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.
Hemp
Strong, durable plant fiber with excellent UV resistance and antimicrobial properties.
Viscose
Regenerated cellulose fiber made from wood pulp, offering cotton-like comfort with silk-like drape.
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.
PLA
Biodegradable biosynthetic fiber made from renewable plant resources like corn starch.
Polyester
Synthetic polyester fiber offering durability, wrinkle resistance, and moisture-wicking properties with easy care characteristics.
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.
Half Cardigan
Half Cardigan is a versatile weft-knit fabric characterized by its unique texture and elasticity, commonly made from wool, cotton, or acrylic blends.
Hardshell
Hardshell fabric is a durable, waterproof, and breathable laminate material, primarily used in outdoor apparel and gear.
Harris Tweed
Harris Tweed is a traditional handwoven wool fabric known for its durability, warmth, and unique patterns, originating from the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Herringbone
Herringbone is a distinctive woven fabric characterized by its zigzag pattern, commonly made from wool or cotton, offering both elegance and durability.
Hex Net
Hex Net is a lightweight lace/net fabric characterized by its hexagonal open weave, commonly used in fashion and decorative applications.
Houndstooth
Houndstooth is a classic woven fabric characterized by its distinctive broken check pattern, commonly made from wool or cotton, often used in tailored garments.
Textile Terms
Master the language of textiles. From basic terminology to technical jargon, build your textile vocabulary with our comprehensive glossary.
Gabardine
A tightly woven, twilled, worsted fabric with a slight diagonal line on the right side. Wool gabardine is known as a year-round fabric for business suiting. Polyester, cotton, rayon, and various blends are also used in making gabardine.
Gauge
A measurement most commonly associated with knitting equipment. It can mean the number of needles per inch in a knitting machine. However, in full fashioned hosiery and sweater machines, the number of needles per 1-1/2 inches represents the gauge.
Gauze
A thin, sheer plain-weave fabric made from cotton, wool, silk, rayon, or other manufactured fibers. End-uses include curtains, apparel, trimmings, and surgical dressings.
General Export License
Any of various export licenses covering export commodities for which (IVEL) Individually Validated Export Licenses are not required. No formal application or written authorization is needed to ship exports under a general export license.
Geo
Engineering - Also referred to as negative emission technologies, geo-
Georgette
A sheer lightweight fabric, often made of silk or from such manufactured fibers as polyester, with a crepe surface, in which yarns are twisted both ways in the weave. End-uses include dresses and blouses.