| Accordion Pleat: |
Accordion pleats are single, large pleats which are often used as a method of fan folding in pleated curtains before installing, or they can be used in contract curtains by snapping onto channel slides. |
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| Acrylic: |
Acrylic is a man-made fiber composed of acetylated cellulose. |
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| Aft: |
(After) Aft refers to near the stern. |
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| Astern: |
The direction toward the stern of a vessel, or beyond the stern. |
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| Athwart: |
At right angles to the center line. |
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| Beam: |
One of the principal dimensions of a boat, the width; Also, the direction at right angles to the centerline of a vessel, as "the lighthouse is broad on the beam". |
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| Berth: |
A position, as a place to sleep or in which a vessel may be; A margin of safety, as a "wide berth". |
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| Boarding Ladder: |
A temporary set of steps lowered over a vessel's side. |
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| Bolt: |
A bolt is an entire length of fabric rolled full-width on a tube. |
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| Border: |
A border is a gimp, but wider. It is sometimes woven in plain patterns such as stripes or chevrons. |
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| Box Pleat: |
A box pleat is a fold of cloth sewn into place to create fullness in a curtain. Box pleats are evenly spaced and stitched. |
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| Bridge: |
The control station of a vessel; The persons in charge of a vessel, or (by extension) of an organization, such as the U.S. Power Squadrons; A structure over the water to carry pedestrian, vehicular or railroad traffic. |
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| Brush Fringe: |
A brush fringe is a cut fringe that has a flat skirt made of thin yarns. The heading of a brush fringe can vary from plain to a most elaborate gimp. |
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| Bulkhead: |
A transverse wall in the hull; The interior compartmentalization of a vessel is created by bulkheads; In some cases bulkheads are watertight, adding to the safety in case of damage to the hull. |
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| Bullion Fringe: |
A bullion fringe is a fringe made of plain or crepe cords rather than yarns. The heading can be plain or decorative. |
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| Burgee Flag: |
A special flag flown on a vessel or on a flagstaff of a shore installation, indicating either ownership of the vessel or the identity of a yacht club or similar organization; Small flag that is personally made for a yacht. |
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| C.O.M.: |
C.O.M. stands for Customer's Own Material. |
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| Camber: |
Curvature of either sail or keel; the curve of the deck, usually being higher in the center so that the water can run off. |
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| Canvas: |
A firm, closely woven cloth (originally hemp, linen or cotton) used for sails and awnings; A set of sails; Today, the word "sailcloth" is generally used for modern sail making fabrics such as polyester (Dacron) and nylon. |
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| Catamaran: |
A twin-hulled vessel, power or sail. |
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| Cashmere: |
Cashmere is a fine fiber obtained from the undercoat of the Himalayan Cashmere goat. |
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| Center Draw: |
Center draw refers to one pair of curtains which draw open and closed exactly at a window's center point. |
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| Center Support: |
A center support is a metal grip which is used to support a traverse rod from above. It prevents the rod from sagging in the middle but does not interfere with the rod operation. |
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| Charts: |
Seagoing maps; Most charts are issued by governmental sources, and their data is based on surveys of the land and underwater areas, showing depths as well as buoys and other aids to navigation. |
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| Chenille: |
Chenille is a special yarn with pile protruding on all sides that is produced by first weaving a fabric. In French, chenille means "caterpillar". |
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| Chintz: |
Chintz is a cotton fabric, with or without a printed pattern, that has a glaze created by applying resin and calendaring. |
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| Cleat: |
A rigging fitting to which mooring lines sail control lines such as sheets and halyards, and miscellaneous lines are temporarily attached. |
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| Cockpit: |
A space for the crew, lower than the deck and often watertight or self-draining. |
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| Cord: |
A cord is plied yarn (plies) that has been twisted together. When used for a seam, a tape is sewn onto the edge of the cord. Cords are frequently used in place of fabric welting. |
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| Companionway: |
A hatch or entrance, from the deck to cabin. |
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| Corduroy: |
Corduroy is cut pile fabric, usually made of cotton, in which the ribbed pile is produced with a supplementary weft yarn. |
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| Cornice: |
A cornice is a shallow, box-like structure, usually made of wood, fastened across the top of a window to conceal the curtain hardware. |
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| Cornice Board: |
A cornice board is the horizontal board used as support for a cornice or as foundation for swags and tails. |
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| Cotton: |
Cotton is a natural, cellulosic seed hair fiber obtained from the seedpod of the cotton plant. |
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| Cut Pile: |
Cut pile is a fabric in which the pile is cut rather than looped, creating a velvet effect. |
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| Cut Yardage: |
