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 * A-Line**-A dress or skirt silhouette that is narrower at the top, flaring gently wider toward the bottom thereby resembling the letter A. Works well on most figure types; good for disguising bottom-heavy figures
 * Absorbency** A measure of how much water a fabric can absorb.
 * Acetate** Acetate is a synthetic fibre.
 * Acrylic** Acrylic fiber is a synthetic polymer fiber that contains at least 85% acrylonitrile.
 * Aida cloth** Aida cloth is a coarse open-weave fabric traditionally used for cross-stitch.
 * Alnage** Alnage is the official supervision of the shape and quality of manufactured woolen cloth.
 * Alpaca** Alpaca is a name given to two distinct things. It is primarily a term applied to the wool of the Peruvian alpaca. It is, however, more broadly applied to a style of fabric originally made from alpaca fiber but now frequently made from a similar type of fiber.
 * Angora** Angora refers to the hair of either the Angora goat or the Angora rabbit, or the fabric made from Angora rabbit; see Angora wool. (Fabric made from angora goat is mohair.)
 * Angora wool** Angora wool is a generic term for either Mohair if the hair is from an Angora goat or Angora fabric if the hair is from an Angora rabbit.
 * Applique** Applique is a technique in which pieces of fabric are sewn onto a foundation piece of fabric to create designs.
 * Argyle** An argyle pattern is one containing diamonds in a sort of diagonal checkerboard pattern.

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