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Fabric Description Dictionary
Ever wonder what your clothes are really made out of? Our fabric terms and definitions should help clear things up.
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| Olefin | Also known as polypropylene, olefin is a propylene/ethylene-based synthetic fiber that's hydrophobic, quick-drying, colorfast, and has good heat retention. It is also subject to shrinkage and sudden meltdown in hot dryers.
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| Organza | Silk or rayon with a plain weave. It has a thin stiff transparent silk or synthetic dress fabric that is fine, sheer, lightweight, or crisp fabric. It has a very wiry feel and it crushes or musses fairly easily, but it is easily pressed. It is a dressy type of fabric that sometimes has a silvery sheen. It is used for all types of after 5 dresses, trimming, neckwear, millinery, and underlinings for delicate, sheer materials, as well as an underlining for other fabrics that require a bit of stiffness without weight.
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