Used for skirts, suits, men’s and boys’ wear, draperies, upholstery. Faille – Silk or rayon and cotton fabric of plain weave with cross ribbing made by heavy filling yarns. Used for handkerchiefs, neckwear, lingerie blouses, and dresses. Surah – Soft, lightweight silk fabric in a twill weave. Plissé Crêpe – Cotton fabric of plain weave treated with a caustic bath which causes cloth to crinkle. Usually printed with floral patterns. Polo Cloth – Soft fabric made from loosely spun yarns in a twill weave. Handkerchief linen – Sheer batiste weave; an exquisite fabric; launders beautifully. Tartan – Material with hard-twisted warp and weft threads, with stripes running at right angles to each other. Used for foundations of dresses and blouses, and for inexpensive party dresses. Used for trousers, boys’ suits, and women’s outing suits. Gives a blistered or quilted effect to cloth. Used for  hosiery, sweaters, draperies and curtains, embroidery and trim, bed spreads, dresses, scarves, blouses, women’s suits, hats, and socks. Used for dresses and evening wraps. Used for draperies, slip covers, upholstery, cushions, housecoats, playclothes. Used for coats, capes, collars, muffs, upholstery. The soft, even warp and weft threads lend themselves to tailoring. Used for men’s summer suits and coat linings, and for women’s tailored skirts. Used for dresses, aprons, children’s clothes, playclothes, housecoats, draperies. Has a short nap that is not secure in its back, or foundation. Washable, crinkled chiffon is sometimes called Georgette crepe. In the 1910’s silk and wool – A soft, even crepe weave suitable for draped dresses. Yes, we know that you’ve heard this before. Resembles velvet. The colors include tones of teal, green, brown, rose, cream, gold, yellow, aqua and salmon on a … It is usually used in combinations with wool, cotton or rayon and can be treated to resemble any of of them. An early 20th century fabric covered four fold draught screen, each fold set with floral printed fabric panels, each fold 40 cm wide x 168 cm high. Matelassé – Raised woven designs in wool, cotton, silk, or rayon fabric. Qty: #PTX14R $11.50/yd. Widely used in the 1920s and 1930s. Yarn is dyed before it is woven. Used for linings and foundations. Plain wave. Used for Dresses, lingerie, glass curtains, draperies. Men, however, continued to wear a black frock coat with gray striped trousers for formal day wear and a black tailcoat and trousers with a white waistcoat for evening wear if ladies were present. Early 20th Century, Edwardian, Roaring 20s Recapture the glamor of the early 20th century with these fabulous patterns, fabrics and accessories. Persian – A silk of many colors and designs. It was called. Doeskin – A compact, twilled woolen with a texture that is pliable without being flimsy. Excellent fabric for dresses and suits. Used for curtains. Bedford Cord – Material with lengthwise cord, raised surface with plain stripes between; made in cotton and wool. Used as a substitute for silk in covering umbrellas. Its heavy, coarse weave makes it a durable cloth. Used for evening and day dresses; also, for petticoats and linings. Sometimes combined with silk or cotton. Percaline – Fine, thin, glossy percale. Used for suits and overcoats. Used for upholstery and draperies. Flannel – Plain, soft, loosely woven material with warp and weft threads of equal size. A firm, soft, durable fabric in grainy weave with dull satiny finish. Felt – A firm-packed, smooth wool fabric. Velvet, Mirror or Soliel – Silk. fiber made from the casein of milk. Shop early-20th-century-a fabric at the world's largest marketplace supporting indie designers. The yarns may be wool, alpaca, camel’s hair. Usually in light tan; wears well and tailors nicely. Fabrics of the same fiber may differ in construction. Barathea – Wool. Used for suits, dresses, millinery, jackets. That was before man started playing variations on Mother Nature and created fabrics out of coal, milk and wood. Blend of wool and cotton. Used for veils, neckwear, evening dresses. Voile – Sheer, semi-transparent silk, silk and wool, cotton or rayon fabric in plain weave. 