Cut yardage is a fabric or trimming ordered to a specific measurement, as opposed to purchasing by the piece or whole bolt. |
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| Dacron: |
Trademark name for a type of polyester. |
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| Debossing: |
To indent a figure or design into a surface (as in napkins or leather). The design is pressed into the fabric or leather by passing it through hot, raised stamp rollers. |
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| Density: |
Density is a standard measurement of thickness in fabric weight. Yarn size, amount of warp ends, and weft picks determine the density. |
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| Dinghy: |
A small boat used as a tender; The term is also used for a small racing sailboat. |
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| Dock: |
An enclosed or nearly enclosed water area; All the port installations; A place where vessels can make fast, as at a pier, wharf or floating dock. |
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| Drapery: |
Drapery refers to a window covering which is usually hung from a traverse rod. |
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| Egyptian Cotton: |
Egyptian cotton is a fine, lustrous long-staple cotton that produces a soft, high-quality fabric. |
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| Embossing: |
To raise a design (as on stationery). Embossing is a calendaring process which produces a raised design or pattern in relief. The design is pressed into fabric or leather by passing it through hot, engraved rollers. Velvet or plush is embossed by shearing the pile to different levels or by pressing parts flat. |
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| Fender: |
A cushioning device hung between the boat and a float or pier. |
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| Fiberglass: |
Fiberglass is a man-made mineral fiber extruded in continuous filaments; Glass in fibrous form usually reinforced with synthetic resin such as polyester may be woven or mat form. |
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| Filament: |
Filament is a continuous strand of silk or man-made fiber. |
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| Finial: |
A finial is a decorative end piece on curtain café rods or decorative traverse rods. A finial is also called a pole end. |
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| Finished Length: |
Finished length refers to the length of curtains after they have been made. |
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| Finished Width: |
Finished width refers to the width of curtains after they have been made. The finished width if found by measuring the length of the mounting board or rod and then adding the depth of any return. |
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| Flange: |
Flange is a decorative finish sewn into a seam with fabric. |
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| Floor: |
Structural members in the bottom of the boat, running athwartships from bilge to bilge. |
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| Flybridge: |
A high steering position, usually above the normal wheelhouse of a power yacht. |
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| Fore: |
Located at the front, as of a vessel. |
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| Fore-and-Aft: |
From stem to stern, from front to back, oriented parallel to keel. |
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| Forecabin: |
Forward cabin of a boat as opposed to the aft cabin. |
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| Forward: |
On board a vessel, the direction to the front, toward the bow. |
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| Fringe: |
Fringe is an edging with hanging tassels or threads used in decoration. |
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| Fullness: |
Fullness refers to the proportion of the finished width of a valance or curtain to the length of the mounting board or rod. |
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| Galley: |
The kitchen on a boat or ship. |
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| Gathering Tape: |
Gathering tape is tape that is stitched to the top of a curtain to create a gathered effect by pulling on cords that run through the tape. |
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| Gimp: |
Gimp is a flat, narrow, woven textile made in many styles. One or both edges of a gimp can be plain or cut, or have scalloped loops. |
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| Global Positioning System (GPS): |
A worldwide radio navigation system of high accuracy using orbiting satellites. |
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| Goblet Pleats: |
Goblet pleats are pleats that have a curved top edge that is pushed out in a goblet-type shape. These pleats are similar to pinch pleats but not sewn down. |
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| Grab Rail: |
A convenient grip, on a cabin rope or along a companion ladder. |
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| Grommet: |
A ring or eyelet, as in a sail; A rope grommet is a circle made by unlaying the rope, then using one strand spirally, twisting onto itself, replacing the original strands. |
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| Gusset: |
Gusset refers to the depth of a top mattress and is helpful when measuring for linens. |
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| Hand: |
Hand is a qualitative term used to describe the tactile properties of a fabric. Literally, the word refers to the feel of the goods in the hand. |
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| Harbormaster: |
The person in charge of anchorages, dock spaces, refuse collection and similar matters. |
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| Harlequin: |
Harlequin is a large check pattern that is turned 45 degrees to form a diamond in two or more contrasting colors. This term is suggested by the loudly checked costume of a harlequin. |
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| Hatch: |
A deck opening providing access to the space below; Normally a hatch cover, hinged or sliding, is fitted. |
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| Hawsepipes: |
Fittings in the hawse holes through which dock or anchor lines may be run, and, in larger vessels, in which the upper part of the anchor may be stowed. |
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| Head: |
The toilet aboard a ship (fixture only or entire compartment). |
