{"id":22556,"date":"2026-09-18T12:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturtuche.de\/textile-glossary\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:12:49","slug":"textile-glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naturtuche.de\/en\/textile-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row row-divided\"  id=\"row-1864874616\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1481529966\" class=\"col large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html><br \/><html lang=\"en\"><br \/>\n<head><br \/>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\"><br \/>\n    <title>Textile Dictionary | Naturtuche<\/title><\/p>\n<style>\n        .lexikon-container {\n            max-width: 800px;\n            margin: 0 auto;\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n            line-height: 1.6;\n            color: #333;\n        }\n        .lexikon-container h1 {\n            color: #2c3e50;\n            border-bottom: 2px solid #7f8c8d;\n            padding-bottom: 10px;\n        }\n        .lexikon-container h2 {\n            color: #27ae60;\n            margin-top: 30px;\n            border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\n        }\n        .lexikon-container dl {\n            margin-bottom: 20px;\n        }\n        .lexikon-container dt {\n            font-weight: bold;\n            color: #2c3e50;\n            margin-top: 15px;\n            font-size: 1.1em;\n        }\n        .lexikon-container dd {\n            margin-left: 0;\n            margin-bottom: 15px;\n        }\n        .lexikon-image {\n            max-width: 100%;\n            height: auto;\n            border-radius: 4px;\n            margin-top: 10px;\n            display: block;\n        }\n        .image-caption {\n            font-size: 0.9em;\n            color: #7f8c8d;\n            font-style: italic;\n            margin-bottom: 15px;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n<body><\/p>\n<div class=\"lexikon-container\">\n<h1>Naturtuche Textile Dictionary: From Satin Weave to Twine<\/h1>\n<p>Welcome to our textile dictionary. Here we explain the most important terms related to natural fibers, historical fabrics, and traditional manufacturing techniques.<\/p>\n<h2>A \u2013 C<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Satin weave (Atlasbindung)<\/dt>\n<dd>Alongside plain and twill weave, one of the three basic types of weaves. It is characterized by a smooth, often glossy top side and a matte bottom side. Fabrics with a satin weave drape very softly (e.g., satin).<\/dd>\n<dt>Cotton (Baumwolle)<\/dt>\n<dd>A natural plant fiber extracted from the seed hairs of the cotton plant. It is very absorbent, skin-friendly, and durable. In historical reenactment (e.g., European Middle Ages), it is less common than linen or wool, but was known early on in the Orient.<\/dd>\n<dt>Brocade (Brokat)<\/dt>\n<dd>A heavy, firm, and patterned fabric, often woven with gold or silver threads. It was traditionally used for festive and magnificent historical garments.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h2>D \u2013 F<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Damask (Damast)<\/dt>\n<dd>A fabric in which warp and weft threads alternate in such a way that woven, often large-scale patterns are created, which shimmer depending on the light.<\/dd>\n<dt>Herringbone (Fischgrat \/ Fischgr\u00e4t)<\/dt>\n<dd>A classic weave pattern created by a special variant of the twill weave. The direction of the ridge is changed at regular intervals, creating the typical zigzag pattern reminiscent of fish bones.<br \/>\n            <!-- NOTE: Please replace \"dein-bild-link.jpg\" with the actual URL of your image --><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"dein-bild-link-fischgrat.jpg\" alt=\"Wool fabric with a distinct, zigzag herringbone pattern\" class=\"lexikon-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption\">Classic herringbone pattern made of wool<\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Flax (Flachs)<\/dt>\n<dd>The plant from whose stems the linen fiber is extracted. The term is often used synonymously for the raw, unspun material.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h2>G \u2013 K<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Weight (g\/m\u00b2 or g\/rm)<\/dt>\n<dd>Indicates how heavy and thus usually how thick a fabric is. Light summer fabrics weigh around 100-150 g\/m\u00b2, heavy wool coat fabrics often over 400 g\/m\u00b2.