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Grosgrain, also gros-grain and, rarely, gros grain, is a type of fabric characterized by its ribbed appearance.

In grosgrain, the weft is heavier than the warp, creating prominent transverse ribs.

It is called a "corded" fabric since the weft resembles a fine cord.

Grosgrain is a plain weave corded fabric, with heavier cords than in poplin but lighter than in faille.

Grosgrain has a very dull appearance with little luster but is very strong.

It is a firm, close-woven, fine-corded fabric.

While grosgrain fabric is generally black, it can be many different colors, and grosgrain ribbon comes in a large variety of colors and patterns.

Tulle is a lightweight, very fine netting, which is often starched.

It can be made of various fibres, including silk, nylon, and rayon.

Tulle is most commonly used for veils, gowns (particularly wedding gowns), and ballet tutus.

Tulle comes in a wide array of colors and it can also easily be dyed to suit the needs of the consumer.

It is readily available.

Polka dot is a pattern consisting of an array of filled, large in size, circles.

It differentiates itself from the spot pattern, as polka dots are perfectly even and sized, while spots are irregular in spacing and shape.

Early instances were generally equally sized and spaced relatively closely in relation to their diameters and there is speculation that they were originally conceived to cover moth holes in women's wool dresses.

Many modern prints include more randomly spaced, sized and coloured dots.

Polka dots are most commonly seen on children's clothing, toys, and furniture, but they appear in a wide array of contexts.

The pattern rarely appears in formal contexts, however, and is generally confined to more playful attire such as bathing suits and lingerie.

Occasionally, white-on-black small dots appear on more formal clothing.

The modern tutu is a dress worn as a costume in a ballet performance, often with attached bodice.

It may be made of tarlatan, muslin, silk, tulle, gauze, or nylon.

Modern tutus have two basic types: the Romantic tutu is soft and bell-shaped, reaching the calf or ankle; the Classical tutu is short and stiff, projecting horizontally from the waist and hip.

Satin is a weave that typically has a glossy surface and a dull back.

The satin weave is characterized by four or more fill or weft yarns floating over a warp yarn or vice versa, four warp yarns floating over a single weft yarn.

Floats are missed interfacings, where the warp yarn lies on top of the weft in a warp-faced satin and where the weft yarn lies on top of the warp yarns in weft-faced satins.

These floats explain the even sheen, as unlike in other weaves, the light reflecting is not scattered as much by the fibres, which have fewer tucks.

Satin is usually a warp-faced weaving technique in which warp yarns are "floated" over weft yarns, although there are also weft-faced satins.

If a fabric is formed with a satin weave using filament fibres such as silk, nylon, or polyester, the corresponding fabric is termed a satin, although some definitions insist that the fabric be made from silk.

If the yarns used are short-staple yarns such as cotton, the fabric formed is considered a sateen.