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| Helm: |
The tiller, wheel, and other steering gear; A boat is said to have a weather helm if it tends to run its bow to windward, Lee helm if it tends to fall away to leeward. |
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| Hem: |
A hem is both the finished sides and the bottom edges of a sewn item. |
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| Hemstitch: |
A hemstitch is a stitch used to create a decorative, open weave pattern. A hemstitch is created by sewing along a line from which threads have been drawn out, gathering the cross threads into a series of small groups. |
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| Herringbone: |
Herringbone is a twill weave that reverses direction across the fabric to form a chevron. |
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| Houndstooth: |
Houndstooth is a pointed check effect produced by a two-up, two-down broken twill with four ends and four picks in a repeat. |
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| Hull: |
The structural body of a vessel, not including superstructure, masts or rigging. |
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| Inboard: |
More toward the center of a vessel; A motor fitted inside the boat. |
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| Inflatable: |
Craft that has an inflatable structure. |
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| Inside Mount: |
An inside mount is the treatment installed inside of a window frame. |
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| Installation: |
Installation refers to the process of placing and setting a window treatment in place. |
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| Interlining: |
Interlining is the layer of fabric between the outer decorative fabric and the lining. |
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| Inverted Pleat: |
An inverted pleat is a curtain pleat that is formed in the opposite way of a traditional box pleat - the edges of the pleat meet in the middle right side of the fabric. This type of pleat is also known as a kick pleat. |
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| Jabot: |
A jabot is the decorative vertical end of an over-window treatment that usually finishes a horizontal festoon. |
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| Jacquard: |
Jacquard is a system of weaving which, because of a pattern-making mechanism of great versatility, permits the production of woven designs of considerable size. Jacquard-woven fabrics, particularly sheets, have a warm, silky finish. |
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| Ketch: |
A two-masted sailing rig; the after (mizzen) mast is shorter than the forward (main) mast and stepped forward of the rudder post, so the mizzen sail on a ketch is relatively larger than it might be on a yawl. |
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| Kick Pleat: |
A kick pleat is a separate piece of fabric placed in each corner of a bed skirt that helps to hide the legs of a bed frame. |
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| King: |
King is a bed size of approximately 76" width x 80" length. |
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| King, California: |
California King is a bed size approximately 72" width x 84" length. |
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| Knife Edge: |
A knife edge is a seam without a decorative finish. |
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| Knife Pleats: |
Knife pleats are narrow, finely pressed and closely spaced curtain pleats that all face the same direction. |
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| Lace: |
Lace is an openwork fabric produced by a network of threads that are twisted together and sometimes knotted to form patterns. Lace is made by hand with needles or hooks, or by machinery. |
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| Lazarette: |
A small storage compartment at the stern. |
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| Length Overall (LOA): |
The distance between the tip of the bow and the end of the stern. |
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| Life Preserver: |
A floatation coat, vest, ring or cushion called Personal Floatation Device (PDF) in the U.S. |
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| Linen: |
Linen is a strong, lustrous yarn made from flax fiber. |
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| Lining: |
Lining is the fabric backing of an item such as a pillow or curtain panel. |
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| Locker: |
(1) A device for measuring distance run through the water. (2) A written record, usually in a book, of a vessel's course, speed, weather encountered, radio transmissions and receptions, as well as other navigational and maintenance details. |
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| Marina: |
A place, essentially a dock area, where small recreational craft are kept, usually floats or piers, as well as service facilities are available. |
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| Matelasse: |
Matelasse is a woven fabric similar to a brocatelle. It has two warps that, in weaving, achieve a puckered or quilted effect. In French, "matelasser" means "to quilt" or "to pad." |
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| Mercerizing: |
Mercerizing is a process by which yarn or cloth is treated with sodium hydroxide to give it luster, strength, and receptiveness to dyes. |
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| Meter: |
A meter is a universally accepted and commonly used measurement based in hundreds and equivalent to 39.37 inches. |
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| Midships: |
Location near the center of a vessel measured either from side to side or fore-and-aft. |
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| Mitered: |
Mitered refers to a border or a flange that is matched in the corners with a diagonal seam. |
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| Mitered Corner: |
In draperies, a mitered corner is the formation of the bottom edge with a 45-degree angle on the hem side. |
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| Mohair: |
Mohair is long, white, lustrous hair obtained from the Angora goat. Mohair plush is a fabric with a cut pile of mohair yarns that is lustrous and extremely strong, and will hold a permanent embossing. |
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| Moiré: |
