Chintz: Glazed cotton fabric often printed with figures or large floral designs.

Cutting/Cutting for Approval/CFA: A tiny piece of fabric that is cut directly from a specific bolt of fabric to match up with a previously purchased dye lot. Do not get this mixed up with a memo or a sample.

Dye Lot: All yardage that is manufactured at the same time will be categorized under the same dye lot. Occasionally "dye lots" may vary slightly which is the reason for ordering a cutting from the specific bolt of fabric that you will receive.

Interlining: A soft, but thick fabric that is inserted between the main fabric and the back lining. Interlining helps fabric drape gracefully.

Lining: Fabric sewn on the back of drapery or slipcovers. It gives substance to the item. When used for drapery, it also protects the front fabric from the sun. Due to its delicate nature, silk drapery that is exposed to sunlight should always have a lining.

Memo: (Synonymous with "sample") A small piece of fabric from a selected fabric pattern. This may or may not be from the bolt of fabric a customer will receive. Samples show general color and texture of the pattern.

Performance Fabric : Fabric that is best suited for outdoor furniture high traffic areas. These fabrics have been treated with Defend Plus, which allows for easy cleaning.

Repeat: The pattern repeat is the vertical distance between where the pattern is identical again. That distance can be less than an inch or as much as the entire width of the product.

Reserve: Fabric that is reserved for a customer for a one week period. This ensures the customer of having a specific fabric available until the purchase is made.

Sample: (Synonymous with "memo") A small piece of fabric from a selected fabric pattern. This may or may not be from the bolt of fabric a customer will receive. Samples show general color and texture of the pattern.

Toile: A plain cloth, or, when described as Toile de Jouy , one that is printed with pastoral scenes printed on cotton.

Workroom: A place where upholstery and drapery are made.