Different labels of plain weave

Plain weave
(cotton or calico weave)
(tabby or Taffeta weave) 

A

Albatross (woolen, cotton)

Armoisin, Armosin (silk)

Armure

B
Bandana
Balloon cloth
Batiste (cotton)
Bengaline (Faille for silk, cotton, woollen)
Blanket (cotton, woollen)
Bourette
Broadcloth (woollen)
Buckram (woollen)
Burlap, gunny ou Hessian cloth (jute)
Butcher's linen

C
Calico (cotton)
Cambric (cotton)
Camel's hair
Canton crêpe
Canton linen
Canvas (cotton)
Casement cloth
Cassimere
Challie or Challis
Chambray (cotton)
Cheesecloth
Cheviot shirting (woollen)
Chiffon (silk)
China silk (silk)
Chintz (cotton)
Cretonne (cotton)
Crêpe de chine (silk)

Crêpe Georgette (silk)
Crêpe marocain (silk)
Crêpe mérino
Crêpe romain (2 threads together and 2 picks in the shed)
Crépon (cotton)
Crinoline

D
Dimity
Domet
Duck

E
Etamine
Eolienne
Epinglé
End on end (see : Fil à fil )

F
Faille see : Bengaline
Fil à fil
Flannel ( woollen)
Flannelette (cotton)
Florentine (silk)


G
Gingham common
Grenadine de lyon (silk)
Grosgrain (silk)
Gros d'Alger (silk)
Gros des indes (silk)


H
Habutae or Habutai (silk)
Hair cloth
Haïtienne (plain)
Hecowa
Hessian cloth (jute); see :  Burlap
Homespun

I


J
Jaconet or jaconas (cotton) 
Jute fabrics
Javanese - Javanaise

K

L
Lawn
Linen and metis

M
Madras (cotton)
Marceline (silk)
Marocain, Moroccan crêpe
Melton ou Pilou
Métis see : Linen and metis
Muslin, Mousseline (silk)
(La) Moire (in french)

N
Nainsook (cotton)
Noils

O
Osnaburg
Organdy ou organza (cotton)

P
Percale
Percaline
Pilou ou Melton
Pocketing
Poplin
Poplinette
Pongee (silk)
Poult de soie

R
Radium
Raw silk

S
Scrim
Seersucker
Shantung

T
Taffetas, Taffeta weave or Tabby
Taffetas à chaînes multiples
Taffetas changeant
Taffetas caméléon
Taffetas doublé
Taffetas double face
Taffetas écossais
Taffetas glacé
Taffetas imprimé sur chaine
Taffetas rayé
Tarlatane (cotton)
Toile à bluter
Toile de Jouy
Toile de soie
Toile de soie brodée
Tussah, Tussor

U


V
Veloutine
Voile

W
Wool 100%


Z
Zéphir

Plain Haïtienne

Moroccan crepe, Crêpe marocain

dyed fabric

Gray fabric

Moroccan crepe, also known as crepe marocain, is a heavy textured, woven, ribbed crepe fabric made of silk, rayon or wool. It is made using heavily twisted yarns in the weft, resulting in the characteristic wavy, ribbed texture. It is used to make dresses and suits.

Poult de soie

Javanese

QUALITY : Javanese (100% viscose, rayon)

USE : printing background for clothing

Taffetas glacé

Plain weave, Tabby

taffetas changeant

Taffeta(s) doublé

Taffetas à chaines multiples

Taffetas, Taffeta weave or Tabby, name for silk

Taffetas cuit

This is another word for basic cloth, ie, the simplest way of intertwining a warp and a weft yarn. This fabric is usually shiny, yarn-dyed, very fine-grained, with a dry and rustling feel.