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.
Nylon
High-strength synthetic polymer fiber known for exceptional durability, elasticity, and abrasion resistance.
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.
Tencel Lyocell
Eco-friendly regenerated cellulose fiber made from sustainably sourced wood pulp, offering silk-like softness and moisture management.
Cashmere
Luxurious ultra-soft fiber from the undercoat of cashmere goats, prized for exceptional warmth and softness.
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.
Nailhead
Nailhead fabric is a durable woven textile characterized by its unique textured surface, often made from wool, providing both warmth and a sophisticated appearance.
Needle-Punched Felt
Needle-punched felt is a durable nonwoven fabric created by entangling fibers through a needle-punching process, offering excellent insulation and sound absorption properties.
Neoprene-Style Knit
Neoprene-style knit is a stretchy, durable fabric that mimics the properties of neoprene, often used in activewear and outerwear.
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.
Textile Terms
Master the language of textiles. From basic terminology to technical jargon, build your textile vocabulary with our comprehensive glossary.
Lac
Once used as a natural dye, this is a resinous substance secreted by the lac insect onto the twigs and branches of certain trees (typically fig). The dye is similar to cochineal and is commonly used in southeast Asia as a skin cosmetic and dye for silk and wool.
Lace
The term comes from the old French, las, by way of Latin,
Laminated Fabric
A term used to describe fabrics which have been joined
Landfill
This is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. Historically, landfills have been the most common methods of organized waste disposal and remain so in many places around the world.
Lapel
The part of a garment that is turned back in the front. The
Laser technology
A textile treatment using laser machines to achieve a detailing or all-over effect in finishing a fabric, typically denim. The frequency of the laser is set to erode the indigo surface and alter the color or burn through. Exclusively used in the upper end of the denim market, laser technology is considered a more environmentally acceptable process than traditional denim finishing methods.