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.
Viscose
Regenerated cellulose fiber made from wood pulp, offering cotton-like comfort with silk-like drape.
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.
Hemp
Strong, durable plant fiber with excellent UV resistance and antimicrobial properties.
Wool
Natural protein fiber from sheep fleece, known for warmth, resilience, and natural moisture management.
Nylon
High-strength synthetic polymer fiber known for exceptional durability, elasticity, and abrasion resistance.
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.
Velour (Knit Pile)
Velour is a luxurious, soft knit fabric characterized by its plush, cut pile surface, often made from cotton or polyester blends.
Velveteen
Velveteen is a soft, plush fabric with a short pile, typically made from cotton, offering a luxurious feel and a rich appearance.
Venetian
Venetian is a luxurious woven fabric characterized by its smooth, glossy surface and rich drape, commonly made from wool or silk.
Venise Lace
Venise Lace is a decorative lace fabric characterized by its intricate floral patterns and raised designs, often used in formal wear and home decor.
Kente
Kente is a vibrant, intricately woven jacquard fabric traditionally made from cotton, known for its colorful patterns and cultural significance in West African textiles.
Kersey
Kersey is a durable, heavy-weight woven fabric characterized by its twill weave and typically made from wool, offering excellent warmth and resilience.
Textile Terms
Master the language of textiles. From basic terminology to technical jargon, build your textile vocabulary with our comprehensive glossary.
Safeguards
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) permits two forms of multilateral safeguards: (i) a country's right to impose temporary import controls or other trade restrictions to prevent commercial injury to domestic industry, and (ii) the corresponding right of exporters not to be deprived arbitrarily of access to markets.
Said to Contain
This term is allowed on Bills of Lading with respect to cargo descriptions. Manifests can no longer use this cargo descriptive term under the 24-hour rule, issued in October 2002.
Sailcloth
Any heavy, plain-weave canvas fabric, usually made of
Saran
The trade name for a number of polymers that share similarities to vinyl. The main advantage of Saran film is a very low permeability to water vapor, flavor and aroma molecules, and oxygen compared to other plastics. The barrier to oxygen prevents food spoilage, and the barrier to flavor and aroma molecules helps food retain its flavor and aroma.
Saran Fiber
A manufactured fiber which has an excellent resistance to sunlight and weathering, and is used in lawn furniture, upholstery, and carpets.
Sasawashi
A sustainable fabric that is derived from a blend of Japanese paper and kumazasa herb. Saswashi is a beautiful fabric that has a soft touch similar to cashmere or Egyptian cotton, but is has a dry feel like linen. It does not pill or fuzz, and is twice as absorbent as cotton. It is said to have natural anti-allergen and anti-bacterial properties.