DictionaryOfFabric(D-H)织品字典D-H

ects, mildew, and sunlight. Today, the primary use of glass fiber is in such industrial applications as insulation or reinforcement of composite structures. 

Greige Goods 

An unfinished fabric, just removed from a knitting machine or a loom. Also called grey goods. 

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Hand 

The way the fabric feels when it is touched. Terms like softness, crispness, dryness, silkiness are all terms that describe the hand of the fabric. 

Heather 

A yarn that is spun using pre-dyed fibers. These fibers are blended together to give a particular look. (For example, black and white may be blended together to create a grey heathered yarn.) The term, heather, may also be used to describe the fabric made from heathered yarns. 

Hemp 

A coarse, durable bast fiber obtained from the inner bark of the hemp plant. Used primarily in twines and cordages, and most recently apparel. 

Herringbone 

A variation on the twill weave construction in which the twill is reversed, or broken, at regular intervals, producing a zig-zag effect. 

Houndstooth Check 

A variation on the twill weave construction in which a broken check effect is produced by a variation in the pattern of interlacing yarns, utilizing at least two different colored yarns. 

Hydrophilic Fibers 

Fibers that absorb water easily, take longer to dry, and require more ironing. 

Hydrophobic Fiber 

Fibers that lack the ability to absorb water.

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