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

fabric made with the very fine hair collected on the back of Kashmir goats, used either pure or mixed with wool

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 […]

width of a fabric roll

soft and elastic wool obtained from the first shearing of 7 to 8 months old lambs

natural vegetable fiber of great solidity resulting from the stem of an annual plant – very light material, very flexible but very crumpled – the Irish linen is on the other hand heavier and its fibers are longer: it crumples less and its touch is less rough – the mixtures with silk and wool can […]

fabric that is used inside a garment

woolen fabric on which the uniformly laid pile provides a natural waterproofing

shiny aspect of wool obtained by brushing the fibers

strip of fabric or leather positioned horizontally, at the level of the waist in the back, in order to thin the waist of the garment