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SHIRT DESCRIPTIVE TERMS
Combed Cotton:
Digitizing: (Embroidery) Method of recreating an embroidery design through information entered into a computer. Instead of a physical act of punching paper tape, digitizing involves numerical calculations fed through an automatic machine to determine the points of embroidery stitches in a design.
Heather:Blended fibers combining to create a varicolored effect; for example, heather gray.
Henley: (Style) Shirt featuring a banded neck and button placket; may be ribbed.
Interlock: (Knit) A fine guage knit fabric produced by interlocking or interknitting on a circular knitting machine. Similar to a jersey except both front and back of fabric look identical.
Jacquard: Woven fabrics manufactured by using the Jacquard atttachment on the loom. The attachment provides versatility in designs and permits individual control of each of he warp yarns. Thus, fabrics of almost any type or complexity can be made. Brocade and Damask are types of Jacquard fabrics.
Jersey Knit: (Knit) A type of fabric with a flat appearance, knit on a circular, single knit machine; its pricipal distinction is that it is not a fabric with a distinct rib.
Pigment Dye: A class of dye used on cotton or poly-cotton. Neon or fluoresent colors are done with pigments. Dyers also do a distressed look unsing pigments. Pigments have the least degree of fastness of all the dyes, but create the brightest colors. Pigment dyes will typically stay in the pastels range unless it's a neon. You can't get a really deep color with pigments.
Pique: A knit fabric sometimes called Lacoste because that company popularized its use. It is characterized by a waffle-like appearance.
Rib Knit: A form of knit fabric with vertical rows of knitting loops visible on both sides of the cloth. This fabric features more elasticity than a jersey knit.