Clothing Materials

Decorative Accessories: 

1. Elastic tape
2. Buttonhole tape
3. Piping
4. Moiré ribbon
5. Seaming tape
6. Welted tape
7. Ribbed tape
8. Velvet ribbon
9. Bias binding
10. Stamped tape
11. Taffeta ribbon
12. Galloon
13. Fringes
14. Cords
15. Tassels
16. Rosettes
17. Soutache
18. Pompons

Short terms of decorative accessories are:

Trimmings: Those accessories which are used in sewing section are called trimmings. General name for a patterned, woven or knitted ribbon in cotton, silk, wool, or man-made fibre.

Trimmings

Scalloping, Rick-rack: Narrow bowed, zigzag, or scalloped ribbon, plain or multi-colored in cotton or man-made fibres for edge trimming of traditional costumes and children's wear.

Scalloping

Elastic tape: It is an elastic cotton strip. Highly elastic, flat, braided band containing rubber or elastomeric fibers.

Elastic tape

Buttonhole tape: Broad elastic tape with buttonholes located in the centre.

Buttonhole tape

Piping: Cotton or linen plain woven ribbon about 1 cm wide, used as a tailoring aid for edges, reveres, and collars. 

Moiré ribbon: Cotton, silk or man-made fiber ribbon with a moiré pattern for hat bands and bows. 

Seaming tape: Cotton or viscose twill woven tape for stabilizing seams. 

Welted tape: Cotton or viscose tape with a narrow welt at the edge.

Welted tape

Ribbed tape: Cotton, silk, or viscose tape with pronounced ribs for decoration or for waistbands. 

Velvet ribbon: Cotton, silk or viscose narrow-woven velvet; sensitive to handling. 

Bias binding: Tape cut on the bias (diagonally) in various widths and materials, plain or patterned, either flat or folded for use as binding. 

Stamped tape: Interlining tape with pre-stamped marks to show sewing width and seam allowance. Aids more efficient working. 

Taffeta ribbon: Filament yarn ribbon, plain or check patterned, for ribbon bows. 

Galloon: A particularly supple, plain or patterned braided ribbon for piping or binding in outerwear.

Galloon

Fringes: A narrow edging of projecting yarns which are not woven into the fabric, in viscose, wool, or silk. 

Cords: Circular braided materials of various thickness in viscose, cotton or synthetics. Used as decoration for clothing, in household textiles, and in sporting goods. 

Tassels: Expensive, hand-made articles in silk or viscose. A combination of fringes, cords, and braids. 

Rosettes: Decorative items used either alone or in combination with ornamental textiles. 

Soutache: A mouldable flat braid with two ribs in silk or viscose used for formal clothes. 

Pompons: Bunches of wool, silk or synthetics used as trimmings, hanging alone or in groups.