There are more than a hundred types of fabrics if you’re wondering. Different types of fabrics are made from different types of single or mixed fibers in different structures. It’s not possible to cover all of them, But I have listed 150 types of Fabric here. And, here is the Basic idea and difference between Fabrics and Fibers.
150 Types of Fabric
As this is a very long post, I am listing here all the 150 Fabric names. In the next 5 Pages (25 Fabrics on each page) I am covering all the fabrics with little detail. Material
| No. | Fabric List | Fiber/s Used For the Fabric |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aertex fabric | Loosely woven Cotton |
| 2 | Aida cloth | Even woven Cotton |
| 3 | Alencon Lace | France Needle Lace |
| 4 | Antique Satin | Acetate and Rayon |
| 5 | Armenian Needlelace | Pure knotted Needle Lace |
| 6 | Baize fabric | Thick Wool or Cotton |
| 7 | Barathea fabric | Wool, Silk, and Cotton |
| 8 | Batik | Wax-resist Dyeing on Cotton or Silk |
| 9 | Batiste fabric | Cotton, Wool, and Polyester |
| 10 | Battenberg Lace | American Tape Lace |
| 11 | Bengaline silk | Rayon and Cotton |
| 12 | Bird’s eye knit | Double Knitted Cotton |
| 13 | Bombazine fabric | Silk, or Silk and Wool or Cotton and Wool |
| 14 | Brocade fabric | Shuttle Woven Silks Decorated with Gold and Silver Fiber |
| 15 | Broderie Anglaise | Whitework, Needlework, Embroidery Features |
| 16 | Buckram fabric | Stiff Cotton or Linen or Horsehair or Muslin |
| 17 | Buratto Lace | Italian Needle Lace by daring on a Net |
| 18 | Cable knit fabric | Double knitted Cotton or Wool |
| 19 | Calico fabric | Woven, Semi-Processed Cotton |
| 20 | Cambric fabric | Fine, Dense, but Lightweight Linen or Cotton |
| 21 | Camlet fabric | Woven Camel or Goat’s hair and silk or Cotton and Wool |
| 22 | Canvas fabric | Durable Plain woven Cotton or Linen |
| 23 | Carrickmacross lace | Decorated Three Layer Pattern-Net-Muslin Lace |
| 24 | Casement fabric | Woven medium weight Cotton |
| 25 | Cashmere fabric | Woven or Knitted fine Wool from Cashmere Goat |
| 26 | Chantilly Lace | Handmade Bobbin Silk Lace |
| 27 | Cheesecloth | Loose, Lightest, Woven Cotton |
| 28 | Chenille fabric | Woven Cotton or Acrylic or Rayon or Olefin |
| 29 | Cheviot fabric | Woven Cheviot Wool from Cheviot Sheep and Other Wools |
| 30 | Chiengora fabric | Wool or Yearn from Dog Hair |
| 31 | Chiffon fabric | Translucent, lightweight balanced plain-woven Silk fabric |
| 32 | Chino fabric | Twill 100% Cotton or Cotton and Synthetic |
| 33 | Chintz fabric | Woodblock printed stained Calico |
| 34 | Corduroy fabric | Multiple Cords of Cotton and/or Woolen |
| 35 | Cotton and Linen Duck | Heavy plain-woven Cotton and Linenrespectively |
| 36 | Crepe fabric | Silk, Wool or Synthetic fibers with Crisp and Crimp |
| 37 | Crewel fabric | Embroidery on Cotton, Silk, Velvet, Linen or Jute |
| 38 | Damask fabric | Reversible patterned Silk or Linen or Wool or Cotton or Synthetic |
| 39 | Dazzle fabric | Lightweight Polyester, Cotton, and Synthetic or Synthetic |
| 40 | Denim fabric | Thick Cotton, Cotton, and Spandex for Elasiticy |
| 41 | Dimity fabric | Lightweight Cotton |
| 42 | Dobby or Dobbie | Woven Satin produced on Dobby Loom |
| 43 | Dotted Swiss | Sheer embellished Cotton |
| 44 | Dowlas | Strong thick Linen |
| 45 | Drill fabric | Durable strong diagonal weave Cotton |
| 46 | Dupioni Silk | Plain weave Crisp Silk Fabric |
| 47 | Dungaree | Like Denim, coarse Calico or Cotton |
| 48 | Eolienne fabric | Lightweight Silk and Worsted Wool or Silk and Cotton |
