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filled circles of same size</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the town, see <a href="/wiki/Polkadot,_North_Carolina" title="Polkadot, North Carolina">Polkadot, North Carolina</a>. For the cryptocurrency, see <a href="/wiki/Polkadot_(cryptocurrency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Polkadot (cryptocurrency)">Polkadot (cryptocurrency)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Polka_dots.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Polka_dots.svg/220px-Polka_dots.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Polka_dots.svg/330px-Polka_dots.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Polka_dots.svg/440px-Polka_dots.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a><figcaption>Red polka dots on a yellow background</figcaption></figure><p>The <b>polka dot</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Pattern" title="Pattern">pattern</a> consisting of an array of large filled circles of the same size.<sup id="cite_ref-oxf_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oxf-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Polka dots are commonly seen on <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_clothing" title="Children's clothing">children's clothing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toy" title="Toy">toys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Furniture" title="Furniture">furniture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ceramics" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceramics">ceramics</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Central_Europe" title="Central Europe">Central European</a> <a href="/wiki/Folk_art" title="Folk art">folk art</a>, but they appear in a wide array of contexts. The pattern rarely appears in formal contexts and is generally confined to more playful attire such as <a href="/wiki/Bathing_suits" class="mw-redirect" title="Bathing suits">bathing suits</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lingerie" title="Lingerie">lingerie</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polka_dot&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term likely originated because of the popularity of the <a href="/wiki/Polka" title="Polka">polka</a> dance around the same time the pattern became fashionable, just as many other products and fashions of the era also adopted the "polka" name.<sup id="cite_ref-oxf_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oxf-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polka_dot&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The invention of dotted patterns is believed to have happened in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>, but because of a lack of fabric machines and modern medicine, the pattern of irregularly spaced dots made people think of the <a href="/wiki/Rashes" class="mw-redirect" title="Rashes">rashes</a> caused by diseases like <a href="/wiki/Leprosy" title="Leprosy">leprosy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syphilis" title="Syphilis">syphilis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smallpox" title="Smallpox">smallpox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bubonic_plague" title="Bubonic plague">bubonic plague</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Measles" title="Measles">measles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oldtimey_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oldtimey-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hence, the pattern was associated with plague and uncleanliness.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The modern version of polka dots is believed to have become widespread during the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a> (c. 1760) and the invention of the first <a href="/wiki/Sewing_machine" title="Sewing machine">sewing machine</a> (in 1790), when perfectly round and evenly spaced dots could be created because of mechanized weaving.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, starting in middle of the 19th century, the pattern started to spread among the <a href="/wiki/Social_class" title="Social class">lower classes</a> of society at that time, who were looking for more interesting colors and patterns but could not afford the silks of the upper classes. It was also at this time, the name “polka dots" is believed to be connected to an <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern European</a> dance called the <a href="/wiki/Polka" title="Polka">polka</a>, though the reasons behind this association are varied and mostly discredited. Before the name “polka dots” was ingrained, the dotted fabric went by various monikers, including dotted-Swiss (which possibly alludes to the holes in <a href="/wiki/Swiss_cheese_(North_America)" title="Swiss cheese (North America)">Swiss cheese</a>), the Spanish name <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lunares" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:lunares"><i>lunares</i></a>, the French term <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quinconce" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:quinconce">quinconce</a></i>, and the German word <i>thalertupfen</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Polka dots gained popularity in the United States around the time of the <a href="/wiki/Roaring_Twenties" title="Roaring Twenties">Roaring Twenties</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Norma_Smallwood" title="Norma Smallwood">Norma Smallwood</a>, Miss America of 1926, wore a polka dot swimsuit, influencing the general public about the latest fad of that time. <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polka_dot&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the earliest media that showcase the popularity of polka dots is the depiction of <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mouse" title="Minnie Mouse">Minnie Mouse</a>. The character started wearing an iconic red dress with white polka dots in the 1928 title card animations of the short film <i><a href="/wiki/Plane_Crazy" title="Plane Crazy">Plane Crazy</a></i>. <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later in 1962, <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a> introduced <a href="/wiki/Polka-Dot_Man" title="Polka-Dot Man">Polka-Dot Man</a> with irregularly-sized and differently coloured dots. Polka-Dot Man made his first theatrical debut in the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Suicide_Squad_(film)" title="The Suicide Squad (film)">The Suicide Squad</a></i> directed by <a href="/wiki/James_Gunn" title="James Gunn">James Gunn</a>. He was played by actor <a href="/wiki/David_Dastmalchian" title="David Dastmalchian">David Dastmalchian</a>. </p><p>Since 1975, a red-on-white polka-dotted jersey has been awarded to the leader in the <a href="/wiki/Mountains_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France" title="Mountains classification in the Tour de France">mountain classification</a> of the annual <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France" title="Tour de France">Tour de France</a> cycling race.