large goat of the llama family living in the high Andean regions of South America

region of northern India producing some of the finest and softest wool

preparatory operation for spinning wool to untangle the fibers, clean them and then align them before they are spun

discreet pattern created by the weaving that melts away as soon as you move away from it to form a shaded color also called birdseye

du gaélique 'clann' qui signifie famille, le clan est un groupe formé d'un certain nombre de familles

Natural cellulosic textile fiber constituting the seminal hairs that grow on the surface of the seeds of the cotton plant - used according to weight for summer suits or for all-season pants - use a very heavy cotton to reduce wrinkling

striped tie that used to show membership in a group

the tailor's canvas, placed between the lining and the outer fabric, is a canvas of plant and/or animal materials used as the foundation for the construction of a jacket

(fabric from Nîmes) - very strong cotton fabric, in twill weave with indigo blue warp and ecru weft

tweed from the County of the same name in the Republic of Ireland • sometimes speckled or multi-colored

fabric with three elements (two warps and one weft, or two wefts and one warp), showing two different weaves on each side

variant of the pinstripe with 2 parallel lines very close together

carded wool fabric in plain weave or twill - resistant fabric, in pure or mixed wool, having undergone the operation of fulling, often followed by a scraping making the surface fluffy and conferring to the fabric great qualities of thermal protection

cotton fabric similar to denim, except that it is plain because it is piece dyed

thick fabric of carded wool whose name comes from a city of Flanders

textile materials, yarns or fabrics which have not been washed, bleached or dyed

type of sleeve head on a jacket - important padding - the most structured shoulder, from the military uniform

fabric obtained by felting hair or wool

(English flannel, from Welsh gwlanen, wool) - fabric whipped and scraped to a thick, matte finish with a fluffy appearance - soft to the touch, very comfortable to wear, perfect for fall and winter

the merino wool yarn is twisted multiple times on itself and twisted with several threads at the same time before being woven - this process gives the fabric the property of not wrinkling - clean fall, dry touch, airy and fresh - ideal for summer suits

knitting process allowing to knit each part of the garment in its final shape

tissu de laine ou de coton dont l'endroit présente une côte en diagonale très inclinée • le tissage très serré le rend relativement imperméable à l'air et à l'eau

tissu dont la surface est régulièrement déformée par une technique qui consiste à froncer un tissu à la fois dans le sens de la largeur et dans celui de la hauteur

said of a fabric whose surface is not smooth

wool or wool and mohair fabric used for tuxedos or tails - the fabric has a subtle diagonal structure, produced from a finely combed yarn, woven in several weaves - very fine grain

color of a silk thread as it comes out of the cocoon

small check pattern formed by a succession of colored stripes in one direction, while in the other direction there is either a similar pattern or a pattern of a single color stripe - another, different and larger tangle of checks is often superimposed on the main pattern - this pattern was adopted by an American shooting club in 1874, hence its name

unit of measurement qualifying the thickness of a knit, the smallest being the thickest

V-shaped decorative pattern obtained by reproducing, after inversion, weaves of twill or derivatives of twill weave - this zigzag effect recalls the backbone of a herring - hence its name herringbone in English

strip of fabric binding the front and back sides at the bottom of a shirt to improve its strength by preventing the fabric from tearing at the seams

plain weave variation - light and airy fabric ideal for summer jackets

loom invented by Joseph-Marie Jacquard at the beginning of the 19th century which allows the individual control of the warp threads - by an individual selection of the needles, it is possible to obtain Jacquard designs of several colors per weaving

knitted fabric made up of fine stitches conferring an elasticity to the garment

tie made of wool, cashmere or silk threads which are twisted before being knitted, giving it its solidity and thickness - a slight ribbed edge finishes the knitted tie - if it ends in a point, it means that the material has been woven (and not knitted): it is then called grenadine - if the grenadine (silk) is very fine, it is called silk cheesecloth

Fabric that is used inside a garment.

fibre à croissance continue d’origine animale (alpaga, chameau, chèvre du Cachemire, guanaco, lama, lapin angora, chèvre mohair, mouton, vigogne, yack) et utilisée comme matière textile

type of sleeve head on a jacket - absence of padding - the jacket follows the shape of the wearer's shoulder

Simple and solid weave on which a weft thread passes alternately above and then below the warp threads - the front and back are identical

type of sleeve head on a jacket - structured padding - the shoulder takes a concave line similar to the roof of a pagoda - also called shoulder con rollino

type of sleeve head on a jacket - light padding - the jacket does not follow the line of the shoulder but creates a new, straighter one - halfway between the Neapolitan shoulder and the English shoulder

weave where a weft thread covers at least 4 warp threads, creating a smooth and shiny appearance on one side of the fabric

a cotton variety with a particularly long and fine fiber, grown on the island of Barbados in the West Indies - limited production and certified by the West Indian Sea Island Cotton Association

in the 70's, the first stone washing technique appeared: the company Marithé + François Girbaud wanted to make the raw denim fabric, then very rigid, more supple - it is by washing the jeans with pumice stones (very porous and light volcanic stones) that the fabric took on a faded, worn and aged appearance

Weave forming a diagonal visible only on the right side of the fabric, generally inclined at 45°.

the way in which the warp and weft threads of a fabric are interwoven to form a visible pattern on its surface - in knitting, this is called binding

all the parallel threads, regularly spaced, arranged in the direction of the length of a piece of fabric (parallel to the edges of a fabric), as opposed to the weft which is perpendicular - the number of threads forming the warp is very variable

appearance of a fabric that has undergone one or more washes to give it an aged appearance

treatment of a fabric so that water slides off without entering

which by nature or by treatment is not permeable, cannot be penetrated, impregnated by water or by a fluid