taffeta
Taffeta
Taffeta
Try Grosgrain
Taffeta is a crisp, plain fabric that is woven, which is made from synthetic or silk fibres. It is considered a high-end fabric, and it is used for items such as wedding dresses and ball gowns.
A slightly ribbed, woven fabric of silk, cotton, or rayon.[French, from Old North French, cloth head-covering worn by women in Flanders, possibly from Middle Dutch falie, scarf.]
That would be grosgrain. To see some images of the various kinds of grosgrain available, see Google Images via the Related Link.
A ribbed fabric is a fabric with intervening raised lines or ribs. Ribbed fabrics may come in a variety of compositions including cotton, wool and silk.
A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface., Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.
The first semi-synthetic fabric is rayon. Rayon is derived from cellulose, typically sourced from wood pulp, and is known for its soft and silk-like texture. It was first produced in the late 19th century as a more affordable alternative to silk.
They are both fibres fabric and both used for clothing.
Rayon is a cellulose-based fibre, or cloth made from that fibre; it is neither wholly natural nor synthetic, and is defined as semi-synthetic.Cloth made from rayon is often called viscose, and can be referred to as art silk; it is a soft, smooth fabric with a sheen, giving it a silk-like appearance.