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OUR DICTIONARY
Carefree: A versatile, fashionable "easy care" collection designed to offer great style in the most advanced easy-
care, easy wear, stress-free fabrics. And they're all machine washable, featuring up-to-the-minute fashion details.
Crepe: Fiber available in Cotton, wool, silk or man made synthetics. Has a crinkled, puckered surface or soft mossy
finish. Comes in different weights and degrees of sheerness. Dull with a harsh dry feel. Woolen crepes are softer
than worsted. If it is fine, it drapes well. Has very good wearing qualities. Has a very slimming effect.
Chiffon: A soft silk that is a plain woven, lightweight and sheer fabric containing highly twisted filaments of yard. The
fabric is used for scarves and evening gowns, but can also be made from rayon and other synthetic fibers.
Georgette: Usually done in silk but can also be found in manufactured fibres. It is characterized by it's crispness,
body and outstanding durability. It is sheer and has a dull face.
Jootis: Flat leather shoes that are usually hand decorated beautifully. Beaded flats is very much in vogue currently.
Jacquard [ja-CARD]: An elaborate woven or knitted pattern made on a Jacquard loom. Invented by Joseph Marie
Jacquard in France in 1801, the loom uses a punch card much like a player piano does. Some jacquard fabrics have
specific names (e.g., brocade, damask and tapestry).
Kurta: Variously described in the dictionaries as "a tunic, waist coat, jacket, shirt", the kurta became popular in the
18th and 19th centuries essentially as a slightly loose-fitting garment for outer wear, often with a round neck, of
knee-length or even longer, with side-slits at the hem and generally flared skirt.
Kurti: A shirt-like garment, with most of the features of a kurta (q.v.), but often worn a little shorter. When worn by
women, it is defined as 'a short bodice reaching to the hips'.
Moss Crepe: Has a fine moss effect created by plain weave. Made with a spun-rayon warp and a filament rayon
filling. The two-ply warp yarn is very coarse and bulkier than the filling. Mostly made in rayon and synthetics but some
in silk.
Rayon: This cellulose fibre is highly absorbent. It’s drapability and dyeability are excellent and it is fairly soft. Rayon
does have a tendency to shrink but does not melt in high temperatures. It is resistant to moths and is not affected
by ordinary household bleaches and chemicals.
Taffeta: Fiber available in Silk, rayon, synthetics. A cloth supposed to have originated in Iran (Persia) ad was called
"taftah" (a fine silk fabric) - (in 16th century, became a luxury for women's wear). It is made in plain colours, fancy
prints, watered designs, and changeable effects. It is smooth with a sheen on its surface. The textures vary
considerably. They have a crispness and stiffness.
Velvet: Fiber available in Silk, rayon, cotton, synthetics, and a little wool and worsted. Its weave is like a pile, made
with an extra warp yarn. Mostly made with a plain back but some with a twill. Some are made with a silk pile and a
rayon or cotton back. Terms comes from the Latin "vellus", meaning a fleece or tufted hair. Comes in many types,
qualities, and weights.
Voile: Sheer and very light weight. Usually made with cylindrical combed yarns. To obtain a top quality fabric, very
highly twisted yarns are used. Voile drapes and gathers very well.
Carefree: A versatile, fashionable "easy care" collection designed to offer great style in the most advanced easy-
care, easy wear, stress-free fabrics. And they're all machine washable, featuring up-to-the-minute fashion details.
Crepe: Fiber available in Cotton, wool, silk or man made synthetics. Has a crinkled, puckered surface or soft mossy
finish. Comes in different weights and degrees of sheerness. Dull with a harsh dry feel. Woolen crepes are softer
than worsted. If it is fine, it drapes well. Has very good wearing qualities. Has a very slimming effect.
Chiffon: A soft silk that is a plain woven, lightweight and sheer fabric containing highly twisted filaments of yard. The
fabric is used for scarves and evening gowns, but can also be made from rayon and other synthetic fibers.
Georgette: Usually done in silk but can also be found in manufactured fibres. It is characterized by it's crispness,
body and outstanding durability. It is sheer and has a dull face.
Jootis: Flat leather shoes that are usually hand decorated beautifully. Beaded flats is very much in vogue currently.
Jacquard [ja-CARD]: An elaborate woven or knitted pattern made on a Jacquard loom. Invented by Joseph Marie
Jacquard in France in 1801, the loom uses a punch card much like a player piano does. Some jacquard fabrics have
specific names (e.g., brocade, damask and tapestry).
Kurta: Variously described in the dictionaries as "a tunic, waist coat, jacket, shirt", the kurta became popular in the
18th and 19th centuries essentially as a slightly loose-fitting garment for outer wear, often with a round neck, of
knee-length or even longer, with side-slits at the hem and generally flared skirt.
Kurti: A shirt-like garment, with most of the features of a kurta (q.v.), but often worn a little shorter. When worn by
women, it is defined as 'a short bodice reaching to the hips'.
Moss Crepe: Has a fine moss effect created by plain weave. Made with a spun-rayon warp and a filament rayon
filling. The two-ply warp yarn is very coarse and bulkier than the filling. Mostly made in rayon and synthetics but some
in silk.
Rayon: This cellulose fibre is highly absorbent. It’s drapability and dyeability are excellent and it is fairly soft. Rayon
does have a tendency to shrink but does not melt in high temperatures. It is resistant to moths and is not affected
by ordinary household bleaches and chemicals.
Taffeta: Fiber available in Silk, rayon, synthetics. A cloth supposed to have originated in Iran (Persia) ad was called
"taftah" (a fine silk fabric) - (in 16th century, became a luxury for women's wear). It is made in plain colours, fancy
prints, watered designs, and changeable effects. It is smooth with a sheen on its surface. The textures vary
considerably. They have a crispness and stiffness.
Velvet: Fiber available in Silk, rayon, cotton, synthetics, and a little wool and worsted. Its weave is like a pile, made
with an extra warp yarn. Mostly made with a plain back but some with a twill. Some are made with a silk pile and a
rayon or cotton back. Terms comes from the Latin "vellus", meaning a fleece or tufted hair. Comes in many types,
qualities, and weights.
Voile: Sheer and very light weight. Usually made with cylindrical combed yarns. To obtain a top quality fabric, very
highly twisted yarns are used. Voile drapes and gathers very well.
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