Underlining
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A layer of fabric cut from the same pattern pieces as the fashion fabric and attached to its wrong side before construction, adding body, opacity or support without showing.
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Acetate lining
A smooth, lightweight lining fabric made from acetate fibre, offering silk-like sheen and drape at low cost but requiring low-heat pressing.
Polyester lining
A durable, easy-care lining fabric made from polyester fibre, resistant to wrinkling and shrinking though less breathable than natural-fibre linings.
Bemberg rayon
A trademarked lightweight cupro rayon lining fabric prized for a silk-like hand, breathability and antistatic properties compared with polyester linings.
China silk
An older term for a very lightweight, smooth plain-weave silk lining fabric similar to habotai, now less common due to its delicacy.
Habotai silk
A lightweight, smooth plain-weave silk with a soft drape and slight sheen, one of the most common silk lining fabrics.
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