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High-tech: Performance Fabrics
Imagine running into someone whose name you've forgotten-- you can just ask your jacket to whisper it in your ear!

Inventory Control
Is your stash safe? Find out the best way to keep your fabric finds looking their best-- until you're ready to sew them.

Frayed Not
No-fray and low-fray fabrics offer unique opportunities for decorative edge finishes.

Behind The Counter
Get the inside story of the dry-cleaning industry on this "field trip" to the cleaners.

Heat-Seal Fabrics
If you're going rafting or participating in other outdoor activities where water can play havoc, heat-sealable fabric may save you some wet times.

Care Of Silk
Laundering suggestions for the care of silk.

Clothing And Fabric Care
An excellent reference site for learning the care of fibers.

Consumer Tips on Laundering
Tips on Sorting, stain removal, washing, drying, and ironing.

Cotton
Learn more then you thought possible about cotton fabrics, from Fabric.Net

Fabric Producers and Trademarks
This is the place to visit if you want information on a perticular fabric. FabricLink also provides a list of important promotional organizations for natural fibers.

Fabric Glossary and Textile Terms
A dictionary of industry terms, relating to fabric. If you aren't sure what the manufacturer is talking about, this is the place to go.

Glossary: Fabrics, fibers and textures
An excellent listing of fabrics and what they're made of.

A Guide To Irish Linen
Wonderful, complete information about Irish Linen.

Fabric Care
Wonderful details for different methods of cleaning fabric, even leather, from Fabric.net.

Fabric Identification
Not just the normal burn test but all the details for learning to identify fabrics, from Fabric.net.

Fabric University - Fiber Characteristics
A great site to help you decide if a fabric will "work" the way you have in mind.

Fabric University - Fabric History
Very interesting reading about the history of natural and man-made fabric.

Fabric University - Fiber Production
The site to learn more about how that man-made fiber is made.

Hemp, Ramie, And Jute
BRief descriptions of how these natural fabrics are produced, from Fabric.net.

Learning About Linen
Terrific information to fully understand linen and it's production, from The Linen House.

Linen
Where linen comes from, its strength and various types, all described by Fabric.Net.

Real Bodies - Rayon
An informative site with information on how rayon is made along with its care and feeding.

Silk
The history, care of and types of silk, all detailed by Fabric.Net.

What's In A Label
An exceptional analysis of care labels.

Wool
An in depth article to all types of wool fabric, from Fabric.net.

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