Moiré is a finishing process that produces a wavy or rippling pattern on the fabric, and is unique from fabric to fabric. In French, "moiré" means "watered." |
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| Motor Sailers: |
An auxiliary sailboat with an exceptionally large engine and spacious accommodations. |
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| Motorboat: |
A boat propelled by an internal combustion engine. |
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| Muslin: |
Muslin is a plain weave strong cotton cloth. |
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| Nautical Mile: |
6076.12 feet, or 1852 meters, an international standard. |
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| Non-Slip: |
Anti-skid. |
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| Nylon: |
Nylon is a generic term for the synthetic polyamide fibers. |
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| Olefin: |
Olefin is a manmade fiber composed of at least 85% by weight of ethylene, propylene, or other olefin units. |
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| One-Way Draw: |
One-way draw refers to one-panel curtains designed to open and close only one way. |
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| Opacity: |
Opacity is a degree measuring the amount to which solid material blocks view and light. |
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| Organza: |
Organza is a thin, transparent silk, rayon, or nylon fabric made in a plain weave and given a stiff, wiry finish. |
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| Outboard: |
Outside or away from vessel's hull; Opposite of inboard. |
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| Outside Mount: |
An outside mount is the treatment installed over and to the side of a window frame on the wall. |
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| Overlap: |
An overlap is the part of a curtain panel that rides the master carrier of a traverse rod and overlaps in the center when curtains are drawn closed. An overlap is typically 3 1/2" on each side. |
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| Panel: |
A panel is one half of a pair of curtains. |
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| Pattern Repeat: |
A pattern repeat is the distance between any given point in a design to where that exact point is repeated again. |
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| Pedestal: |
Base upon which is mounted the wheel or helm. |
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| Pellon: |
Pellon is a non-woven fabric that is used as an interfacing to shape, support and stabilize. |
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| Pennant: |
A small flag, typically a signal flag. |
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| Percale: |
Percale is a fine, plain-woven cloth of closely set combed and carded long-staple cotton. Percale produces very high-grade, fine quality linen. Spun fabric used for dress goods and sheeting. |
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| Personal Floatation Device: |
A PFD is any of several articles, such as buoyant cushions, vests, coats, "horseshoes", or life preserver rings. |
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| Pigment: |
Pigment is an insoluble powdered coloring agent carried in a liquid binder and printed or padded onto the surface of a cloth. |
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| Pile: |
Pile is raised loops, cut interlacings of double cloths or tufts (cut loops), and other erect yarns or fibers deliberately produced on cloth which form all or port of the surface of the fabric. |
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| Pill: |
A pill is a fuzzy ball caused by the rolling up of abraded surface fibers. When tangled together, pills look like tiny balls and detract from the appearance of the article. |
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| Pinch Pleats: |
Pinch pleats are curtain headings in which the basic pleat is divided into two or three smaller, equal pleats that are sewn together at the bottom edge on the right side of the fabric. |
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| Piping: |
Piping is cords used at the edges of an item for added effects. Piping is usually fabric-covered and put in through a seam. |
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| Piqué: |
Piqué is a fabric with an embossed appearance created by weaving ribbed or waffle or honeycomb patterns. |
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| Pleat: |
A pleat is a fold of cloth sewn into place to create fullness. |
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| Ply: |
Ply refers to the number of yarns twisted together to make a composite yarn. |
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| Polyester: |
Polyester is a generic term for a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is a long-chain synthetic polymer composed of a complex ester; Synthetic material used for fibers for rope and sailcloth. |
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| Port: |
(1) Left as in the port side of a boat, or a direction, as "turn to port"; (2) An opening, for light and/or ventilation, in the side of a vessel; (3) General area of shore establishment in having facilities for landing and maintaining vessels. |
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| Projection: |
Projection refers to the part of a curtain rod that returns to the wall from the front of the rod. |
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| Pulpit: |
The forward railing structure at the bow of a boat. |
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| Queen: |
Queen is a bed size approximately 60" width x 80" length. |
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| R-Value: |
R-Value refers to a window treatment, ceiling, or wall's capacity to keep heat in or out. |
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| Radio Direction Finder: |
An electronic device used in conjunction with transmitters, in order to determine a vessel's position. |
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| Raffia: |
Raffia is a leaf stalk fiber obtained from the raffia palm in Raffia, Madagascar. |
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| Rail: |
A protective edge on deck; Also a solid bar on supports, similar to a lifeline. |
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| Railroaded: |
Railroaded refers to a fabric with a pattern that runs horizontally rather than up the roll. |
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| Raised Deck: |
