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13. Terry Cloth
Terry cloth is cotton-toweling fabric with loops on one or both sides. It is water absorbent, and comes in many colors and designs. You can buy it by the yard.

14. Chambray
A plain cotton fabric woven with a colored warp and white filler. It also comes in stripes, checks, and dobby design.

15. Dotted Swiss
A sheer, crisp, cotton fabric with a woven clipped dot. It comes with a contrasting dot or in the same color.

16. Organdy
This is a sheer, light, wiry fabric. It must be treated so that it will keep a crisp finish permanently.

17. Surah
Soft lustrous fabrics with a twill weave. It is usually silk, but also comes in other fibers. May be plain, stripes, or prints.

18. Dobby
A small geometric design is woven into the cloth. It is similar to, but more simple than a jacquard weave.

19. Bedford Cord
Bedford cord is a heavy cotton or woolen fabric with a cord or ridge running lengthwise through it.

20. Striped Cotton
This fabric is a novelty Bedford in a striped cotton.

21. Batiste
The fabric is named for Jean Batiste, a linen weaver. It is a sheer, very fine, lightweight fabric.

22. Gingham
Plain weave cotton fabric. Gingham is woven in checks, stripes, and plaids of two or more colors.

23. Gingham
Gingham is also made in companion checks of different sizes. They can be used together or separately.

24. Sateen
This is cotton cloth made in a satin weave. It is often treated for high luster and crease-resistance.

25. Broadcloth
Closely woven fabric with a fine cross rib and a lustrous finish. This is a sheer in cotton and blends.

26. Birdseye Pique
It is a fabric with a diamond-shaped motif. It also comes with a lengthwise wale or a waffle weave, honeycomb, and a large diamond pattern called bull’s eye. Birdseye pique is usually cotton, but it can also be made from other fibers.



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Sydneys Vintage Clothing offers varieties of Victorian, Edwardian, 30's 40's era, 50's, 60's, and 70's, 80's clothing decades. You will find vintage dresses, hats, purses, shoes, mens, all in this online clothing store. Shop today and wear designer fashion clothes at cheap affordable prices.

Vintage Fashion Hints...
In order to better serve you, my customer, let me guide you. The following are different items within my store that have different styles of fashion. Some are from the Victorian, Edwardian, Antique Clothing, 30's 40's era, 50's 60's clothing, 70's 80's clothing, and costume jewelry, wedding dresses. You will find mens vintage clothing. You can fill up your shopping cart from this online vintage clothing store.

Let's start with 50's Mexican embroidered a great choice at a terrific price. Check this Sequin for Formal Evening Gown, it just might be the one for you. Maybe your shopping for her, she loves lace, then here is a Cocktail Prom Dress  Audrey Hepburn that you will absolutely have to grab! Let's say that your taste is more of the rockabilly vintage style dresses or a 50s evening dresses. Add a Pucci era or 60s fur coat. For the hippie generation, leather suede clog shoes or 60s handbag purse . (I have retro clothing also!) Let's not forget about that man in your life, great 70's clothing Disco shirt. Get him a denim blazer jacket and pants. From the separates department. He would love for you to get a vintage nightgown. Now I carry dress sewing patterns.
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