Textile Dictionary ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ A Acetate Acrylic Alpaca Angora Animal Fibre Antibacterial Antistatic Aramid (aromatic polyamide) Back to top B Bamboo Basket Weave Bleaching Bouclé Burnout Back to top C Canvas Cashmere Cellulose Coir Corduroy Cotton Cupro Back to top D Denier Denim Down Downcycling Back to top E Eco-labelling Elastane Back to top F Fake Fur Fast Fashion Faux Leather Fibre Filament Flannel Fleece Fluorocarbon Fur Back to top G Gabardine Gore-Tex GOTS – Global Organic Textile Standard Back to top H Hemp Back to top I Indigo Back to top J Jacquard Jute Back to top L Latex Leather Linen Lyocell Back to top M Manila Hemp from Banana Fibre Microplastic Modal Mohair Back to top N Natural Fibre Nonwoven Nylon Back to top O OEKO-TEX Organic Oxford Back to top P Percale PET Plain Weave Plant Fibre Plastic Polyamide Polyester Polyethene (PE) Polymer Polypropylene (PP) Back to top R Ramie RDS – Responsible Down Standard RWS – Responsible Wool Standard Back to top S Satin Seersucker Silk Sisal Slow Fashion Back to top T Tencel Terry Textile Recycling The Swan Trevira Triacetate Twill Two-Shaft Weaving Back to top U Upcycling Back to top V Velour Velvet Viscose Back to top W Warp Weaving Weft Wool Back to top