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some people associate polka dots with Venezuelan fashion designer <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Herrera_(fashion_designer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina Herrera (fashion designer)">Carolina Herrera</a>, who used polka dots on most of her dresses during the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as on the boxes of perfume <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Herrera_(fashion_designer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina Herrera (fashion designer)">Carolina Herrera</a>, Herrera For Men, Aquaflore and Flore.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Much of the Japanese artist <a href="/wiki/Yayoi_Kusama" title="Yayoi Kusama">Yayoi Kusama</a>'s work features a polka dot motif,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Cryptocurrency" title="Cryptocurrency">cryptocurrency</a> <a href="/wiki/Polkadot_(cryptocurrency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Polkadot (cryptocurrency)">Polkadot</a> takes its name after the design.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The polka dot also appears in popular music. "<a href="/wiki/Itsy_Bitsy_Teenie_Weenie_Yellow_Polka_Dot_Bikini" class="mw-redirect" title="Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini">Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini</a>" is a novelty song telling the story of a shy girl in a very revealing bathing suit who stays immersed in the ocean water to hide from view. It was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss and first released in June 1960 by Brian Hyland. Before that, however, "<a href="/wiki/Polka_Dots_and_Moonbeams" title="Polka Dots and Moonbeams">Polka Dots and Moonbeams</a>" was a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, published in 1940. It was Frank Sinatra's first hit, recorded with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. The song is one of the top 100 most-frequently recorded jazz standards<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with arrangements by Gil Evans and others and notable recordings by Lester Young, Sarah Vaughn and many others. </p><p>The 1943 <a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Twentieth Century Fox">Twentieth Century Fox</a> Technicolor musical film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Gang%27s_All_Here_(1943_film)" title="The Gang's All Here (1943 film)">The Gang's All Here</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Busby_Berkeley" title="Busby Berkeley">Busby Berkeley</a>, featured a large production number "The Polka-Dot Polka".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was written by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leo_Robin" title="Leo Robin">Leo Robin</a>, referencing the 19th century polka dot craze in the lyrics, and sung by <a href="/wiki/Alice_Faye" title="Alice Faye">Alice Faye</a> with the Busby Berkeley dancers.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polka_dot&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Frédéric Bazille's 1867 painting Family Reunion, containing two women in blue polka dot dresses"><img alt="Frédéric Bazille's 1867 painting Family Reunion, containing two women in blue polka dot dresses" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille_001.jpg/120px-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille_001.jpg/180px-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille_001.jpg/240px-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1358" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille" title="Frédéric Bazille">Frédéric Bazille</a>'s 1867 painting <i>Family Reunion</i>, containing two women in blue polka dot dresses</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Publicity_handout_of_Norma_Smallwood,_of_Tulsa,_Oklahoma,_winner_of_Miss_America_in_1926,_posing_in_a_Polka_Dots_bathing_suit.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Norma Smallwood (winner of 1926 Miss America) popularized polka dots design in this publicity handsout"><img alt="Norma Smallwood (winner of 1926 Miss America) popularized polka dots design in this publicity handsout" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Publicity_handout_of_Norma_Smallwood%2C_of_Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma%2C_winner_of_Miss_America_in_1926%2C_posing_in_a_Polka_Dots_bathing_suit.png/94px-Publicity_handout_of_Norma_Smallwood%2C_of_Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma%2C_winner_of_Miss_America_in_1926%2C_posing_in_a_Polka_Dots_bathing_suit.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Publicity_handout_of_Norma_Smallwood%2C_of_Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma%2C_winner_of_Miss_America_in_1926%2C_posing_in_a_Polka_Dots_bathing_suit.png/141px-Publicity_handout_of_Norma_Smallwood%2C_of_Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma%2C_winner_of_Miss_America_in_1926%2C_posing_in_a_Polka_Dots_bathing_suit.