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Greige fabric

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, greige fabric means: Fabric straight from weaving or knitting before wet processing and finishing.

In Turkish: ham kumaş

How it is used

Used in mill orders and processing schedules; the term describes processing status rather than a colour.

Example sentences

  1. The dyehouse received the greige fabric before the final colour was approved.

    The cloth exists before the dyeing and finishing decisions are completed.

  2. We found oil marks during inspection of the greige fabric.

    Inspection can take place before wet processing changes the fabric surface.

Common collocations

  • greige fabric inspection
  • greige fabric stock
  • fabricCloth made by weaving, knitting or bonding fibres or yarns together, used to make clothes, home textiles and many other products.
  • finishingTreatments given to fabric after weaving, knitting or dyeing to improve its look, feel or performance, such as softening, brushing or anti-shrink processes.

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