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Furniture Style Glossary: Fabric

Fabric

Braid

Woven strips of cloth

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Victorian

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Brocade

Cloth with a raised design.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Chippendale
• Robert Adam
• Hepplewhite
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• American Empire
• Art Noveau

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Canvas

Heavy weight, strong, plain, closely woven coarse cloth of cotton, linen, silk or a mixture.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Arts and Craft

Chintz

Plain woven sometimes glazed cloth imprinted with patterns or designs, often floral with five bright colors.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• William and Mary
• Queen Anne
• Colonial

Cotton Tape

Strips of cotton cloth.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Shaker

Cretonne

Strong unglazed medium to heavy weight printed fabric often made of cotton or linen in large often floral patterns, plain or fancy weave.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Early American

Crewel

Loosely twisted fine worsted yarn used in embroidery flatstitch usually on linen.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Queen Anne
• Colonial

Damask

Durable glossy reversible cloth with a figured intricate weave. One side has a patterned solid color with figures in the warp and the other side is the reverse. Damask can be made of rayon, cotton, wool, silk, or linen.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• William and Mary
• Queen Anne
• Colonial
• Robert Adam
• Hepplewhite
• Federal
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• American Empire
• Art Noveau

Hair Cloth

Cloth from animal hair, often camel or horse hair.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Chippendale
• Hepplewhite
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• Victorian

Leather

Prepared animal skin.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Jacobean
• Early American
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Chippendale
• Arts and Craft
• Art Noveau

Linen

Cloth made from the flax plant.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Early American
• Art Noveau

Mohair

Cloth made from goat hair.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Georgian
• Art Noveau

Needlepoint

Embroidery or needlework that covers cloth.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• William and Mary
• Queen Anne
• Colonial
• Chippendale
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• Victorian

Plush

Fabric with a deep pile.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Victorian

Satin

Closely woven cloth with a smooth glossy finish on one side and dull on the other.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Robert Adam
• Hepplewhite
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation

Silk

Cloth made from thread of the silkworm.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Chippendale
• Hepplewhite

Tapestry

Heavy weight fabric with decorative designs.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Queen Anne
• Colonial
• Georgian
• Chippendale
• Federal
• Victorian
• Art Noveau

Velour

Cloth with a short thick pile, usually made from mercerized cotton, silk, or mohair.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Victorian

Velvet

Fabric with a soft thick pile, usually made of nylon, rayon, or silk.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Jacobean
• Queen Anne
• Georgian
• Chippendale
• American Empire
• Victorian
• Art Noveau