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Publicity_handout_of_Norma_Smallwood%2C_of_Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma%2C_winner_of_Miss_America_in_1926%2C_posing_in_a_Polka_Dots_bathing_suit.png/189px-Publicity_handout_of_Norma_Smallwood%2C_of_Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma%2C_winner_of_Miss_America_in_1926%2C_posing_in_a_Polka_Dots_bathing_suit.png 2x" data-file-width="1006" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Norma Smallwood (winner of 1926 Miss America) popularized polka dots design in this publicity handsout</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_-_Plane_Crazy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Title card of Plane Crazy animation which introduces Minnie Mouse wearing polka dots dress"><img alt="Title card of Plane Crazy animation which introduces Minnie Mouse wearing polka dots dress" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1_-_Plane_Crazy.jpg/120px-1_-_Plane_Crazy.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1_-_Plane_Crazy.jpg/180px-1_-_Plane_Crazy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1_-_Plane_Crazy.jpg/240px-1_-_Plane_Crazy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Title card of Plane Crazy animation which introduces Minnie Mouse wearing polka dots dress</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:18374820_2_600x600.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Smiling woman wearing white dress with black polka dots"><img alt="Smiling woman wearing white dress with black polka dots" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/18374820_2_600x600.jpg/120px-18374820_2_600x600.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/18374820_2_600x600.jpg/180px-18374820_2_600x600.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/18374820_2_600x600.jpg/240px-18374820_2_600x600.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Smiling woman wearing white dress with black polka dots</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_polka_dot_dress.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Woman wearing the 60's polka-dots fashion dress"><img alt="Woman wearing the 60's polka-dots fashion dress" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Green_polka_dot_dress.jpg/84px-Green_polka_dot_dress.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Green_polka_dot_dress.jpg/127px-Green_polka_dot_dress.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Green_polka_dot_dress.jpg/169px-Green_polka_dot_dress.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="994" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Woman wearing the 60's polka-dots fashion dress</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rood_met_wit_gestipte_katoenen_sandalettes_met_dikke_plateauzool_en_hoge_blokhak,_objectnr_69409-1-2.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Polka dots shoes"><img alt="Polka dots shoes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Rood_met_wit_gestipte_katoenen_sandalettes_met_dikke_plateauzool_en_hoge_blokhak%2C_objectnr_69409-1-2.JPG/120px-Rood_met_wit_gestipte_katoenen_sandalettes_met_dikke_plateauzool_en_hoge_blokhak%2C_objectnr_69409-1-2.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Rood_met_wit_gestipte_katoenen_sandalettes_met_dikke_plateauzool_en_hoge_blokhak%2C_objectnr_69409-1-2.JPG/180px-Rood_met_wit_gestipte_katoenen_sandalettes_met_dikke_plateauzool_en_hoge_blokhak%2C_objectnr_69409-1-2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Rood_met_wit_gestipte_katoenen_sandalettes_met_dikke_plateauzool_en_hoge_blokhak%2C_objectnr_69409-1-2.JPG/240px-Rood_met_wit_gestipte_katoenen_sandalettes_met_dikke_plateauzool_en_hoge_blokhak%2C_objectnr_69409-1-2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Polka dots shoes</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Handgefertigte_Keramik.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Polish Bolesławiec ceramics"><img alt="Polish Bolesławiec ceramics" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Handgefertigte_Keramik.JPG/102px-Handgefertigte_Keramik.JPG" decoding="async" width="102" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Handgefertigte_Keramik.JPG/152px-Handgefertigte_Keramik.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Handgefertigte_Keramik.JPG/203px-Handgefertigte_Keramik.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="2721" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Polish <a href="/wiki/Boles%C5%82awiec_pottery" title="Bolesławiec pottery">Bolesławiec</a> ceramics</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eierbecher_Waechtersbach_1930s.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="German ceramics"><img alt="German ceramics" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Eierbecher_Waechtersbach_1930s.jpg/116px-Eierbecher_Waechtersbach_1930s.jpg" decoding="async" width="116" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Eierbecher_Waechtersbach_1930s.jpg/175px-Eierbecher_Waechtersbach_1930s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Eierbecher_Waechtersbach_1930s.jpg/233px-Eierbecher_Waechtersbach_1930s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1711" data-file-height="1763" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">German ceramics</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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href="/wiki/Eolienne" title="Eolienne">Eolienne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flannel" title="Flannel">Flannel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foulard" title="Foulard">Foulard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fustian" title="Fustian">Fustian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabardine" title="Gabardine">Gabardine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gauze" title="Gauze">Gauze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gazar" title="Gazar">Gazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgette_(fabric)" title="Georgette (fabric)">Georgette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghalamkar" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghalamkar">Ghalamkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gingham" title="Gingham">Gingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenadine_(cloth)" title="Grenadine (cloth)">Grenadine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenfell_Cloth" class="mw-redirect" title="Grenfell Cloth">Grenfell Cloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grosgrain" title="Grosgrain">Grosgrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habutai" title="Habutai">Habutai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haircloth" title="Haircloth">Haircloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_tweed" title="Harris tweed">Harris