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Comparisons
Choices that change what arrives, set out side by side. Each one is a decision a buyer has to make before an order can be written — how far along the cloth should already be, whether to take an existing lot or commission weaving, which of two similar cloths the garment actually wants, and what the loom leaves behind. Where a figure has to be confirmed per construction rather than quoted generally, the pages say so instead of rounding it off.
- Greige vs RFD vs PFD
Greige is loom-state cloth, RFD is prepared for colour, PFD is prepared for one print route. How far along each is, and which to put on the order — with why.
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- Stock-Lot Greige vs Made-to-Order Weaving
What stock-lot fabric is, the five risks in stock-lot greige, when it is the right buy, and how stock lots are verified by header matching before you commit.
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- Poplin vs Cambric
Poplin is warp-faced with more body (110×90); cambric is lighter and softer. Weave, hand, GSM and end use compared — and which to specify for your garment.
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- Air-Jet, Rapier or Shuttle: What the Loom Type Means for Your Fabric
Air-jet, rapier and shuttle looms compared on weft insertion, selvedge, defects and suitability — and how to identify the loom from the selvedge.
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For what each cloth is on its own terms, see the fabric families; for how to write and check the specification these decisions end up in, the technical guides.
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