100% Upvoted. Washing removes glaze or stiffening. Georgette is made with highly twisted yarns. Used for dresses, suits and millinery. Used for Men’s and boys’ shirts, women’s dresses, children’s clothes. A very graphic quilt created only in red and white becoming an optical illusion piece of art due to the pattern and the strong contrast with the white and wonderfully strong red. Used for  hosiery, sweaters, draperies and curtains, embroidery and trim, bed spreads, dresses, scarves, blouses, women’s suits, hats, and socks. In cheaper grades, cow hair is used, when the material is called camel’s-hair back. While linen was still the first choice for underclothing, table and bedclothes until the early 20th century, it was completely superseded for upper garments: Cotton is easier to dye, doesn't crease as much, could be made into shiny threads by mercerising (since 1850) and is warm and dry in winter. The cheaper qualities rough up and soon appear shabby. Used for coats, suits, upholstery, draperies. Swiss, Dotted – Fine, transparent, crisp cotton fabric in plain weave. The back and sides with an ebony velour. This custom reach its height during this era, followed by the Amish making quilts … The weave may be twill or plain. Used for fancy dress costumes, interlinings. Our aim is to supply costume professionals with authentic printed fabrics that are becoming increasingly difficult […] Used for flags and decorations. Used for dresses, underwear, and linings. Used for women and children’s coats and for muffs and stoles. Firm, soft cotton cloth. Satin – Firm basic weave with a glossy, smooth luster on the face and a dull back. The following is a glossary of materials which were available in the early to mid-20th century. Very satisfactory for shirred dresses, as it drapes well. Used for dresses, skirts and suits. Buckram – Stiff, open weave cotton fabric made by gluing two fabrics of plain weave together. Chiffon Velvet – The lightest, softest velvet known, and, owing to its adaptability to draping, is perhaps the prettest. Used for linings, draperies, costumes, slip covers. Finished with sizing. Plain weave. Corduroy – Cotton fabric with pile in wide or narrow wales of ribbing running warpwise. Chinchilla – a pale grey (when undyed) and extremely soft and plush fur from the chinchilla rodent of South America. share. Excellent for dresses and light-weight suits. artificial silk, art silk, fiber silk, chemical silk, scientific silk, rayonner, wood silk, and rayon silk). Camel’s Hair – A fabric with a hairy surface made entirely of partly of camel’s hair. Used for evening gowns, street dresses, and suits. Though rayon is derived from natural materials, it requires certain chemicals, so it’s considered to be a semi-synthetic fabric. A velvet with a back of one color and a pile of another, which give a beautiful changeable shading. Alpaca – Strong, elastic, wiry fabric with a glossy brightness of silk. Unglazed, printed on one or both sides. Organdie – Fine transparent cotton fabric in a plain weave. Crêpe de Meteor – A lustrous silk crêpe with a fine twilled face. Used for dresses. A synthetic fiber made from derivatives of coal, air and water. Used for summer suits, dresses, and blouses. Chinchilla – Very fine, closely woven pile fabric in imitation of chinchilla fur. Used for suits and skirts. Velveteen – Cotton fabric with a soft, thick, short pile on face and a plain or twill back. Crêpe-Back-Satin – silk or rayon fabric with satin weave on one side and crêpe back of hard twisted yarn. Used as trimming and for millinery purposes. Georgette has a very light and drapey hand, rendering it best suited to loose flowing garments. Plain weave. Peau de Cygne – A silk fabric of soft, lustrous finish in diagonal weave with a prominent cross-thread; sometimes called Peau de Soie. Requires care in tailoring. When the two businesses shared The Maltings building in Lewes they decided then to establish a site selling period fabrics by the metre. Closely related to nun’s veiling or chiffon batiste. Has soft, thick, filling yarns. Diaper – Bird’s eye weave; absorbs water readily. Corded fabric in a plain weave with silk or rayon warp threads and heavy cotton, worsted, rayon or silk filling threads. Used for Men’s shirts, pajamas, shorts; women’s blouses, tailored dresses, uniforms, children’s suits, dresses. Pongee – Lightweight silk fabric, plainly woven of irregular yarns. It is usually used in combinations with wool, cotton or rayon and can be treated to resemble any of of them. Lightly starched or sized. Ninon – Sheer silk or rayon, open mesh fabric of plain weave. Used for place mats, runners, pillow covers and draperies. By the 1940s it was used for infants’ wear, negligees and linings. Used for sleeping garments, infants’ wear, interlinings for coats. Used for dresses, coats, linings, etc. Used for evening gowns and coats in the 1930’s. Wide widths are used for sheeting. Used for skirts and suits. Hot or cold water? A durable wash silk, in fine weaves. Canvas – A coarse, firm, even weave fabric in linen or cotton. 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