Carpet material maybe getting female unwell in church (8)
I believe the answer is:
chenille
'carpet material maybe' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'female unwell in church' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'hen' (hen is a kind of female).
'unwell' becomes 'ill' ('ill' can be similar in meaning to 'unwell').
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'hen'+'ill'='henill'
'henill' going into 'ce' is 'CHENILLE'.
'getting' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chenille that I've seen before include "Velvety cord used in clothing, carpets etc - Hellenic (anag)" , "[carpet] fabric" , "cloth" , "Fabric with long velvety pile of Hellenic sort" , "'Soft, shiny, velvety material (8)'" .)