel) is a twill fabric with a velvet-like nap on one side. Duvetyne has a matte finish and its high opacity makes it ideal for blocking light.

class of Japanese textiles that have been mended or patched together

raised fibers on the surface of a textile, or the directionality of such a raised surface

measure of thermal insulance

textiles originating in and around continental Africa or through the African Diaspora

property of colored materials such as textiles to resist fading and running when exposed to various agencies such as washing, rubbing, daylight, etc.

thumb|Devoré – or burnout technique – applied to green velvet fabric Devoré (also called burnout) is a fabric technique particularly used on velvets, where a mixed-fibre material undergoes a chemical process to dissolve the cellulose fibres to create a semi-transparent pattern against more solidly woven fabric. The same technique can also be applied to textiles other than velvet, such as lace or the fabrics in burnout t-shirts.

type of Kashmir shawl

textile in which two layers of fabric are woven simultaneously, sometimes with the layers changing faces to produce a pattern

thumb|An indienne, a printed or painted textile in the manner of Indian productions.

foam-backed, opaque fabric

stage in textile manufacture

systems for measuring textiles

Druggett or drugget is "a coarse woollen fabric felted or woven, self-coloured or printed one side". Jonathan Swift refers to being "in druggets drest, of thirteen pence a yard".

Malimo is a textile manufacturing technique in which warp and weft yarns are sewn together. The method is also referred to as "stitch-bonding." It was invented in Eastern Germany in the 1950s. Malimo is used in a variety of applications, including apparel fabrics, wind turbine wings and isolation fabrics, and aerospace.

right|thumb|Translucent curtains hung on a window. Marquisette is a lightweight, sheer fabric that has a structure similar to a mosquito net.

thumb|Beetling engine. thumb|Wellbrook beetling mill in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Beetling is a textile finishing process, where linen or cotton fabric is pounded to produce a flat, lustrous effect.

type of reinforced concrete in which the usual steel reinforcing bars are replaced by textile materials

any cloth that can be stretched and will recover from stretching

any lightweight, translucent fabric

method of manufacturing textiles by braiding straw and the industry that surrounds the craft

thumb|Hezekiah, clothed in śaq, spreads open the letter before the Lord. (2 Kings 19) Sackcloth ( śaq) is a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat's hair. The term in English often connotes the biblical usage, where the ''Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible'' remarks that haircloth would be a more appropriate rendering of the Hebrew meaning.

fish Fur(Cheap coat)

fabrics from the fronds of the raffia palm leaves