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Table Runner: slender, decorative cloth, typically used lengthwise down the
center of a dining table, for surface protection and embellishment |
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Taffeta: plain weave fabric woven on both sides, often with a sheen on the
surface |
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Tapestry:
machine or man-made woven wall hanging with a tapestry weave |
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Tapestry Weave: intricate woven textile with several sets of filler yarns on a
single warp to produce elaborate multi-colored pictorial
designs |
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Tertiary Color: color created by mixing two secondary colors |
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Thread Count: number of warp ends and filling picks per inch in woven goods |
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Throw: small decorative spread or coverlet |
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Tieback: fabric or cord used to "tie back", or pull back, curtains |
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Toile: cotton or
linen woven or printed documentary fabric, typically printed in monotone colors
on an off-white or white background, originally made in France |
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Tone: tint or shade of a color |
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Tone on Tone: using two or more shades of the same hue |
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Torchere: like a torch, a floor lamp with the light projected upward
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Tortoise Shell: hard, black-brown mottled shell of turtles and tortoises used
as inlay or imitated on other surfaces |
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Track Lighting: adjustable incandescent or
halogen fixtures mounted along a electrified metal track installed on
the ceiling, good for special lighting for artwork |
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Traffic Flow or Pattern: the path along which people walk most
frequently |
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Traverse Rod: cord-controlled drapery rod used for opening and closing window
treatment |
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Trundle Bed: daybed twin bed frame housing an additional mattress below, which
is pulled out as needed |
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Tufted Fabric: yarn tufted into a woven fabric to create a raised surface |
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Tweed: fabric made in twill weaves, often wool |
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