Fabric Atlas
Your comprehensive guide to textiles and fabrics
Discover the properties, uses, and possibilities of every fabric imaginable.
From cotton to high-tech synthetics, find the perfect textile for your next project.
Fabric Identifier
If you're struggling to identify a piece of fabric you have, our AI-powered fabric identifier can help. Simply upload a photo and get instant results with confidence levels and detailed fabric information.
Explore Fibers
Discover the building blocks of textiles. From natural cotton to innovative synthetics, each fiber brings unique properties to fabric creation.
Cashmere
Luxurious ultra-soft fiber from the undercoat of cashmere goats, prized for exceptional warmth and softness.
Cotton
The world's most widely used natural plant fiber, known for breathability, softness, and versatility.
Viscose
Regenerated cellulose fiber made from wood pulp, offering cotton-like comfort with silk-like drape.
Hemp
Strong, durable plant fiber with excellent UV resistance and antimicrobial properties.
Merino Wool
Premium fine wool from Merino sheep known for exceptional softness, temperature regulation, and odor resistance.
Down
Ultra-lightweight natural insulation material from waterfowl, providing exceptional warmth-to-weight ratio.
Explore Fabrics
From luxurious silks to sturdy canvas, discover the world of fabrics. Each textile brings its own character, drape, and possibilities to your projects.
Leavers Lace
Leavers Lace is a delicate, intricately patterned lace fabric known for its elegant appearance and versatility in fashion and home decor.
Lingerie Tricot
Lingerie Tricot is a lightweight, stretchy knit fabric primarily made from nylon and spandex, designed for comfort and a smooth fit in intimate apparel.
Lining Taffeta
Lining Taffeta is a lightweight, smooth fabric often used as a lining material in garments and accessories, known for its crisp texture and subtle sheen.
Lining Twill
Lining Twill is a laminated polyester fabric known for its durability and smooth finish, making it ideal for use as a lining in garments and accessories.
Loden
Loden is a traditional wool fabric characterized by its brushed, napped surface, providing warmth and water resistance, making it ideal for outerwear.
Quilted Fabric
Quilted fabric is a layered textile that combines insulation and a decorative surface, often used in outerwear and bedding.
Textile Terms
Master the language of textiles. From basic terminology to technical jargon, build your textile vocabulary with our comprehensive glossary.
Kapok
A short, lightweight, cotton-like, vegetable fiber found in the seed pods of the Bombocaceae tree. Because of its brittle quality, it is generally not spun. However, its buoyancy and moisture resistance makes it ideal for use in cushions, mattresses, and life jackets.
Kenaf
A plant native to south Asia that has similar properties to jute. The stems produce two types of fiber, a coarser fiber in the outer layer (bast fiber), and a finer fiber in the core. The main uses of kenaf fiber have been rope, twine, coarse cloth (similar to that made from jute), and paper. See also "Natural Vegetable Fibers".
Knit
de-knit - A type of yarn texturizing in which a crimped yarn is made by knitting the yarn into a fabric, and then heat-setting the fabric. The yarn is then unraveled from the fabric and used in this permanently crinkled form.
Knit Fabric
Fabrics made from only one set of yarns, all running in the
Knitting
The art and science of constructing fabric by interlooping of
Kumazasa Herb
This Japanese herb used to make a Japanese paper fiber that is completely natural, highly renewable without the use of chemicals, and does not require chemicals to process. It is used in the production of Sasawashi fabric. See also "Sasawashi".