Women Fabric Glossary

Women Fabric Glossary

Technical terminology can be somewhat daunting, which is why we have developed an easy to understand fabric glossary.

Learn more about what went into the making of your favourite looks!

Khaddar

Our Khaddar fabric, cherished for its natural simplicity, is a textile woven from cotton yarns. Its distinctive texture and breathability make it a favored choice, offering both comfort and style.

Key Features:

Breathable Durable

Light Khaddar

Light khaddar is a variation of khaddar designed for regions with warmer climates, featuring a lighter weight for enhanced comfort.

Key Features:

Ideal for warmer climate Breathable Durable

Dobby

Dobby is a woven fabric produced on the dobby loom, characterised by small geometric patterns and extra texture in the cloth.

Key Features:

Textured Breathable and Absorbant

Velvet

Velvet is a type of fabric featured in our Women Fabric Glossary for its luxurious appearance and smooth texture. It is characterized by its distinctive pile, which makes it a favorite textile for formal wear.

Key Features:

Soft & luxurious texture Durable

Yarn Dyed Jacquard

Yarn-dyed Jacquard fabric is woven patterned fabric with dyed threads.

Key Features:

Luxurious appearance Embossed patterns

Extra Weft Jacquard

Extra Weft Jacquard is a type of Jacquard fabric that incorporates additional supplementary weft threads, beyond the standard weft used in regular Jacquard weaving.

Key Features:

Luxurious Appearance Embossed patterns

Blended Shawl

The Blended Shawl fabric is ideal for fall/winter season. These blends are often chosen for their affordability, easy care, and resistance to wrinkles and shrinking.

Key Features:

Soft Feel Warm

Viscose Shawl

Viscose Shawl fabric is known for its soft and silky feel, as well as its lightweight and breathable nature.

Key Features:

Excellent Drape Light Weight Luxurious Feel

Acrylic Shawl

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An acrylic shawl combines versatility, softness, and warmth to provide a delightful fabric option that adds both style, comfort to any ensemble, making it accessible, and adaptable for various occasions. Key Features:

Warmth Softness Light Weight

Wool Shawl

Featured in our Women Fabric Glossary, wool shawl fabric is valued for its ability to provide coziness, comfort, making it an ideal choice for chilly climates, and cold-weather styling. Key Features:

Exceptional Warmth Breathability Elasticity and Shape Retention

Lawn

Lawn is an incredibly light-weight summer fabric usually in plain weave made with 100% cotton fiber.

Key Features:

Breathable & durable Feels soft and is very comfortable Excellent moisture absorbency

Cambric

Cambric tightly woven, plain-weave cotton fabric that is known for its smooth texture and fine finish. It is manufactured from 100% cotton that is ideal for summer to mid-summer season.

Key Features:

Soft and Breathable. Fine weave Ideal for pants and intermix season

Fine Cotton Satin

Cotton Satin (100% cotton) is a shiny and soft fabric with a beautiful drape. It is characterized by smooth and slightly shiny surface.

Key Features:

Lustrous – feels like silk Smooth texture

Zari Lawn

Zari lawn is regarded as a fancy version of lawn fabric. This light-weight & breathable fabric is elevated with fancy thread patterns.

Key Features:

Light-weight Fancy wear

Silk Cotton Net

Silk cotton net fabric combines the comfort and breathability of cotton along with the luxurious feel of silk, resulting in a delicate and airy fabric.

Key Features:

Excellent drapability Luxurious Versatility

Viscose Thai Silk

Featured in our Women Fabric Glossary, Viscose Thai Silk offers the elegance, luxury of silk with the added comfort, versatility of viscose, and giving it a truly unique aesthetic appeal. Key Features:

Soft Feel Excellent drapability

Blended Satin

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Blended satin is a fabric which has a shiny surface on one side and matte surface on the other, bringing a touch of luxury to garment, embodying both style and versatility.

Key Features:

Wrinkle resistant Smooth & shiny surface

Blended Grip

Blended grip is a light weight fabric, known for its durability and breathability, which guarantees comfort.

Key Features:

Lightweight Breathable Durable

Viscose Raw Silk

Viscose Raw Silk is slightly nubby yet light-weight fabric that makes it a popular choice for formal wear.

Key Features:

Textured & shiny Excellent drape

Slub Lawn

Slub Lawn, like lawn fabric is 100% cotton-based fabric, however with slub texture in it. It is an ideal light-weight fabric for summer wear.

Key Features:

Textured look Excellent moisture aborbency

Self Jacquard

Self Jacquard is a type of Jacquard fabric made from 100% cotton fibers. The intricate patterns or designs are created using the weaving technique itself without the addition of any supplementary yarns.