<\/dd>\n<dt>Hemp (Hanf)<\/dt>\n<dd>One of the oldest crops. The fibers extracted from the stem are extremely tear-resistant, dirt-repellent, and moisture-regulating. Hemp fabrics look similar to linen but are often even more robust.<\/dd>\n<dt>Warp \/ Warp thread (Kette \/ Kettfaden)<\/dt>\n<dd>The threads that are stretched longitudinally in the loom during weaving. They must be particularly tear-resistant as they are under high tension.<\/dd>\n<dt>Twill weave (K\u00f6perbindung)<\/dt>\n<dd>One of the three basic weave types, recognizable by the diagonal &#8220;ridge&#8221; (like denim). Twill fabrics are softer, fuller, and often more durable than plain weave fabrics.<br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"dein-bild-link-koeper.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a light fabric showing the typical diagonal ridge of the twill weave\" class=\"lexikon-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption\">The diagonal ridge of the twill weave<\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h2>L \u2013 O<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Linen (Leinen)<\/dt>\n<dd>A natural fiber extracted from the stems of the flax plant. Linen is smooth, traps little air (hence cooling), is extremely tear-resistant, and does not lint. For centuries, it was the standard fabric for undergarments and shirts.<br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"dein-bild-link-leinen.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of the coarse, crisscross thread structure of an undyed linen fabric\" class=\"lexikon-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption\">The typical structure of linen fabric<\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Plain weave \/ Tabby weave (Leinwandbindung \/ Tuchbindung)<\/dt>\n<dd>The oldest and simplest type of weave. Each weft thread alternately passes over and under a warp thread. The top and bottom (right and wrong side) look exactly the same. The fabric is very firm and abrasion-resistant.<\/dd>\n<dt>Loden<\/dt>\n<dd>A durable wool fabric. Originally a coarse, unfulled wool fabric, today mostly used as a synonym for tightly woven and slightly fulled woolen yarn fabrics that are wind- and water-repellent.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h2>P \u2013 S<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Weft \/ Weft thread (Schuss \/ Schussfaden)<\/dt>\n<dd>The thread that is &#8220;shot&#8221; (woven) crosswise to the warp threads from one side to the other during weaving.<\/dd>\n<dt>Silk (Seide)<\/dt>\n<dd>The only continuous textile fiber occurring in nature. It is extracted from the cocoons of the silkworm (a caterpillar species). Silk insulates well against cold and heat, has a natural shine, and was historically an absolute luxury good.<\/dd>\n<dt>Carded yarn \/ Woolen yarn (Streichgarn)<\/dt>\n<dd>A yarn spun from shorter wool fibers. The fibers do not lie exactly parallel, making the yarn more voluminous, softer, and more air-trapping. Ideal for warming fabrics.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h2>T \u2013 Z<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Cloth \/ Broadcloth (Tuch)<\/dt>\n<dd>Historically the term for a dense sheep&#8217;s wool fabric that is fulled (matted) and napped after weaving. Today often used as a general term for fabric.<\/dd>\n<dt>Boiled wool \/ Fulled wool (Walkloden)<\/dt>\n<dd>A wool fabric that is kneaded (&#8220;fulled&#8221; or boiled) in warm water and under pressure after weaving. This causes the wool fibers to mat together. The fabric shrinks, becomes extremely dense, windproof, water-repellent, and no longer frays at the cut edges. An ideal fabric for warm historical outerwear and coats.<br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"dein-bild-link-walkloden.jpg\" alt=\"Blue, slightly fluffy boiled wool fabric\" class=\"lexikon-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption\">Dense, matted boiled wool<\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Wool (Wolle)<\/dt>\n<dd>Animal natural fiber, usually from sheep (virgin wool). Wool can absorb up to a third of its own weight in moisture without feeling wet. It is highly heat-insulating, dirt-repellent, and crease-resistant.<\/dd>\n<dt>Twine \/ Ply yarn (Zwirn)<\/dt>\n<dd>Created when two or more finished yarns are twisted together. 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