As a male software engineer, married and homeowner for 25+ years, I can honestly say I know almost none of those fabric-related terms. As in, don't even remember hearing them before.
I hardly even think about curtains, couch covers, etc. At most it's briefly, when we're shopping for that stuff. I'm super happy to leave those details up to my wife, who cares about them more than I do.
Yep, I purchased all the furniture for my apartment last year. The level of detail I could tell you would be "medium brown wood table that looks pretty nice" "chair made from laminated wood slices". Certainly couldn't tell you what kind of wood or what the color is specifically called.
I hardly even think about curtains, couch covers, etc. At most it's briefly, when we're shopping for that stuff. I'm super happy to leave those details up to my wife, who cares about them more than I do.