Glossary of terms

Coolamante – AURA's Coolamante is our EXCLUSIVE Supreme quality, amazingly easy-care fabric. Coolamante is an innovation in bedlinen, woven using a blend of cotton and a high tech yarn which is developed with filaments from Japan which is exceptionaly breathable.

Cotton - Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant. The fibre is most often spun into thread used to make a soft, breathable fabric. Coverlet - A coverlet is made to cover a bed without covering the pillows and is much like a quilt in form and function. It is decorative and usually quilted.

Crochet - needlework created by a needle with a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.

Cross Stitch - A double stitch forming an 'X' in sewing and embroidery

Embroidered - Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric with needle and thread.

European Pillowcase - Standard pillows are rectangular and fit a standard pillowcase, whereas a European pillowcase is much larger and is a square shape. AURA European Pillowcases measure 65x65cm.

European Sham - A Euro/European Sham is a decorative and often quilted covering for a Euro/European pillow.

Grosgrain - A ribbon made of closely woven narrow horizontal ribs. AURA often uses grosgrain as an edge trim on quilt covers and pillowcases.

Hand crafted – as the name suggests means made by hand or a hand process as opposed to a product that is made by a machine.

Ikat - is a style of weaving that uses a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either the warp or weft before the threads are woven to create a pattern or design.

Jacquard - A fabric with an intricately woven pattern. A special loom is used to weave the pattern into the fabric.

Linen – Linen is a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant.

Lurex – a metallic yarn or thread.

Microfibre - An extremely fine synthetic fibre that can be woven into textiles with the texture and drape of natural fibre fabric but with enhanced washability, breathability, and water repellency.

Monotone – An uninterrupted repetition of the same tone of colour. An example might be a series of stripes all in different tones of grey.

Pleat - A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.

Quilting – Quilting is the process of stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design.

Sanitized - Sanitized® AURA bedlinen means the fabric has been treated with a hygiene function that protects you again dust mites and unpleasant odors as well as against mildew and moulds. Asthmatics can breathe freely, for dust mite allergens are kept at bay.

Sateen - A cotton fabric with a satin-like finish
Screen Print - Screen printing is a method of creating an image on fabric by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off.

Sequin – A sequin is an adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate fabrics.

Silk – A fine fibre with an excellent lustre produced by silkworms. These fibres are woven to make silk fabric.

Tie Dye - Tie Dye Fabric is tied, either with string or rubber bands into some sort of pattern. Then the clothes are dyed, either by submerging them or by squirting dye solution onto them. Where the fabric is tied, some areas do not absorb dye, forming a pattern. This creates an interesting effect known as tie dye.

Tailored Pillowcase – This pillowcase fits a standard pillow but has an extra width of fabric to give ample coverage and an edge. The result is a stylish, floating effect at the edge of the pillowcase.

Voile – Voile is a plain weave, lightweight fabric that is semi-transparent. It is most often made from one hundred percent cotton though is may be made from rayon or silk.

Velvet – Velvet is a soft tufted fabric, in which the cut threads are very evenly distributed, giving it a smooth, dense pile and a plain underside.