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NAPRaised surface fibres of a textile such as velvet (3)
TABBYA textile such as silk or taffeta with a watered pattern; or, a cat with a brownish-greyish brindled coat (5)
RAFFIALeaf fibres of a palm tree, used to make baskets and mats (6)
NETTextile such as tulle for tutus and veils; a strip dividing a badminton or tennis court; or, a canopy around a bed to keep mosquitoes at bay (3)
DYEContents of a textile plant vat
WOWPrepared fibres of flax look like being a hitch (3)
HERMore luxurious, as velvet
TOWRaw fibres of hemp and flax
MATERIALTextile such as tweed or linen; notes, facts and ideas upon which a book is based; or, all of a player's pieces/pawns on a chessboard (8)
STRINGWord for a filing cord, hypothetical thread of matter, rope of pearls, strip of "silly" aerosol foam, tough fibre of a French bean, twanging wire of catgut or other line, filament, strand or twine (6)
LACEOrnamental textile such as guipure or traditional Cluny woven with Leavers machines (4)
FABRICTextile such as candlewick, cotton or linen (6)
RUBBINGAn impression of a coin, leaf or other raised surface made by means of frottage with a crayon or pencil; or, the application of friction generally (7)
COROTSon of a textile merchant and a milliner who painted the landscapes A Wagon in the Plains of Artois, Evening on the Lake and Summer Morning (5)
HANDLEThe bail or grip of a bucket, cup, mug, utensil etc that takes its name from the extremity used to hold said part; the tactile qualities of a textile; or, a slang term for one's name (6)
CHECKPattern of crossed lines forming squares for chessboards and textiles such as gingham or plaid (5)
TWEEDSWoven textiles such as those traditionally made in Harris, or the garments cut from such cloth including hacking jackets, plus fours
MORDANTAn adhesive for gold leaf, or, a substance used to set dyes on textiles such as palampore (7)
PILERaised surface or nap of carpet, velvet of corduroy; or, a large country house (4)
AHSGPILEDescribing the raised surface of a carpet with long, thick fibres (8)