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Spacer fabric

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, spacer fabric means: Three-dimensional textile with two surface layers held apart by connecting yarns.

In Turkish: ara mesafeli kumaş, spacer kumaş

How it is used

Useful for cushioning and structured panels; specify thickness as well as fibre composition.

Example sentences

  1. The spacer fabric adds cushioning to the shoulder panel without loose padding.

    Connecting yarns hold the two faces apart to create depth.

  2. Compress the spacer fabric sample to compare how quickly it regains thickness.

    Compression behaviour matters when the textile is used as a cushioning layer.

Common collocations

  • knitted spacer fabric
  • spacer fabric thickness
  • fabricCloth made by weaving, knitting or bonding fibres or yarns together, used to make clothes, home textiles and many other products.
  • knittingThe process of making fabric or garments by forming yarn into connected loops, by hand or on circular, flat or warp knitting machines.

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