tweed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herringbone_(cloth)" title="Herringbone (cloth)">Herringbone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himroo" title="Himroo">Himroo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hodden" title="Hodden">Hodden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_linen" title="Irish linen">Irish linen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamdani" title="Jamdani">Jamdani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerseymere" title="Kerseymere">Kerseymere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh%C4%81d%C4%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Khādī">Khādī</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khaki_drill" title="Khaki drill">Khaki drill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kij%C5%8Dka-bash%C5%8Dfu" title="Kijōka-bashōfu">Kijōka-bashōfu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kente_cloth" title="Kente cloth">Kente cloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lam%C3%A9_(fabric)" title="Lamé (fabric)">Lamé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawn_cloth" title="Lawn cloth">Lawn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linsey-woolsey" title="Linsey-woolsey">Linsey-woolsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loden_cape" title="Loden cape">Loden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longcloth" title="Longcloth">Longcloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mackinaw_cloth" title="Mackinaw cloth">Mackinaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madapollam" title="Madapollam">Madapollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_(cloth)" title="Madras (cloth)">Madras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moleskin" title="Moleskin">Moleskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslin" title="Muslin">Muslin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nainsook" title="Nainsook">Nainsook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nankeen" title="Nankeen">Nankeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninon" title="Ninon">Ninon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oilskin" title="Oilskin">Oilskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organdy" title="Organdy">Organdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organza" title="Organza">Organza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osnaburg" title="Osnaburg">Osnaburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottoman_(textile)" title="Ottoman (textile)">Ottoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_(cloth)" title="Oxford (cloth)">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paduasoy" title="Paduasoy">Paduasoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percale" title="Percale">Percale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetuana" title="Perpetuana">Perpetuana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pongee" title="Pongee">Pongee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poplin" title="Poplin">Poplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakematiz" title="Rakematiz">Rakematiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayadillo" title="Rayadillo">Rayadillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rep_(fabric)" title="Rep (fabric)">Rep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ripstop" title="Ripstop">Ripstop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_cord" title="Russell cord">Russell cord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga_Nishiki" title="Saga Nishiki">Saga Nishiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samite" title="Samite">Samite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sateen" title="Sateen">Sateen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satin" title="Satin">Satin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saye" title="Saye">Saye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlet_(cloth)" title="Scarlet (cloth)">Scarlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seerhand_muslin" title="Seerhand muslin">Seerhand muslin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seersucker" title="Seersucker">Seersucker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendal" title="Sendal">Sendal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serge_(fabric)" title="Serge (fabric)">Serge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scrim_(material)" title="Scrim (material)">Scrim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shot_silk" title="Shot silk">Shot silk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuff_(cloth)" title="Stuff (cloth)">Stuff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taffeta" title="Taffeta">Taffeta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tais" title="Tais">Tais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tartan" title="Tartan">Tartan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ticking" title="Ticking">Ticking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toile" title="Toile">Toile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucuyo" title="Tucuyo">Tucuyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tweed" title="Tweed">Tweed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twill" title="Twill">Twill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultrasuede" title="Ultrasuede">Ultrasuede</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vegetable_flannel" title="Vegetable flannel">Vegetable flannel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventile" title="Ventile">Ventile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinyl_coated_polyester" title="Vinyl coated polyester">Vinyl coated polyester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viyella" title="Viyella">Viyella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voile" title="Voile">Voile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadmal" title="Wadmal">Wadmal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waffle_fabric" title="Waffle fabric">Waffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wigan_(fabric)" title="Wigan (fabric)">Wigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whipcord" title="Whipcord">Whipcord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zephyr_cloth" class="mw-redirect" title="Zephyr