Fabric words

We definitely had play clothes
  that mom made of seersucker
(but naw, nothing as 
cute/fussy as this).

The other day, a client mentioned a favorite summer dress she used to have.  It was made of seersucker trimmed in rickrack, words I hadn't thought of in years.   Pretty soon, she and I were remembering all the fabrics we could think of: pongee, muslin, percale, poplin, buckram, taffeta, dotted swiss, tricot...all words sweetly associated in my head with mom.
  
We talked about the "endless hours" we spent buying fabric at Petters (which she did, too, with her kids along).  We laughed about the stockpiling story (a clerk asked mom if she was just stockpiling, or did she need thread to match?)  and she talked about making children's clothes out of adult skirts or coats. 

So, when I finally got back online this week, I had to google "kinds of fabrics", and found this excellent descriptive list. It's eye-opening to peruse it and realize how many of the fabrics you can actually visualize.  Here's a good part of my list:


moire    percale    sateen    brocade    crepe    plaid    broadcloth    chenille     chintz  gaberdine   flannel   herringbone   muslin   georgette   chiffon ...and organza for first communion dresses.