Muslin vs. Organdy — What's the Difference?

Muslin () is a cotton fabric of plain weave. It is made in a wide range of weights from delicate sheers to coarse sheeting.

Organdy or organdie is the sheerest and crispest cotton cloth made. Combed yarns contribute to its appearance.

Lightweight cotton cloth in a plain weave

A stiff, sheer, usually cotton fabric, used for trim, curtains, and light apparel.

Any of various sturdy cotton fabrics of plain weave.

A fine, transparent fabric made from cotton, and usually stiffened.

(textile) Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.

A sheer stiff muslin

(US) Fabric made of cotton, flax (linen), hemp, or silk, finely or coarsely woven.

Any of a wide variety of tightly-woven thin fabrics, especially those used for bedlinen.

(US) Woven cotton or linen fabrics, especially when used for items other than garments.

(countable) A dressmaker's pattern made from inexpensive cloth for fitting.

Any of several different moths, especially the muslin moth, Diaphora mendica.

Woman as sex object; prostitute, as in a bit of muslin.

A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting muslins. In sheeting, muslin is not as finely woven as percale.

Plain-woven cotton fabric