Key Features:

Light-weight Moisture absorbent

Blended Organza

It is a type of organza fabric, which is known for its transparent and shimmering qualities. It is created using a plain weave structure, making it delicate and semi-transparent.

Key Features:

Sheer & light-weight. Shimmery & luxurious

Khaddi Net

Featured in our Women Fabric Glossary, Khaddi net is a traditional fabric characterized by its net-like structure, featuring a pattern of open spaces or holes throughout the fabric. The effect is achieved by the arrangement of warp and weft threads during the weaving process.

Key Features:

Textured Fabric Excellent for formal wear

Blended Net

Blended net is a soft and light-weight fabric that is perfect for creating formal ensembles.

Key Features:

Elegant drape Light-weight feel

Viscose Chiffon

Viscose Chiffon fabric is a type of light-weight, sheer, and soft fabric made from viscose fibers. It is a variant of the traditional chiffon fabric.

Key Features:

Light-weight & non-slippery Perfect for dupattas

Zari Line Organza

Zari Line Organza fabric is created from empress silk to create intricate patterns.

Key Features:

Elegant & Fancy Durable & breathable

Premium Raw Silk

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Premium Raw Silk is a pure fabric with a natural shine and an excellent drape which makes it ideal for formal wear.

Key Features:

Silky texture Opulent design

Fine Voile

Voile fabric is a light-weight, sheer, and soft fabric with a plain weave structure. Fine voile fabric is crafted from 100% cotton.

Key Features:

Perfect for dupattas Light-weight & soft

Blended Chiffon

Highlighted in our Women Fabric Glossary, Blended Chiffon is a light-weight, blended fabric that is perfect for casual dresses. It is a variant of the traditional silk chiffon fabric.

Key Features:

Soft & airy Excellent drape

Blended Tissue

Blended Tissue is a variant of the traditional tissue silk fabric. It is known for its delicate and sheer appearance. It makes excellent dupattas due to its voluminous appearance.

Key Features:

Light-weight Ideal for dupattas

Textured Voile

It is a variation of Voile fabric with texture in it. It is an incredibly light-weight fabric that provides a smooth texture, making it perfect for every day wear.

Key Features:

Lightweight & Breathable Durable & textured

Manaar

It is a variation of popular Chanderi fabric that is known for its glossy transparency and sheer texture. It Includes metallic zari borders.

Key Features:

Light-weight & luxurious Fine weave & texture

Broche Jacquard

Broché Jacquard is a textured fabric that is soft and incredibly light-weight. It is a popular choice for premium wear.

Key Features:

Silky texture Breathable

Bemberg Crinkle Chiffon

This fabric is produced from premium thread. It is a perfect fit for your wardrobe due to its captivating overlay and crinkle effect that stays the same even after multiple folds.

Key Features:

Incredibly light-weight & soft Elegant Crinkled Texture

Bemberg Tissue

Highlighted in our Women Fabric Glossary, Bemberg tissue is a light-weight fabric, produced from premium thread. It is used all year round due to its durability and luxuriousness, making it an excellent choice for all festive and formal occasions.

Key Features:

Light-weight & soft Elegant

Blended Viscose Khaddi Net

Blended Viscose Khaddi net is a traditional fabric that is light-weight and vibrant.

Key Features:

Light-weight fabric Excellent for party wear

Linen

Linen is renowned for its timeless aesthetic, durability, and environmentally-friendly production process, making it a sustainable choice in the realm of textiles.

Key Features:

Sustainable Breathable

Multi Neps

Multi Neps fabric is a type of textile characterized by the presence of small, irregularly shaped fiber clusters, known as "Neps," scattered across the surface. These neps create a distinctive textured appearance, adding visual interest and depth to the fabric.

Key Features:

Visually aesthetic Intriguing Contrast

Zari Khaddar

Zari Khaddar

Key Features:

Rich Aesthetic Intricate Detailing Timeless Elegance

Karandi

Karandi is textured fabric, also known for its unique texture and distinctive look that is ideal for mid-season and winter clothing.

Key Features:

Breathable & Light Fabric Textured & premium

Kota Jacquard

Woven fabric with fancy yarns, Kota Jacquard has an opulent luxurious feel which makes it a perfect choice for formal wear.

Key Features:

Luxurious & Elegant Sturdy Texture & Durable

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Key Takeaways

• Technical terminology can be somewhat daunting, which is why we have developed an easy to understand fabric glossary.

• Learn more about what went into the making of your favourite looks!

• Our Khaddar fabric, cherished for its natural simplicity, is a textile woven from cotton yarns.

• Light khaddar is a variation of khaddar designed for regions with warmer climates, featuring a lighter weight for enhanced comfort.

• Dobby is a woven fabric produced on the dobby loom, characterised by small geometric patterns and extra texture in the cloth.