The process of creating new versions of garments, accessories, or other items.

Long pieces of cloth.

Very thin, hair-like strands that can be quite short or very long.

Yard goods in an unfinished state.

The flow of goods, which separates the overall fashion industry into the primary, secondary, retail, and auxiliary groups of businesses.

Wholesalers often dealing in inexpensive accessories and small, non-fashion products; also distribute goods between producers and retailers or users.

The channel of distribution for apparel and home decorating textiles.

Another name for the soft goods chain.

The combining of two or more steps of the pipeline within one company and under one management.

Continuous strands of textile fibers in a form suitable for processing into fabrics.