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KI INGRADE FABRIC PROGRAM TRAININGFABRIC GLOSSARYSlub Yarn – a yarn that features a thick-and-thin effect at seemingly random intervals over the length ofthe yarn.Solution-dyed Synthetic – Fiber that has been dyed while still in the solution state, before beingextruded into filaments.Textural Ground – The “ground” is the background area in a pattern, i.e. the negative space. A fabricwith “textural ground” has texture in the negative space and is not smooth or flat.Thread Count – The measure of cloth density and fineness indicated by enumerating first the number ofwarp ends per inch or centimeter, then the number of filling picks per inch or centimeter in the finishedcloth. For instance, 68x72 means there are 68 warp ends per inch and 72 filling picks per inch in a givencloth.Tone-on-Tone – A color relationship that emphasizes two colors that are closely related in hue (color)and value (lightness/darkness) to achieve a subtle, near-solid appearance.Topped (As Woven, Right Way, Up the Bolt) – To apply fabric on furniture or walls in the samedirection in which it was woven. The warp yarns run vertically once installed/applied and the filling yarnsrun horizontally.Value – Used to describe a color’s relative lightness/darkness irrespective of its hue. Burgundy is darkervalue than yellow, dark blue is deeper value than light blue, etc.Vinyl – A non-woven water repellent film of polyvinylchloride that may be used alone or laminated to abacking fabric.Warm Pallette – Colors that lean to the yellow side of the color spectrum are said to be “warm” –yellows, oranges and reds; lime green is warmer than the green of an evergreen tree.Warp (see diagram) – The set of yarn elements running lengthwise on a loom and inwoven fabrics on the bolt. It is in place before the weft or filling yarns are woven overand under the warp yarns. Individual warp yarns are called ends.Weft (Filling, Woof) (see diagram) – The set of yarn elements in a woven fabric thatruns horizontally or from selvedge to selvedge, crossing and interlacing with the warp.Wool – Fiber derived from the fleece of sheep. The fiber is resilient and may beblended with other natural or man-made fibers.Woven – Fabric that is fabricated through weaving on a loom is woven. Woven fabrics are comprised oftwo perpendicularly interlaced sets of yarns (warp and weft) that run parallel within each set.Content in this document, specifically the glossary, is from the book Fabrics: A Guide for the InteriorDesigners and Architects, Copyright ©2002 by Marypaul Yates, W.W. Norton& Co., Inc., and reprintedhere by permission of the author.Page 20 of 20