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8. GROSGRAIN
GROSGRAIN HAS A VERY DULL APPEARANCE WITH LITTLE LUSTER, HOWEVER IT IS VERY STRONG. IT IS A FIRM, CLOSE-WOVEN, FINE-CORDED FABRIC. WHILE GROSGRAIN FABRIC IS GENERALLY BLACK, IT CAN BE MANY DIFFERENT COLORS, AND GROSGRAIN RIBBON COMES IN A LARGE VARIETY OF COLORS AND PATTERNS.
9. MODAL
MODAL IS ACTUALLY JUST A TYPE OF RAYON
FABRIC THAT IS MADE SPECIFICALLY FROM THE
FIBERS OF THE BEECH TREE. MODAL FABRIC CAN
BE A KNIT OR A WOVEN FABRIC. IT IS VERY SOFT,
DRAPES WELL, RESISTS CREASING, AND HAS A
SMOOTH LUSTROUS FINISH. THE FIBERS ARE OFTEN
BLENDED WITH COTTON, SPANDEX, WOOL, AND
OTHER FIBERS BECAUSE OF ITS SILKY QUALITIES.
BECAUSE MODAL IS BOTH ABSORBENT AND AIR
PERMEABLE OR BREATHABLE, IT IS COOL TO THE TOUCH. THE FIBERS TAKE AND HOLD DYE EASILY RESULTING IN DEEP, BRILLIANT COLORS AND PRODUCE NO DYE BLEEDING DURING CLEANING.
10. LACE
A LACE FABRIC IS LIGHTWEIGHT OPENWORK FABRIC, PATTERNED, EITHER BY MACHINE OR BY HAND,WITH OPEN HOLES IN THE WORK. THE HOLES CAN BE FORMED VIA REMOVAL OF THREADS OR CLOTH FROM A PREVIOUSLY WOVEN FABRIC, BUT MORE OFTEN LACE IS BUILT UP FROM A SINGLE THREAD AND THE OPEN SPACES ARE CREATED AS PART OF THE LACE FABRIC.