Deck level arranged to be higher than the actual gunwale. |
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| Rayon: |
Rayon is a generic term for a manmade fiber derived from regenerated cellulose. |
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| Repeat: |
Repeat is a term used to describe how often the pattern repeats on a fabric. |
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| Resin: |
Resin is synthetic substance used in corrective finishes to add body, reduce creasing, control shrinkage, produce luster in glazing, repel water, or supply permanent press. |
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| Return: |
A return is the distance from the face of a curtain rod to the wall of casing were the bracket is attached. |
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| Rod: |
A rod is a device from which curtains are hung, used in place of a pole. Double rods are used for two layers of fabrics. |
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| Rod Pocket: |
A rod pocket is a hollow sleeve in the top and sometimes bottom of a curtain through which a rod is inserted. |
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| Rod Width: |
Rod width is the measurement between the end of a bracket to the end of the other bracket including the stackback and window width. |
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| Roller Shade: |
A roller shade is a shade operated by a device with a spring. When the spring is let loose, the shade coils itself around the device's cylinder. |
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| Roman Shade: |
A Roman shade is a corded shade with rods set horizontally in back to give the shade a number of neat, side-set pleats or folds when raised. |
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| Rope: |
A rope is a cord with a diameter of at least one inch. |
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| Ruched: |
Ruched refers to the process in which a fabric is gathered to achieve a more elegant effect. Ruching is mostly used in welts or in the face of decorative pillows. |
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| Ruffle: |
A ruffle is gathered fabric often used in bed skirts and in place of plain flange on pillows. The fullness of a ruffle is regulated by how much fabric is used. |
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| Sateen: |
A cotton fabric made in a satin weave. |
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| Satin: |
Satin is a fabric with a characteristic smooth surface and high luster due to the high number of floats on the fabric. Constructed of mercerized cotton, satin is even stronger than plain cotton and has a greater affinity to dyes. |
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| Satin Weave: |
One of the basic weaves, plain, satin, and twill. The points of intersection are distributed evenly and widely separated as possible. Satin-weave fabric has a characteristic smooth, lustrous surface and has a considerably greater number of yarns in the set of threads, either warp or filling, that forms the face than in the other set. |
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| Schooner: |
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two to six masts, with the foremast shorter than the mainmast. |
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| Seam Allowance: |
Seam allowance is a slim extra allowance in the fabric between the line for stitching and the raw edge of the fabric. |
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| Selvage: |
Selvage is the edge on either side of a woven or flat-knitted fabric, often of different threads or weave, finished to prevent raveling. |
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| Sextant: |
A precision navigating instrument, used for measuring angles, as in celestial navigation when the altitudes of heavenly bodies are taken, or in piloting, when the known heights of objects ashore or the known distance of two objects from each other can be used to find distance. |
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| Shantung: |
Shantung is a lightweight silk cloth woven in a plain weave with duopioni yarn. |
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| Sheer: |
Sheer refers to very thin, transparent, or semi-opaque fabric. |
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| Ship: |
(1) A large seagoing vessel; (2) A three-masted sailing vessel with square sails, called "full-rigged", on each mast; (3) To take something aboard, as water in rough seas; (4) To place gear in place, as to ship a rudder or to ship oars, to bring them inboard when not in use. |
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| Shipshape: |
In good order, in good condition, properly rigged and ready. |
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| Shrinkage: |
Shrinkage is the contraction of a fiber, yarn, or fabric after washing and drying. Most products made of natural fibers have a tendency to shrink 4 - 6%. |
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| Side Hem: |
A side hem is the turned part that forms a finished edge on the side of a sewn item. |
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| Silk: |
Silk is a natural protein fiber produced from the cocoon of wild or cultivated silkworms. |
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| Skirt Drop: |
Skirt drop is the measurement from the box spring to the floor. |
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| Slides: |
Slides are small runners installed in a traverse rod that hold a curtain pin or hook. |
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| Slip: |
(1) A berth for a boat between two piers or floats or piles; (2) The percentage difference between the theoretical and the actual distance that a propeller advances when turning in water under load. |
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| Sole: |
The cabin or cockpit floor. |
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| Spacing: |
Spacing refers to the flat space between pleats in curtain panels; the fuller the curtain, the less the spacing. |
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| Stacking: |
Stacking is the are required for curtains when they are completely opened. It is also referred to as the stackback. |
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| Stanchion: |
A metal post used to hold lifelines and handrails along a deck. |
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| Starboard: |
Right side of boat (looking forward from aft). |