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11. NEPPED
WHEN A GARMENT IS NEPPY, OR HAS NEP, IT USUALLY
JUST MEANS THAT THE FABRIC OF THE GARMENT HAS
BEEN WOVEN IN A WAY THAT SOME OF THE COTTON
FIBERS EXTEND AND PROTRUDE FROM THE MAIN
SURFACE. USUALLY THESE FABRICS TEND TO POSSES
A “SNOWY” LOOK, AS IF FRESH FALLEN SNOW IS
SITTING ON THE SURFACE OF THE FABRICS. THE
TEXTURE IN THIS TYPE OF CLOTHING WILL BE MORE NOTICEABLE ON THE SURFACE OF THE FABRIC THAN THE PEEKING GLIMPSES OF WHITE IN THE COMPOSITION OF A SLUBBY FABRIC. NEP ALSO POSSESSES SOME PECULIAR TRAITS THROUGHOUT LIFE OF THE FABRIC. THE NEPPY FIBERS WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE APPEARANCE OF THE CLOTHING; BRINGING ABOUT A FURRIER LOOK.
12. SHIRRING
SHIRRING IS TWO OR MORE ROWS OF GATHERS
THAT ARE USED TO DECORATE PARTS OF GARMENTS, USUALLY THE SLEEVES, BODICE OR YOKE. THE TERM IS ALSO SOMETIMES USED TO REFER TO THE PLEATS.
13. POPLIN
WHILST TRADITIONALLY IT WAS PRIMARILY USED
FOR COMMONPLACE ATTIRE, IT NOW HAS A PLACE
BOTH IN YOUR EVERYDAY WARDROBE AND HAUTE
COUTURE FASHION. ITS POPULARITY IS HARDLY
SURPRISING, FAVOURED FOR ITS STRONG, DURABLE
NATURE BUT SOFT, LUSTROUS SURFACE. IT’S
BASICALLY A SOLID, ALL-ROUNDER FABRIC THAT
CAN’T REALLY DO ANY WRONG. POPLIN IS
CHARACTERISED BY ITS DISTINCTIVE RIBBED TEXTURE AND TIGHTLY CLOSED WEAVE, WHICH GIVES THE FABRIC ITS LUSTRE.