wearing of kente cloth has become widespread to commemorate special occasions, and kente brands led by master weavers are in high demand. Kente is also worn...

According to Akan oral tradition, Kente originates from Bonwire. Bonwire is the home of the famous Akan Kente cloth. According to history, two friends...

kente cloths in cotton and silk in the weaving village of Bonwire. The term kente means basket and refers to the checkerboard pattern of the cloths....

Chino cloth (/ˈtʃiːnoʊ/ CHEE-noh) is a twill fabric originally made from 100% cotton. The most common items made from it, trousers, are widely called...

India. Authentic Madras comes from Chennai (Madras). Both sides of the cloth must bear the same pattern, and it must be handwoven (evidenced by the small...

associated with the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides. The original name of the cloth was tweel, Scots for twill, the material being woven in a twilled rather...

Hesse (1264–1567) and its successors, who were called Hessians. Hessian cloth comes in different types of construction, form, size and color. The origin...

Terrycloth, terry cloth, terry cotton, terry towelling, terry, terry towel, Turkish towelling (formerly), or simply towelling is a fabric woven with many...

corduroy is from cord (i.e., rope) and duroy, which was a coarse woollen cloth made in England in the 18th century.[non-primary source needed] Corduroy...

jersey Jacquard jersey Clocqué jersey Stretch jersey Balbriggan (cloth) Kersey (cloth) Portrait of the Channel Islands, Lemprière, London, 1970, ISBN 0-7091-1541-5...

these techniques. Fabric has a broader application than cloth.: 207  Fabric is synonymous with cloth, material, goods, or piece goods. The word 'fabric' also...

African textiles Fila (hat) Women's wrapper Agbada Yoruba women’s clothing Kente cloth—Woven by Ashanti people Barkcloth—Woven by Buganda people Agbadudu, A...

Broadcloth is a dense, plain woven cloth, historically made of wool. The defining characteristic of broadcloth is not its finished width but the fact...

side is dominated by the white weft threads. Jeans fabricated from this cloth are thus predominantly white on the inside. Denim is used to create a wide...

Burkina Faso known as faso dan fadi. The smock and Kente cloth are the national dress of Ghana. Kente cloth originated in the southern region of Ghana. The...

Angelina fibre Bafta cloth Baize Ballistic nylon Barathea Barkcloth Batik Batiste Battenberg lace Bedford cord Bengaline silk Beta cloth Bobbinet Boiled wool...

stiff satin. Faconne – is jacquard woven satin. Farmer's satin or Venetian cloth – is made from mercerised cotton. Gattar – is satin made with a silk warp...

Cloth Grosgrain Habutai Haircloth Harris tweed Herringbone Himroo Hodden Irish linen Jamdani Kerseymere Khādī Khaki drill Kijōka-bashōfu Kente cloth Lamé...

Oxford cloth is a type of woven dress shirt fabric, employed to make dress shirts sometimes called Oxford shirts worn on casual to formal occasions. Oxford...

first examples of true Ashanti Kente Cloth. The original centuries-old Sesea swatches are to this day kept in the Kente Chief's house in Adanwomase. Since...

duck (from Dutch: doek, "linen canvas"), also simply duck, sometimes duck cloth or duck canvas, is a heavy, plain woven cotton fabric. Duck canvas is more...

terra Côte d'Ivoire – Kente cloth (male), Kente kaba and slit set (female) Gambia – Boubou (male), Kaftan (female) Ghana – Kente cloth or Ghanaian smock (called...

textile came, in South India, now Kerala, during the 11th century, where the cloth was known as "chaliyan". It was mentioned in Indian literature by the 12th...

woollen cloth. They are now superseded by stenter pins. The phrase "on tenterhooks" has become a metaphor for nervous anticipation. After a piece of cloth was...

Elements of Akan culture also include, but are not limited to: Akan art Kente cloth Adinkra symbols Outdooring naming ceremony Akan names Akan Calendar Akan...

Cheesecloth is a loose-woven gauze-like carded cotton cloth used primarily in cheesemaking and cooking. Cheesecloth is available in at least seven different...

plains, some of which were finished as "cottons" or friezes, coarse woolen cloth that was the local textile product. In the 19th century, flannel was made...

and to nearby bathhouses. The name is translated literally as "bathing cloth" and yukata originally were worn as bathrobes; their modern use is much...

is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate (lanolin) oils, dirt, and other impurities...

upholstery. It is used especially in sailcloth and lent cloth, sewing threads, handkerchiefs, table cloth, sheets, collars, cuffs etc.. Today, linen is usually...