Dictionary

Felt

A lap of wool with a uniform thickness, obtained without weaving.

Fiandra

A yarn or fabric of damask linen, usually used for table-cloths. It comes from the homonymous region in Belgium.   

Fibres

A product of natural or artificial origin, transformed in yarn or fabric. 

Filet

A type of embroidery worked on a back of a geometric net weaving. See also Filet working. 

Filet working

A manufactured article coming from the antique working of nets made by the fishermen. On a net structure, worked with a needle, called also netting-needle and a vice, it is after added, using different stitches, the designs which will create the final product. 

Fine muslin

A thinner muslin of cotton or silk similar to the skin of an egg for its slightness and colour. 

Flannel

A wool fabric with a thin weft, not carded on the right. 

Flannel

A wool fabric with a thin weft, not carded on the right. 

Flat stitch

It is used to fill wide spaces and it need a skillful of making. It is made with closer vertical stitches, pointing the needle from high to low, following the hatching of the drawing. It can be made in an inclined or horizontal way.

French knot

It is usually used to make the center of a flower, or raised effect like little bunches or pistils.

Fresco

An English wool fabric, particularly light for summer dresses for men and women.

Fusata

The quantity of thread that can be put on a spindle. 

Fustian

Cloth, usually made in cotton, with one velvet side and the other one is smooth or folded. Its name comes from the  homonymous suburb  in Cairo where it took origin.