Fabric

Tentering Fabric: The Essential Guide to a Critical Textile Process

Tentering is a finishing technique used to stretch, dry, and set fabric to specific dimensions—typically after it has been dyed, washed, or otherwise treated.

Mastering Fiber Identification and Fabric Selection for Purposeful Use

If you're ever in doubt, ask for a swatch, perform a few tests, and trust both your intuition and your data.

How to Put Color on Fabric: In-Depth Guide to Roller, Block, and Screen Printing

If you choose the precision of roller printing, the heritage of block printing, or the versatility of screen printing, each method brings its own magic to the fabric.

Removing Stains from Every Type of Fabric

In this guide, you'll learn how to safely and effectively treat stains on all the major fabric types.

How to Cut Fabric with a Directional Print: The Ultimate Guide

A directional print is any fabric design that has a clear visual orientation. This means the print looks “right side up” only in one direction.

Different Types Of Fabric

Each fiber type—whether natural, regenerated, or synthetic—has unique properties, applications, and environmental footprints.

Ultimate Guide to Fabric Finishes: Enhancing Performance, Protection, and Aesthetics

Functional finishes alter how a fabric performs in day-to-day conditions, often making textiles safer, longer-lasting, or easier to maintain.

The Ultimate Guide to Bonded Fabric: What It Is, How It’s Made, and Why It Matters

Bonded fabric is a textile created by adhering two or more layers of fabric or fibers together, resulting in a single, composite material.

Embroidered Net Fabric: Everything You Need to Know

Net is created by knotting or looping yarns in a way that forms small holes, giving it a mesh-like appearance.

Two-Faced Fabric: A Deep Dive into Reversible Textiles

Two-faced fabric, also known as double-faced or double-sided fabric, is a textile that has two finished, usable surfaces — both designed to be visible.