What is French Terry?-ApparelWin

French terry cloth is a variety of terry (or toweling) fabric, which is identified by its uncut looped pile.

French terry came onto the scene shortly after the discovery of its well-known relative, terry cloth. Terry cloth, best known for its use in towels, is a magically soft fabric made up of large uncut looped piles. These piles are on both sides of the fabric and help to absorb large amounts of water while the length of the piles controls the amount of water that can be absorbed by the fabric. Terry cloth is most commonly made from 100% cotton, providing the snuggly-soft feel we all know and love.

French terry, like terry cloth, features the same looping and piling of the fabric, however it is only on one side of the garment. This allows for the fabric to maintain the features its known for, but creates a sought-after, wearable look. French terry also offers a soft-hand and smooth surface, making decorating on this fabric a dream.

French terry cloth only has the highly absorbent looped pile on one side of the fabric, and the other side is flat and smooth. It can be woven from different kinds of threads and can be stretch or non-stretch. There are lots of types of French terry and It's used primarily for casual clothing and infant clothing like Hoody, pullover, and also good for making dress and sportswear.