Raw fabric yardage straight off the loom or knitting machine, before any bleaching, dyeing, printing, or finishing processes are applied. Mills and converters buy greige goods in bulk as a blank canvas, later processing them into specific colors and finishes based on current market demands.
Heard on the job
We have ten thousand yards of cotton twill greige goods sitting in the warehouse waiting for the dye orders to come in.
Also heard as
- gray goods
- loom-state fabric