| 49 | Felt fabric | Wool, Fur, Acrylic, or Rayon alone or blended |
| 50 | Fiberglass fabric | Fine Glass fibers |
| 51 | Filter fabric | Polypropylene, Polyethylene, and Polyester |
| 52 | Flannel fabric | Soft woven Carded or Worsted Wool, or Cotton |
| 53 | Fleece knit | Knitted 100% Cotton or Cotton, Polyester, and Wool blend. |
| 54 | Foulard fabric | Lightweight twill or plain-woven Silk or Silk and Cotton |
| 55 | Fustian fabric | Heavy Cotton |
| 56 | Gabardine fabric | Durable, Strong, tightly woven Cotton |
| 57 | Gannex fabric | Outer Nylon and inner Wool |
| 58 | Gauze fabric | Translucent loose weave Cotton or Silk |
| 59 | Georgette fabric | Translucent, lightweight, Matte finished Silk |
| 60 | Gingham fabric | Mediumweight, plain-woven Cotton with check or plaid pattern |
| 61 | Grey or greige fabric | Woven unprocessed Cotton or Polyester fabric |
| 62 | Habotai | Plain weave, light weave Silk |
| 63 | Haircloth | Stiff Wool from Camel’s or Horse’s hair |
| 64 | Hessian fabric | Woven Jute or Sisal |
| 65 | Holland Cloth | Plain woven, matt Cotton or Linen |
| 66 | Hollie Point Lace | English Buttonhole stitched Needle Lace |
| 67 | Houndstooth Check | Duotone broken check (like teeth) pattern Wool |
| 68 | Industrial fabric | A woven man-made fabric, like Fiberglass |
| 69 | Intarsia knit | Knitting technique with multi-colored threads |
| 70 | Interlock Stitch | Knitted Wool or Cotton or Synthetic fibers |
| 71 | Jacquard Knit | Woven Cotton, Silk and Synthetic Fibers |
| 72 | Jersey knit | Knitted Wool, Cotton or Synthetic |
| 73 | Kashmir silk | Woven, plain weave Embroided or Printed Kashmiri Silk |
| 74 | Khadi fabric | Handwoven mainly Cotton. Silk and Wool |
| 75 | Khaki fabric | Cotton, Linen sometimes Wool Khaki color fabric |
| 76 | Lace | Delicate, knitted, Crocheted, or Crafted, Needle or Bobbin general Lace |
| 77 | Lame fabric | Woven or Knitted Metallic fiber like Gold or Silver |
| 78 | Laminated fabric | Bonding pre-made Polymer film with one or more fabrics using glue, heat, pressure |
| 79 | Lampas | Luxury woven Silk with Gold and Silver fibers |
| 80 | Lawn fabric | Adequate, plain weave Cotton, Batiste or Linen |
| 81 | Leather fabric | Durable tanned treated animal skins like cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, etc |
| 82 | Leatherette | Artificial Leather |
| 83 | Linen Fabric | Linen from the flax plant |
| 84 | Linsey Woolsey | Rough twill Linen and Wool |
| 85 | Loden | Thick, water-resistance Wool |
| 86 | Mackinaw fabric | Heavy and Rough, water-repellent Wool |
| 87 | Madras fabric | Lightweight Cotton |
| 88 | Mockado | Woolen pile on Linen or Worsted Wool |
| 89 | Moire fabric | Wave patterned mainly Silk. Wool, Cotton, Rayon |
| 90 | Moleskin | Heavy, woven Cotton Fabric |
| 91 | Muslin or Mousseline fabric | Lightweight, delicate to thick Cotton |
| 92 | Nankeen | Yellowish Cotton |
| 93 | Narrow fabric | Polyester, Nylon, Fiberglass, Spendes, Rubber or Cotton thick Fabric |
| 94 | Net | Looped, knotted, fused, threads. The fabric has open space between threads |
| 95 | Oilskin | Waterproof, durable, PVC coated Synthetic fabric |
| 96 | Organdy fabric | Plain weave, very sheer, and Crispest Cotton |
| 97 | Organza fabric | Thin, plain weave, sheer Silk, or Polyester or Nylon |
| 98 | Ottoman fabric | Ribbed, thick, stiff Silk |
| 99 | Oxford fabric | Woven Cotton, Cotton and Elastane or Polyester |
| 100 | Paduasoy | Luxurious grosgrain Silk |
| 101 | Percale fabric | Closely Plain-weave Cotton, Polyester, etc blends |