cloth">Zephyr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zorbeez" title="Zorbeez">Zorbeez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Figured <br />woven</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brocade" title="Brocade">Brocade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camlet" title="Camlet">Camlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damask" title="Damask">Damask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lampas" title="Lampas">Lampas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songket" title="Songket">Songket</a></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Rinzu" title="Rinzu">Rinzu</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pile_(textile)" title="Pile (textile)">Pile woven</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baize" title="Baize">Baize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chenille_fabric" title="Chenille fabric">Chenille</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corduroy" title="Corduroy">Corduroy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crimplene" title="Crimplene">Crimplene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fustian" title="Fustian">Fustian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mockado" title="Mockado">Mockado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moquette" title="Moquette">Moquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plush" title="Plush">Plush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polar_fleece" title="Polar fleece">Polar fleece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrycloth" title="Terrycloth">Terrycloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velours_du_Kasa%C3%AF" title="Velours du Kasaï">Velours du Kasaï</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velvet" title="Velvet">Velvet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velveteen" title="Velveteen">Velveteen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zibeline" title="Zibeline">Zibeline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nonwoven_fabric" title="Nonwoven fabric">Nonwoven</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Felt" title="Felt">Felt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_bark_textile" title="Cedar bark textile">Cedar bark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Knitted_fabric" title="Knitted fabric">Knitted</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boiled_wool" title="Boiled wool">Boiled wool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coolmax" title="Coolmax">Coolmax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_machine" title="Knitting machine">Machine knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milliskin" title="Milliskin">Milliskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_(fabric)" title="Jersey (fabric)">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velour" title="Velour">Velour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Net_(textile)" title="Net (textile)">Netted</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobbinet" title="Bobbinet">Bobbinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_fibers" title="Carbon fibers">Carbon fibers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lace" title="Lace">Lace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesh" title="Mesh">Mesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needlerun_net" title="Needlerun net">Needlerun net</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninon" title="Ninon">Ninon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulle_netting" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulle netting">Tulle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Technical_textile" title="Technical textile">Technical</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ballistic_nylon" title="Ballistic nylon">Ballistic nylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ban-Lon" title="Ban-Lon">Ban-Lon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conductive_textile" title="Conductive textile">Conductive textile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darlexx" title="Darlexx">Darlexx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E-textiles" title="E-textiles">E-textiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gannex" title="Gannex">Gannex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gore-Tex" title="Gore-Tex">Gore-Tex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenticular_fabric" title="Lenticular fabric">Lenticular fabric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silnylon" title="Silnylon">Silnylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spandex" title="Spandex">Spandex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stub-tex" class="mw-redirect" title="Stub-tex">Stub-tex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SympaTex" class="mw-redirect" title="SympaTex">SympaTex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windstopper" title="Windstopper">Windstopper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Patterns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argyle_(pattern)" title="Argyle (pattern)">Argyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bizarre_silk" title="Bizarre silk">Bizarre silk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Check_(pattern)" title="Check (pattern)">Check</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warp_printing" title="Warp printing">Chiné</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_plaid" title="Glen plaid">Glen plaid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herringbone_(cloth)" title="Herringbone (cloth)">Herringbone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houndstooth" title="Houndstooth">Houndstooth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelsch_d%27Alsace" title="Kelsch d'Alsace">Kelsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paisley_(design)" title="Paisley (design)">Paisley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinstripes" title="Pinstripes">Pinstripes</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Polka dot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shweshwe" title="Shweshwe">Shweshwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tartan" title="Tartan">Tartan or