INDUSTRY TERMS

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 that is napped on the inside of a fleece garment and creates the soft lining of fleece.

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

Blanket Stitch
A decorative vertical stitch.

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.

Contrast Stitch
A thread color that is different than the body color.

Cotton
A natural fiber used in the manufacture of apparel.

Course
The 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 consisting 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 knit fabric with a rough or raised surface.

Polyester
A wrinkle-resistant fabric of manmade 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 that stretches the yarn between rollers.

Scallop Stitch
A decorative edge stitching that forms a series of curves.

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

Self Trim
Trim constructed from the body fabric.

Single-Needle
A 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.

TearAway™
Anvil's exclusive new TearAway™ label gives you the option to add your own special label by cleanly and easily tearing out; offered in 20 colors and 2 new styles (Youth and long sleeve) for the 5.6 oz. collection. Note: TearAway™ labels may not be suitable for all garment-dye processes; please test sample before dyeing

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
The gauge of a yarn's weight.