Allen Solley Placket
A one piece placket that is hidden after sewing. This process utilizes the existing fabric for the outside placket face.

Backing Yarn
The yarn which is napped on the inside of a fleece garment, that creates the soft lining of fleece.

Binding
A sewing method that encases an edge or seam with fabric.

Carding
A fiber cleaning process in yarn spinning

Combing
A secondary cleansing process performed to remove additional impurities from the staple fiber after carding.

Compaction
A shrinkage control technique used in fabric manufacturing.

Cotton
A natural fiber used in the manufacture of apparel.

Course
Loops of horizontal knit fabric.

Cut
The number of needles utilized per inch when knitting fabric.

Double Needle Hem
Double row of stitching at seam.

Drop Tail
A design feature where the back of the garment is longer then the front.

Face Yarn
The exterior yarn of a fleece garment.

Fleece
A multi-yarn fabric identified by a soft napped interior and a smooth exterior.

Herringbone
A decorative pattern of rows of slanted parallel lines alternating direction row by row.

Inset/Set-In Placket
A placket that is constructed from a separate piece of fabric and sewn in separately. This placket is visible after it is sewn into the garment.

Jersey
A soft plain-knitted fabric with a smooth finish.

Knit Fabric
Fabric made by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops.

Nap
The soft or fuzzy surface of fleece achieved by shredding the backing yarn.

Open-End Spinning
A technique to create yarn using a combing roll and rotor.

Optical Brightner
A fabric brightening additive.

Ounces Per Sq. Yd.
A measurement of fabric weight.

Pique
A tightly woven fabric with a rough or raised surface.

Polyester
A wrinkle resistant fabric of man made filament fibers.

Reactive Dyes
Dyestuffs that form chemical bonds with cotton fibers.

Rib Knit
Rows of alternating wales or raised ridges that form a knit fabric that commonly has recovery characteristics.

Ring Spinning
A spinning technique which stretches the yarn between rollers.

Seamless Collar
A collar that is knit in a circle and set circular. There are no "joining" seams on the collar.

Self Trim
Trim constructed from the body fabric.

Single Needle
Single row of stitching at seam, see "Top Stitching".

Singles
One single yarn.

Taping
A design feature whereby a piece of fabric is used to cleanly cover a seam.

Three-End Fleece
Face, tie-in and backing yarns combined to form a fleece fabric.

Tie-In Yarn
The joining yarn between the face and backing yarns in fleece fabric.

Top Stitching
A design feature, both decorative and functional, that is an additional means of securing fabric plies whereby the original seam is folded under and sewn down.

Tubular Knit
Fabric manufactured in a complete circle without seams.

Welt
A fabric with a clean edge normally used to trim a sport shirt collar and cuffs.

Yarn Size
A guage of yarn weight.