Difference between revisions of "OOC Fabrics"

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While many of these will be self-explanatory, it's nice to have a handy guide to translate the look you're going for into setting-appropriate references.

Silks

Grub silk - a low-quality but sturdy silk
Fabrisilk - a common synthetic silk, mass produced
Crezan silk - a good quality silk for a fair price
Holo-silk - a heavy silk used for its hologram-projection technology
Merovian silk - an expensive silk with a faint iridescence

Linen

Fleetweave - a light fabric made from the fibers of the fleetweed plant.
Coroweave - a light, flowing fabric painstakingly woven from living phosphorescent fungus. Very expensive.

Burlap

Hardweave - a coarse composite fabric made from various plant fibers.

Cotton

Syncloth - a synthetic fabric that can fill any niche that cotton can.
Duracloth - a sturdier fabric that can fill any niche that denim or corduroy can.
Polyfiber - an expensive fabric that is soft like syncloth but tougher than duracloth.

Plastics

As synthetic non-brand-name materials, these are all on the table;

Nylon
Latex
Spandex
Polyster
Rayon

Animal Products

Various - hunting is a celebrated facet of several cultures in Starmourn, so genuine animal pelts, furs, leathers and suedes are all on the table.
Synthleather - a synthetic substitute for true leather, comes in a variety of choices for thickness and flexibility.
Duraleather - a synthetic leather that is sturdier than synthleather
Polyleather - a synthetic leather that is sturdier than duraleather
Synfleece - a synthetic substitute for wool
Synfur - a synthetic substitute for fur
Insulwarm - a common brand of synthetic down

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 While many of these will be self-explanatory, it's nice to have a handy guide to translate the look you're going for into setting-appropriate references.
-Silks
+====Silks====
-Four common silks are:
+*[[Grub silk]] - a low-quality but sturdy silk
-[[Grubsilk]] - a low-quality but sturdy silk
+*[[Fabrisilk]] - a common synthetic silk, mass produced
-[[Fabrisilk]] - a common synthetic silk, mass produced
+*[[Crezan silk]] - a good quality silk for a fair price
-[[Crezan silk]] - a good quality silk for a fair price
+*[[Holo-silk]] - a heavy silk used for its hologram-projection technology
-[[Holo-silk]] - a heavy silk used for its hologram-projection technology
+*[[Merovian silk]] - an expensive silk with a faint iridescence
-[[Merovian silk]] - an expensive silk with a faint iridescence
-Linen
+====Linen====
-[[Fleetweave]] - a light fabric made from the fibers of the [[fleetweed]] plant.
+*[[Fleetweave]] - a light fabric made from the fibers of the [[fleetweed]] plant.
-[[coroweaving|Coroweave]] - a light, flowing fabric painstakingly woven from living phosphorescent fungus. Very expensive.
+*[[coroweaving|Coroweave]] - a light, flowing fabric painstakingly woven from living phosphorescent fungus. Very expensive.
-Burlap
+====Burlap====
-[[Hardweave]] - a coarse composite fabric made from various plant fibers.
+*[[Hardweave]] - a coarse composite fabric made from various plant fibers.
-Cotton
+====Cotton====
-[[Syncloth]] - a synthetic fabric that can fill any niche that cotton can.
+*[[Syncloth]] - a synthetic fabric that can fill any niche that cotton can.
-[[Duracloth]] - a sturdier fabric that can fill any niche that denim or corduroy can.
+*[[Duracloth]] - a sturdier fabric that can fill any niche that denim or corduroy can.
-[[Polyfiber]] - an expensive fabric that is soft like syncloth but tougher than duracloth.
+*[[Polyfiber]] - an expensive fabric that is soft like syncloth but tougher than duracloth.
-Nylon
+====Plastics====
-Nylon - as a synthetic fabric, this remains as it is in the real world!
+As synthetic non-brand-name materials, these are all on the table;
+*Nylon
+*Latex
+*Spandex
+*Polyster
+*Rayon
-Animal Products
+====Animal Products====
-Various - hunting is celebration facet of several cultures in Starmourn, so genuine animal pelts, furs, leathers and suedes are all on the table.
+*Various - hunting is a celebrated facet of several cultures in Starmourn, so genuine animal pelts, furs, leathers and suedes are all on the table.
-[[Synthleather]] - a synthetic substitute for true leather, comes in a variety of choices for thickness and flexibility.
+*[[Synthleather]] - a synthetic substitute for true leather, comes in a variety of choices for thickness and flexibility.
-[[Duraleather]] - a synthetic leather that is sturdier than synthleather
+*[[Duraleather]] - a synthetic leather that is sturdier than synthleather
-[[Polyleather]] - a synthetic leather that is sturdier than duraleather
+*[[Polyleather]] - a synthetic leather that is sturdier than duraleather
-[[Synfleece]] - a synthetic substitute for wool
+*[[Synfleece]] - a synthetic substitute for wool
-[[Synfur]] - a synthetic substitute for fur
+*[[Synfur]] - a synthetic substitute for fur
-[[Insulwarm]] - a common brand of synthetic down
+*[[Insulwarm]] - a common brand of synthetic down
+[[category:Fabrics_and_Fashions]]
+[[Category:OOC_References]]