How is woven cotton fabric made?

The woven fabric, called gray goods, is sent to a finishing plant where it is bleached, pre-shrunk, dyed, printed and given a special finish before being made into clothing or products for the home. Other machines make knits for use in shirts, sweaters or blankets. read more

Woven Fabric Types Buckram. It is a stiff coated fabric made from a lightweight loosely woven fabric, impregnated with adhesives and fillers. This fabric is used as interfacing so as to provide support and shape retention to necklines, collars, belts, cuffs, waistbands, button closures etc in garments. read more

Cotton + Steel Checkers Yarn Dyed Gingham Woven 1/2'' Teal Fabric. From Cotton + Steel this lightweight woven Yarn Dyed Gingham gingham fabric is extremely versatile. It can be used to create stylish summer dresses children's apparel and blouses. It can also be used to make tablecloths curtains and more! Checks measure 1/2''. read more

Knits come in the same variety of fiber contents as woven: 100% cotton, 100% polyester, cotton/polyester blends, cotton/spandex blends, wool, nylon, rayon, etc. I’m personally quite fond of the cotton/spandex or cotton/lycra blends. read more