plaid</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tattersall_(cloth)" title="Tattersall (cloth)">Tattersall</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fiber" title="Fiber">Textile fibers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abac%C3%A1" title="Abacá">Abacá</a> (Manila hemp)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acrylic_fiber" title="Acrylic fiber">Acrylic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpaca_fiber" title="Alpaca fiber">Alpaca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angora_wool" title="Angora wool">Angora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musa_basjoo" title="Musa basjoo">Bashō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cashmere_wool" title="Cashmere wool">Cashmere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coir" title="Coir">Coir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">Cotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eisengarn" title="Eisengarn">Eisengarn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemp" title="Hemp">Hemp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jute" title="Jute">Jute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevlar" title="Kevlar">Kevlar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linen" title="Linen">Linen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohair" title="Mohair">Mohair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nylon" title="Nylon">Nylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microfiber" title="Microfiber">Microfiber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olefin_fiber" title="Olefin fiber">Olefin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pashmina" class="mw-redirect" title="Pashmina">Pashmina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyester" title="Polyester">Polyester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pi%C3%B1a" title="Piña">Piña</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramie" title="Ramie">Ramie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayon" title="Rayon">Rayon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_silk" title="Sea silk">Sea silk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">Silk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal">Sisal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spandex" title="Spandex">Spandex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spider_silk" title="Spider silk">Spider silk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wool" title="Wool">Wool</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Finishing_(textiles)" title="Finishing (textiles)">Finishing</a> and<div class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div><a href="/wiki/Textile_printing" title="Textile printing">printing</a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Androsia" title="Androsia">Androsia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batik" title="Batik">Batik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beetling" title="Beetling">Beetling</a></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Bingata" title="Bingata">Bingata</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B2g%C3%B2lanfini" title="Bògòlanfini">Bògòlanfini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devor%C3%A9" title="Devoré">Burnout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calendering_(textiles)" title="Calendering (textiles)">Calendering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decatising" title="Decatising">Decatising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devor%C3%A9" title="Devoré">Devoré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finishing_(textiles)" title="Finishing (textiles)">Finishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulling" title="Fulling">Fulling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heatsetting" title="Heatsetting">Heatsetting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indienne" title="Indienne">Indienne</a></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kasuri" title="Kasuri">Kasuri</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Katazome" title="Katazome">Katazome</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercerised_cotton" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercerised cotton">Mercerization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moire_(fabric)" title="Moire (fabric)">Moire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nap_(textile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nap (textile)">Nap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parchmentising" title="Parchmentising">Parchmentising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogan_printing" class="mw-redirect" title="Rogan printing">Rogan printing</a></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/R%C5%8Dketsuzome" title="Rōketsuzome">Rōketsuzome</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_printing_on_textiles" title="Roller printing on textiles">Roller printing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanforization" title="Sanforization">Sanforization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenterhook" title="Tenterhook">Tenterhook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textile_printing" title="Textile printing">Textile printing</a></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Tsutsugaki" title="Tsutsugaki">Tsutsugaki</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warp_printing" title="Warp printing">Warp printing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waxed_cotton" title="Waxed cotton">Waxed cotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodblock_printing_on_textiles" title="Woodblock printing on textiles">Woodblock printing</a></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABzen" title="Yūzen">Yūzen</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fabric mills</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlo_Barbera" title="Carlo Barbera">Carlo Barbera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanificio_Fratelli_Cerruti" title="Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti">Cerruti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dormeuil" title="Dormeuil">Dormeuil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Thomas" title="E. Thomas">E. 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