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.
Wool
Natural protein fiber from sheep fleece, known for warmth, resilience, and natural moisture management.
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.
Nylon
High-strength synthetic polymer fiber known for exceptional durability, elasticity, and abrasion resistance.
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.
Ultrasuede-Type
Ultrasuede-Type is a luxurious, soft, and durable synthetic fabric that mimics the look and feel of suede, making it ideal for upholstery and decorative applications.
Upholstery Chenille
Upholstery Chenille is a luxurious, textured fabric characterized by its soft, velvety surface and rich depth, making it ideal for furniture and decorative applications.
Upholstery Jacquard
Upholstery Jacquard is a richly textured fabric characterized by intricate patterns woven into the fabric, typically made from a blend of polyester and cotton, providing durability and aesthetic appeal for furniture and decor.
Waffle Knit
Waffle knit is a textured knit fabric characterized by its unique grid-like pattern, providing excellent stretch and breathability, commonly used in casual apparel and home textiles.
Waffle Weave
Waffle weave is a textured woven fabric characterized by its unique grid pattern, resembling a honeycomb or waffle structure, commonly made from cotton or polyester.
Warp Tulle
Warp Tulle is a lightweight, sheer fabric characterized by its open mesh structure, commonly used in formal wear and decorative applications.
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.