Which fabric is 100% cotton with a warp-pile weave and is bleached?

• A. Velveteen
• B. Velvet
• C. Terry cloth
• D. Seersucker

Answer: (C)

Warp-pile fabrics get their soft nap from warp yarns, creating a surface of loops or pile. Terry cloth is the classic cotton fabric that uses this warp-pile structure, giving its characteristic looped surface on towels. It is traditionally made from 100% cotton and is commonly bleached to white. That combination—100% cotton, warp-pile weave, and a bleached finish—fits the description precisely. Velveteen and velvet are pile fabrics as well, but their pile is not typically produced by warp yarns in the same common classroom examples, and seersucker has no pile at all, so it doesn’t meet the warp-pile criterion.