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  Warp knitting

  Warp knitting is a family of knitting methods in which the yarn zigzags along the length of the fabric, i.e., following adjacent columns ("wales") of knitting, rather than a single row ("course"). For comparison, knitting across the width of the fabric is called weft knitting. Since warp knitting...
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  Even-weave

  Even-weave fabric or canvas is any woven textile where the warp and weft threads are of the same size. Even-weave fabrics are typically required as foundations for counted-thread embroidery styles such as cross-stitch, needlepoint, and blackwork so that a stitch of the same "count" (that is,...
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  Nonwovens

  Nonwoven fabric is a fabric-like material made from long fibres, bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment. The term is used in the textile manufacturing industry to denote fabrics, such as felt, which are neither woven nor knitted. Nonwoven materials typically lack...
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  Basket

  In order to produce this effect, this cloth cannot be woven tightly. It leaves the threads quite loose—they pull away easily, permitting holes in the material, and the fabric does not wear as well as tighter, closer weave. However, this type of weave is quite popularly used in cotton sport skirts...
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  Fake fur

  Fake fur, also called fun fur or faux fur, is any material made of synthetic fibers designed to resemble fur, normally as part of a piece of clothing. It was first introduced in 1929 and has been commercially available since the 1950s, but its increasing popularity has been credited to its...
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  Waterproof fabric

  Waterproof fabrics are fabrics that are inherently, or have been treated to become, resistant to penetration by water and wetting. The term "waterproof" refers to conformance to a governing specification and specific conditions of a laboratory test method. They are usually natural or synthetic...

• Knitted fabric

  Knitted fabrics is the third major class of fabric, after woven and nonwoven fabrics. Knitted fabrics are divided into two basic types: warp-knit fabrics such as tricot and weft-knit fabrics such as a hand-knit sweater. Weft-knit items have the drawback that they run when cut. Warp-knit fabrics are...

• Weft knitting

• Leno weave

• Tufting

  Tufting is a type of textile weaving in which a thread is inserted on a primary base. It is an ancient technique for making warm garments, especially mittens. After the knitting is done, short U-shaped loops of extra yarn are introduced through the fabric from the outside so that their ends point...