LAPEL The Cloth

The Cloth

Macro of a coarse linen-coloured woven fabric.

Every garment starts as cloth, and every cloth starts as fibre. The five pages below trace that path — from raw fibres through construction methods, named fabrics, adjacent materials, and the finishes that turn a roll of greige goods into something you'd actually wear.

Style-agnostic. The chemistry of cotton and the geometry of a twill weave don't change based on what you're dressing for.

  1. 01 Fibres Raw inputs — cotton, wool, linen, silk, polyester, nylon, viscose. Where cloth begins.
  2. 02 Fabrics Named cloths — denim, twill, jersey, flannel, oxford. How fibres become recognisable surfaces.
  3. 03 Materials Non-textile clothing materials — leather, suede, rubber, hardware. Where fabric stops.
  4. 04 Construction How cloth is built — weaving, knitting, felting, non-wovens. The structure under the surface.
  5. 05 Finishes Post-treatments — dyeing, washing, mercerising, water-repellent. What turns greige into the bolt you buy.