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aba a fabric woven from the hair of camels or goats. A loose sleeveless outer garment worn as traditional dress by men in the Middle East.

abaca a naturally occurring fiber found in the stem of the abaca plant - a  member of the banana family. The fiber is also called Manila Hemp, and is used extensively in the manufacture of marine cordage, abrasive backing papers, tea bags, and other products requiring high tensile strength. 

accent / novelty yarns  these yarns are very fine and are not intended to be used by themselves; they are intended to be knit with another yarn and will provide additional color and texture to a finished fabric. They do possibly change the gauge of your fabric, so a swatch is recommended whenever you are going to use an accent yarn to make the necessary adjustment to your needle size.

acrilan (tm) used for an acrylic fiber.

acrylic fiber a quick-drying synthetic textile fiber made by polymerization of acrylonitrile usually with other monomers.

adhesives are an essential part of the manufacturing process for a variety of apparel applications ranging from applying labels, decorative trim and waterproofing tapes to innovative solutions like stitchless garment construction.

afghan a blanket or shawl of colored wool knitted or crocheted in strips or squares.

aglet or aiglet is the little plastic or metal cladding on the end of shoelaces that keeps the twine from unraveling. 

aiguillette aglet; specifically, a shoulder cord worn by designated military aides.

amice a liturgical vestment made of an oblong piece of cloth usually of white linen and worn about the neck and shoulders.

alb a full-length white linen ecclesiastical vestment with long sleeves that is gathered at the waist with a cincture.

alençon a delicate needlepoint lace.

allover an embroidered, printed, or lace fabric with a design covering most of the surface (allover the surface).

aloha shirt Hawaiian shirt.

alpaca true alpaca is a hair fiber form the Alpaca animal, a member of the Ilama family of the South American Andes Mountains. Also imitated in wool, wool and alpaca, rayon, mohair and rayon or cotton and a cotton warp and alpaca filling also synthetics - e.g. orlon.

amaranthine the color of amaranth, i.e., red.

amber a variable color averaging a dark orange yellow.

American Upland Cotton currently representing the bulk of the world crop, American Upland fiber runs between 3/4" and 1 1/4" . 

amethyst a variable color averaging a mod.-purple. 

angora [Goat / Rabbit] (Goat) Soft long hair of the Angora goat, often called Mohair. (Rabbit) : Hair from the angora rabbit. 

angrakha a long robe with an asymmetrical opening in the chest area reaching down the knees worn by males in India 

anklet a short sock reaching slightly above the ankle.

anorak  parkaanorak [Chiefly British] parka

anthrax a disease known as "woolsorters disease". Mohair, Camel's hair, Alpaca, and Cashmere most liable to carry infection. Both men and animals subject to this infectious disease, which develops a virulent ulcer and high fever. It localizes in the skin or lungs and sometimes in the intestines. Not always fatal. 

application identifier : A numeric prefix to a UCC/EAN-128 code that defines the encoded data to follow. These are generally used as secondary codes to provide information not included in standard UPC numbering, such as product dates, weights and lot/batch numbers. It may also identify a UCC serial shipping container code.

apparel personal attire; clothing ; clothes ; garments ; fashions ; things one wears to cover thy naked body.

apricot a variable color averaging a mod orange.

apron a garment of cloth, plastic, or leather tied around the waist and used to protect clothing or adorn a costume

aqua a light greenish blue.

aquamarine a pale blue to light greenish blue.

arctic a rubber overshoe reaching to the ankle or above

argent the heraldic color silver or white.

argyle a sock knit in an argyle pattern, namely varicolored diamonds on a solid background color

armband a band usually worn around the upper part of a sleeve for identification or in mourning

armlet a band, as of cloth or metal, worn around the upper arm

armor defensive covering for the body, generally made of metal, used in combat. Bullet proof clothing can be considered as modern day armor.

armure fiber can be of cotton, silk, wool, rayon, synthetics, and blends. Plain, twill, or rib, background often has a small design either jacquard or dobby made with warp floats on surface giving a raised effect. Design is often in two colors and raised. 

art linen Plain weave. It is woven with even threads that are especially good for embroidery. It is very easy to "draw" the yarns for drawn thread work. Comes bleached, or colored. Has a soft finish.

ascot  a broad neck scarf that is looped under the chin

ashen resembling ashes (color).

astrakhan  a cloth with a usually wool, curled, and looped pile resembling karakul, namely the tightly curled glossy coat of the newborn lamb of a breed of hardy fat-tailed sheep from Uzbekistan with a narrow body and coarse wiry fur. 

auburn  a moderate brown.

avocado  a light yellowish green.

azure  the blue color of the clear sky.