Textile Glossary

Narrow fabric

Definition

Narrow fabrics are knitted fabrics with widths of up to 600 mm, such as tapes and ribbons.

Use in the textile industry

Narrow fabrics are widely used in the textile industry wherever narrow, tape-like textiles are required — for example, as binding tapes, webbing, cords, or elastic bands in apparel and home textile manufacturing. Typical fields of application also include technical textiles, such as carrier elements, safety straps, and fastening components. Due to their defined width and knitted construction, these products frequently exhibit high dimensional stability and specifically adjustable stretch properties.

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Frequently asked question

Narrow fabric refers to knitted fabrics with a width of up to 600 mm, whereas broad fabric encompasses textiles with greater fabric widths, typically produced as piece goods for apparel or technical applications. The distinction is therefore made primarily on the basis of fabric width, not on the manufacturing process or the fibers used.

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