List of the Most Commonly Used Fabrics in Fashion (M to Z)

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Here is a list of the most commonly used fabrics in the fashion industry in alphabetical order, covering M to Z.

Madras

It is a lightweight, fine, plain-weave yarn, dyed fabric that is characterized by large checks.

Used in:

• Shirts
• Dresses
• Blouses

Matelassé

This is a double fabric that has a quilted appearance, which is done by the use of wadding threads and a tightly bound weave.

Used in:

• Womenswear
• Coats
• Furnishings

Muslin

It is a plain weave, lightweight fabric, usually made from cotton.

Organdy

This is an extremely fine, delicate, semi-transparent, lightweight fabric characterized by a permanent stiff finish.

Used in:

• Dresses
• Blouses

Organza

This is a thin, transparent, plain weave fabric with a stiff finish, usually made from silk yarn.

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Used in:

• Formal wear
• Blouses
• Interlinings

Oxford

Oxford is a plain weave cotton fabric which has two warp ends woven as one.

Used in:

• Shirts
• Blouses

Poplin

This is a plain weave cotton fabric made by using a dense warp over a coarse weft, which gives a design of fine weft way ribs.

Used in:

• Shirts
• Blouses
• Jackets
• Trousers
• Coats

Rib Jersey

Rib jersey is a weft-knitted double-sided fabric in which two adjacent wales of face loops alternate with two adjacent wales of back loops in a series.

Used in:

• Collars of t-shirts
• Cuffs

Seersucker

Seersucker is a cotton fabric characterized by a crinkled appearance. The fabric tends to have alternating puckered surfaces and relatively flat surfaces, which can be created by finishes or differential warp tensions.

Used in:

• Blouses
• Shirts
• Dresses

Serge

It is a fabric with a two-up and two-down 45-degree diagonal twill weave. It is a medium-weight fabric and generally made with wool. It has a shiny appearance and can also be made with cotton.

Used in:

• Suits
• Costumes
• Linings

Sharkskin

Sharkskin is a right-hand twill weave fabric often made with wool, generally with two colors (one in warp and one in weft) to give it a scaly appearance.

Used in:

• Suitings

Single Jersey

This is a weft-knitted fabric characterized by plain stitches throughout the fabric.

Used in:

• Nightwear
• Blouses
• T-shirts

Taffeta

Taffeta is a closely woven plain weave fabric which is made from filament yarns. It has a higher density of warp yarns than weft, thus giving the fabric a weft-way rib appearance.

Used in:

• Evening wear
• Linings

Terry Cloth

It is a woven warp pile fabric with uncut loops on both sides of the fabric, and it's manufactured on a dobby loom.

Used in:

• Towels
• Robes

Tweed

This is a woolen, woven fabric made from coarse, irregular yarns, with contrasting warp and weft yarns.

Used in:

• Formal wear
• Outerwear
• Jackets
• Coats

Velour

This is a soft, closely woven fabric with a short cut-pile formed by raising or brushing.

Used in:

• Jackets
• Coats

Velvet

Velvet is a cut-pile fabric with a soft, fuzzy appearance.

Used in:

• Furnishings

Voile

Voile is a lightweight, plain weave fabric made from very fine yarns.

Used in:

• Dresses
• Blouses

Waffle Cloth

Generally made of cotton, it is a honeycomb weave that is made on dobby loom.

Used in:

• Kitchen cloth

Whipcord

It is a compact, medium-weight, warp-face twill fabric that's usually made from wool. It may be made from cotton or rayon.

Used in:

• Suits
• Coats

Link to the First Part (A to L) of This List

• List of Most Commonly Used Fabrics in Fashion (A to L) – Part 1
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