| 102 | Pique or Marcella | Parallel, Geometric weaving style used on Cotton |
| 103 | Plain fabric | Interlacing threads one over, one under. Chiffon, Organdy, Funnle etc |
| 104 | Pointelle Knit | Durable, knitted, lightweight, Cotton |
| 105 | Polar fleece fabric | Soft Polyester |
| 106 | Poplin fabric | Fine, thick, Wool or Cotton or Silk |
| 107 | Purl knit fabric | Alternative knitted and Purl stiched Fabric |
| 108 | Quilted fabric | Woven Wool, Cotton, Polyester, Silk, etc blend |
| 109 | Rakematiz | Thick silk embellished with gold threads. |
| 110 | Raschel knit fabric | Special wrap Knitted fabric |
| 111 | Rayadillo | Blue and White stripped Cotton or Fannel |
| 112 | Rep fabric | Woven Silk, Cotton or Wool |
| 113 | Rib Knit | Vertical striped knitted Cotton or/and Rayon |
| 114 | Samite | Luxurious, heavy Silk with Gold or Silver thread |
| 115 | Sateen fabric | Satin weaved, shiny, soft, lustrous Cotton |
| 116 | Scarlet | Fine, Pricy Woollen Fabric |
| 117 | Seersucker | Thin Cotton |
| 118 | Serge | Twill, Worsted Wool and Silk linings |
| 119 | Shantung fabric | Ribbed surface, plain-weave Silk, like Dupioni |
| 120 | Sharkskin | Woven or wrap-knitted, smooth, Acetate and Rayon, or Worsted wool and Synthetic fiber blends |
| 121 | Sheeting fabric | Woven 100% Cotton or Polyester and Cotton blend |
| 122 | Shot silk | Woven Silk |
| 123 | Silver Knit | Circular knitted Fur attached Fabric |
| 124 | Stretch fabric | Partially Elastane, Lycra, Spandex blends with Cotton, Poplin, Sateen, Jersey, Jacquard knit, Chiffon, Velvet Wool, etc |
| 125 | Suede | Fuzzy, dozed finished Leather |
| 126 | Taffeta fabric | Crisp, smooth, plain woven Silk, Rayon, Acetate, and Polyester |
| 127 | Tais | Woven, animal, or geometric patterned Cotton |
| 128 | Tapestry | An art mostly on woven Wool, Linen, Silk, or Cotton. May embellished with Gold, Silver threads. |
| 129 | Tartan fabric | Woven Wool and other fibers |
| 130 | Teneriffe Lace | Needle Lace of Canary Island |
| 131 | Terry cloth | Woven or Knitted, great water-absorbent Fibers. Towels |
| 132 | Ticking fabric | Woven Cotton or Linen |
| 133 | Tissue fabric | Woven Silk or man-made Synthetic |
| 134 | Toile | Unbleached, woven Cotton or Single knit Jersey |
| 135 | Tricot Knit | Special wrap knitted Nylon and Spandex or Polyester and Spandex |
| 136 | Tulle Netting | Lightweight, adequate, Silk, Nylon, Polyester or Rayon Netting |
| 137 | Tweed | Rough Woolen or Soft Cheviot or Homespun |
| 138 | Twill | A very Common textile Weaving technique. Diagonal parallel ribbed weave. |
| 139 | Ultrasuede | Synthetic, 100% recycled ultra-micro fiber. 80% Polyester and 20% Polyurethane or 65% Polyester and 35% Polyurethane |
| 140 | Velour knitted | Knitted Cotton or Polyester looks like Velvet or Velveteen |
| 141 | Velvet fabric | Woven tufted, smooth, medium-thick, Silk, Cotton, Wool, or Synthetic Fabric. |
| 142 | Velveteen | Silk and Cotton |
| 143 | Venetian Lace | 17th Century Needle Lace with floral motif |
| 144 | Viscose fabric | Bamboo Fiber or Beech or Pine or Eucalyptus |
| 145 | Voile fabric | Soft and sheer 99% Cotton and 1% Linen or Polyester |
| 146 | Wadmal | Coarse, Thick undyed woven Wool |
| 147 | Whipcord fabric | Tuft Worsted Wool or Cotton with twisted yarns |
| 148 | Worsted Wool | Fine quality and longer Wool fibers |
| 149 | Youghal Lace | True Needle Lace |
| 150 | Zibeline | Thick, soft Mohair or Alpaca Wool or Camel Hair |
Rankwise Buttons of Fabric List
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